Perth to Broome and back Ioana, 2 februarie 202611 februarie 2026 We hired Emma and left home early on Saturday 22nd of June as there was a severe storm forecasted to hit both Perth and Geraldton. The drive was quite nice; saw a beautiful sunrise overland as we took the inland route, casting a full rainbow over the threatening clouds behind us. Part of… Continue Reading
Christmas lights 2025 Ioana, 3 ianuarie 20263 ianuarie 2026 City of Perth did a reasonable job with the Christmas lights this year, although we didn’t get to see all of them. But Mandurah, as always, put on a real show. Continue Reading
Cairns, Port Douglas & the Daintree 2022 Ioana, 31 decembrie 202531 decembrie 2025 We arrived in Cairns just before 6 pm and got a rental car to be able to drive around and visit places. We stayed at an interesting hotel called the Abbott Boutique. It’s in a fairly old building that has been renovated well and has lots of first page covers… Continue Reading
The Whitsundays June 2022 Ioana, 25 decembrie 20259 ianuarie 2026 We left rainy Perth on a Qantas flight to Brisbane, where we landed just before midnight to a chilly 6 degrees. We stayed at a hotel near the airport and next morning got onto another Qantas flight to Proserpine, in a small Dash 8-400 plane. Proserpine Airport is small but… Continue Reading
Victoria Falls & Cape Town Ioana, 17 decembrie 202520 decembrie 2025 Victoria Falls is the only part of Zimbabwe that we visited. From the lookout cafe we could see the bridge over Zambezi, into Zambia. We learned that the Zimbabwean president’s son was getting married 2 days after our arrival at this very venue, and even the walk in front of… Continue Reading