After a teary airport drop off, I waved Felicity off and made my way over to my friend Jodie's house... I've know Jodie since back in the hospo days as well... Blog followers will remember Jode and her husband, Andre living in Shanghai and Singapore where they were living the life and I was visiting... Continue Reading →
Our last stop before Fliss has to fly home. I'm not crying, you are. We've had such a terrific 2 weeks together. The perfect house guest for Fern's maiden journey and I know in my heart that after she's gone home, I'll probably have scurvy before I get to Townsville. The whole way up the... Continue Reading →
I hadn't been to Byron Bay for approximately 30 years and Felicity had never been - ever, so we were looking forward to 3 nights there. Our longest stint in one place so far. We got there just in time for the sunset and were not disappointed. Staying at Reflections Holiday Park - right on... Continue Reading →
Look what we found just up the road... Coffs Harbour was a funny disjointed sort of town, but we drove around and finally found the beach. She was a rough old sea and there were surfers a-plenty out there enjoying the swell. It was only a quick in and out as we had places to... Continue Reading →
Sawtell did not disappoint as a place to stay and the whole coast was in for a bit of rain, so we decided to stay another night right here in Sawtell - as good a place as any in the rain. We spent the first part of the day getting all the washing done. Then... Continue Reading →
After the BIG Chill we explored Armidale a bit and found the farmer's markets.... "Shall I grab a bag?" I ask Fliss. "Nah, we're not going to buy anything!" she replies. Ten minutes later, I went back to the van to grab 2 bags to place all our wares as Fliss got inspired to cook... Continue Reading →
We took the windy Oxley Highway across the mountains. It was a lovely drive, but not one you can set your cruise control on pop into the back to make a cuppa! There were herds of cows on the roads just doing a bit of grazing... We arrived in Tamworth and headed straight to the... Continue Reading →
The great thing about travelling is you get to catch up with old friends along the way... Fliss' Aunty and cousin live here, so we caught up for a bit of lunch and an overdue catch up... we forgot to take a photo all together, but here are some pics from before lunch... Our mate... Continue Reading →
We had one more look at the main town beach on our way out of Foster while we waited for our coffee and pumpkin scones from Beach Bums... I think we're in for a bit of rain today. As we drove over the bridge and out of Foster we read that there were a lot... Continue Reading →
We have fallen upon a new video series - Fabulous Feasts with Felicity.... please enjoy the back catalogue of episodes. Ep 1: Nelson Bay Ep 2: Fabulous Feast with Felicity - Nelson Bay night 2
Today we're on our way to Forster-Tuncurry, the twin towns sitting astride glittering Wallis Lake are famous for turquoise waters, uncrowded beaches and the best Sydney rock oysters in Australia. So we drove down The Lakes Way, a windy scenic road in from the Pacific Highway and took the small detour to Seal Rocks for... Continue Reading →
Sydney to Newcastle to pick up one of my oldest friends, the lovely Felicity, Fliss, Flick, Flicker. A fabulous travel companion, excellent cook (trained chef) and great at doing everything she tries her hand to. She also wants to reorganise my cupboards to make things more efficient and I've never been happier. We didn't stay... Continue Reading →
After our fab week in Gerringong it was time for us to head north. We didn't go far though as we had a little stop in at Campbelltown to see cousins, Daniel, Alex, Clarence and Sammy. Alex took me to Musical Bingo and Trivia with her friends And Daniel and Alex here great host/guides taking... Continue Reading →
This has been a long time coming.... this van adventuring is busy work! Gerringong was absolutely beautiful. we did a bit of driving around the surrounding towns and decided that the G was the place to be. The plan also being to try everything in the van and make sure everything worked and that I... Continue Reading →
Stay tuned folks for what I am hoping will be an epic adventure. I am on my way to pick up my van - a Mercedes Sprinter LWB named Fern. Fern Van Gogh - pronounced as if you are singing: 🎶 Can you hear the drums Fern Van Gogh 🎶 My sister, Jodie, her pooch,... Continue Reading →
We crossed the boarder and already we're feeling Italian. Our hotel was directly opposite the train station, which was incredibly handy... That's the train station = right there. It was such a beautiful day, we dropped our bags and headed for the old town. Well look at that... all roads do lead to Roma! Warning:... Continue Reading →
Thanks for this Wikipedia: According to some medieval chronicles, the name Buda came from the brother of Attila, King of the Huns, and Buda was a popular person's name in use at the time. Another story is that Atilla killed his brother, Buda and threw his body in the Danube... Other sources (including our tour... Continue Reading →
Today was Bratislava and this was our view on arrival. We were about 500 metres or so from the old town and joined our 'gentle' walking tour. At this stage of the trip everyone is tired and the people with mobility difficulties seem to be walking slower and slower, so today was hard going. Also... Continue Reading →
Today's view on waking... Modern Vienna. But on the other side of the ship was old Vienna and where we are headed today for a little bus ride around the ring road, which is where all the important buildings are located and then a small walking tour... Vienna is all about the beautiful architecture, the... Continue Reading →
Today's first stop was Melk and visit to the Abbey. Me Jenny and I have visited the Abbey before and decided to sit this one out for a slow quiet morning. But we could see it from where the ship was docked... Then we cruised through the Wachau Valley - one of the prettiest sections... Continue Reading →