Tag: Australia
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Today was the return home to Melbourne. Early in the day I actually joined a work meeting via a conference call for an hour. With that completed a quick visit to local Rebel Sports to buy a ‘cold’ towel that when wet gets cold so should be good for upcoming Bali trip and later Africa…
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Sunday 07 May 2017. Photos. Highlights: AFL Match – Fremantle v Essendon Today was the main event of the trip a visit to Subiaco Oval to watch my team Essendon play the local boys the Fremantle Dockers. But first I wanted to see a little more of Perth before the match, unfortunately it turns out…
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Saturday 06 May 2017. Photos. Highlights: Swan River Cruise, Indian Ocean, Rottnest Island: Quokkas, Bathurst Lighthouse, West End Coast line Today was all about visiting Rottnest Island which I’ve been hearing about for years. Rottnest Island is about 33 kilometres from Perth and is a very beautiful island but with a storied and sad past.…
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Friday 05 May 2017. Photos. Highlights: Qantas Business Class Flight, Gloucester Park Harness Racing Today saw the start of a short four day break to Perth just as the cold weather commences back at home in Melbourne. I booked a cheap economy class seat on Qantas back in January and used my Qantas points to upgrade…
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Photos So today was the last day of my short trip to Adelaide. It started out with disappointment as the catch up with a friend that we had prearranged was cancelled at the last minute. This was my fault for not communicating better and taking things for granted 🙁. It was a shame as I…
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Photos After a good nights sleep at the Sage Adelaide Hotel (formerly Chifley Hotel) I set out to explore the city before the Test Match resumed. There was a march against Domestic Violence in Victoria Square, much more civilised then the recent ‘Reclaim Australia’ / Anti Immigration or Pro Immigration rallies recently in Melbourne. Definitely…
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Photos So it was off to Adelaide to experience the first ever day-night Cricket Test Match, Australia vs New Zealand the third and final match of the series with Australia leading 1-0. Test cricket is a passion of mine, in fact it’s on my bucket list to see Australia play in six countries and I’m…
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Trip Photos (on Facebook) Arriving back at the airport with lots of memories Kara left me there as she flew home to Jason and her daughter (my niece) Erin. Lots of good memories all round. While this was a very different trip for me, most staying in one location and it was also very short…
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Friday 5 November 2010 Highlights: Business Class flight home, Darling Harbour dinner cruise Trip Photos (on Facebook) All good things must come to an end and so it was with this wonderful relaxing mini trip with my sister Kara. One last buffet breakfast and we said good-bye to our resort. Clearing customs wasn’t a problem. …
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Monday 1 November 2010 Highlights: Business class international flight, Westin Resort, Spa, Cocktail Trip Photos (on Facebook) Kara arrived at Melbourne Airport for our 11.59 pm overnight flight to Nadi, Fiji. Check in was very easy and after a quick check at the Duty Free we found ourselves in the Qantas Business Lounge, a first…
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