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PASSAGE to INDIA.
India has never been on my radar when travelling–but here I am in Agra. Insanity. An all female tour from the Gold Coast and Brisbane, under the POW umbrella… Power of Women over 60…some unkind men I know – described it as a terrible option,- a group of women , together in a bus for 2 weeks-all intent on shopping. But- it has been a great trip. Super organised and streamlined, with a fabulous…
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ON the ROAD to CUNNAMULLA...WESTERN QUEENSLAND.
Where in the hell is Cunnamulla?? We were following the WELLNESS WAY- the hot mineral springs in outback Queensland. I have never had any desire or interest in this part of Australia until now, and it has been interesting.. The local pub along the way had a complete meltdown when I requested a brandy and dry-never heard of it-and surprisingly the cowboys in the front bar complemented me on my…
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MARVELOUS MAURITIUS..Le magnifique Maurice.
Mauritius was our last stop on our Norwegian Dawn ‘Covid’ cruise. and it was the best of the islands in the Indian Ocean. Stunning turquoise waters, sculptured volcanic mountains and tropical lushness- with a more sophisticated vibe. We stayed at Pereybere Beach near Grand Bere about an hour out of Port Louis and an hour from the airport. The exit from Norwegian was another chaotic disaster-…
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Arab Emirates to Africa.. Not So Soft.
Our arrival in Doha went quite smoothly until we approached The Souq Waqif Boutique Hotel nestled in the historic Souq Waqif area-there were dignitaries visiting Doha and all the roads were blocked-so we detoured and detoured until I thought we were heading to the white slave market. The exotic Arabian destination was certainly unique but very chaotic, as we landed in what appeared to be the…
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CYPRUS...Aphrodite's Island.
We landed quite late in Larnaca, Cyprus-an uninspiring city and hurtled to an uninspiring hotel..after the big Cypriot sales pitch from the taxi driver who wanted to take us around the island for an outrageous price. As a compromise we hired a car ..and for the first time ever , I drove in Europe.!!!!Well it is on the same side of the road, but Google Maps did lead me down some strange narrow…
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MALTA ...and the MALTESERS. Not so S.O.F.T.
Catania proved to be a far more interesting city than we expected- written off as a gritty working town on the wrong side of Etna. They were gearing up for the St Agata Festival, which we will miss, but we managed to capture some Catanians carrying my shopping and extra luggage. The second largest city in Sicily, Catania has wide boulevades and squares, totally rebuilt from black lava stone…
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POMPEII TO PALERMO..not so S.O.F.T.
Leaving the hot and humid Gold Coast, Queensland and arriving in cold and wet Rome was a rude awakening. I achieved a life long goal of beating the immigration queues, due to foot injury and looking like ‘The Wreck of the Hesperus’. Stefano a good looking Italian whizzed me in my wheelchair in seconds, past the horrendous queues snaking around customs…I was gloating with delight- until we fell…
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MILANO and $%#^@!* over in FIRENZE.
Finally met up with a group of ladies from the Gold Coast and Brisbane in Milano- and of course we skipped the coffee for a Aperol Spritz. Coffee time is now Aperol Spritz time, every day. There are 12 of us in the group from Brisbane and the Gold Coast-and it is such a different experience compared to solo travelling. Everything has been organised for us, which is fabulous- I just get up and do…
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BULGARIA and THRACIAN GOLD.
It was not a fortuitous start to my time in Bulgaria. I only just managed to make the connection with Lufthansa through pushing in to the passport control -the queue stretched for miles and miles. However my big yellow suitcase was not so lucky and is now sitting in Frankfurt Airport. St Sofia the city’s patron, has a bit of work to do. Then, my taxi driver charged way too much to get to my…
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Cruising Croatia.
Dubrovnik was not as unpleasant or as crowded as Kotor, even though it was busy. This magnificent walled city of monasteries , churches and palaces surrounded by the shimmering Adriatic sea. I arrived by bus from Kotor which was an hour late due to the congestion and a charade at the Montenegro/Croatian border where we had to file, one by one on leaving Montenegro to get our passports stamped,…
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S.O.F.T....Russell and The Bay of Islands.
Another long bus trip, this time from Auckland to Paiihia. This took 4 hours on a bus with NO toilet, how I regretted that last coffee- but it did have WIFI, while The Premiers bus from the South Coast in Australia,has a toilet and no wifi..hmmmmm- which is better? Russell was once the capital of New Zealand- and was known as the Hell Hole of the Pacific- now that is some reputation, full of…
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Stunning Montenegro-Kotor and Budva.
The tour of Albania included Montenegro-Kotor and Budva with a stopover in Podgorica-the capital which was uninspiring. But I could not leave town without an Albanian hat!!-just the thing for the next Melbourne Cup lunch. Podgorica is to be remembered by the phantom creature/ spider that bit me in the night and the very dodgy Soviet era hotel with strange cords with SOS written on them..and…
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ALBANIAN RIVIERA and a FEW CASTLES!
SARANDA at sunset-it is really very picturesque- and Albania is emerging from it troubled past and evils of mass illiteracy, poverty, oppression, disease and the good old blood feuds (Gjakmarrja) But judging by the unusual road rules and parking I am surprised it has not been re-introduced. The Albanians have a very relaxed attitude to crazy driving and double parking in narrow alleys, that block…
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BYRON'S ALBANIA.
Lord Byron in Albanian costume by Thomas Phillips, 1814. While I avoided the costume, I was intrigued by Byron’s deep affection for Albania. – said to remind him of the Highlands of Scotland with minarets! A quick 30 minutes in a fast boat and I was in Albania.. I forgot that it was not in the EU and we had to go through all the ‘hoo hah’ of passport control etc. ( really- to get into…
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LEFKADA to CORFU -and LAWRENCE DURRELL.
A pleasant 5-6 hour bus ride out of Athens and across the causeway to the island of Lefkada. Easy getting in, but not so easy getting out-on Monday there were no buses to Igoumenitsa, where there are ferry connections to Corfu and no ferries running from Lefkada until June (now May) There was not other choice but to pay 135 Euros for a taxi (aprox, AUD $223) needless to say I was a bit ‘p…..’…
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BACK in ATHENS with HARRY STOTTLE.
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It must be over 45 years since I was last hanging around the Acropolis and the Plaka-and yet here I am again. Athens is very crowded-the world and its wife are all travelling. Some things have not changed-the food is still served cold and everyone smokes in restaurants and cafes, which can be annoying for a reformed smoker-and best of all, toilet paper can not be flushed down the loo-and the old…
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HOW TO POST A PARCEL IN OAXACA!
HOW TO POST A PARCEL IN OAXACA!
. Put aside 2 days. . Visit Post Office on day 1 – get aprox price ( $ 65 for 1 kg) . Get told to get a box at the PO. . Day 2 come back to buy box, with contents, to send home. . Get told “ No, they do not have boxes.” . Ask where to get boxes. . Get answer “ Don’t know” . Wonder the streets for an hour looking for a shop that sells boxes. Get given 10 different directions . Finally find a…
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