The kids want to see Tasmania from the back of a motorhome. We prefer some comfort. The answer: a holiday of two halves. The excitement hits fever pitch as our aged motorhome rumbles into the pick up zone at Launceston airport, in Tasmania’s north. Our seven and ten year old sons have been counting downContinue reading “Touring Tasmania by motorhome”
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Hooked on Hong Kong
Hong Kong isn’t what it used to be. Maybe that’s a good thing. No-one taxi surfs in Hong Kong these days. The old practice of riding home from night clubs on the roof of a taxi has disappeared along with British governors in feathered hats and the old white-knuckle airport landing. Well over a decadeContinue reading “Hooked on Hong Kong”
Climbing Mt Warning
LATEST: Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit track remains closed until the end of October 2022 due to the impacts of COVID, widespread flooding in the region, and to allow further consultation with the Aboriginal community and other key stakeholders about the future management of the site. (NSW National Parks) Mt Warning (Wollumbin) in the NSW TweedContinue reading “Climbing Mt Warning”
Just a Thredbo Tragic
There’s nothing quite like skiing in Australia. We have just forked out a wad of cash at the entrance to the Kosciuszko National Park and the temperature is dropping. There’s snow on the peaks and the kids are getting excited. It’s their first ski holiday in Australia and my first visit to Thredbo in 24Continue reading “Just a Thredbo Tragic”
Julie Fison 