The Golden Circle is the must-do, gotta-see, one-day, snap-it and go tour of Iceland that buys you moody shots of the seat of this ancient democracy, its roaring falls and a heart-stoppingly unexpected gasp of the geyser, Geysir! (Really, it’s Strokkur, but that’s another story…) No judgment. Got a day? Do it. You can book … Read more
After a rather disappointing wine tour of the Barossa Valley (click here) and a fun/easy outing to the National Wine Centre, I wondered if I had over-organised by booking three wine trips in a week in Adelaide?! I waited outside my hotel for the bus to arrive… no bus, but a tall and heavyset gentleman … Read more
Let’s see if I can remember any of this wine tour! Not because it was so long ago, but – well – it involved a lot of wine tasting! Pick-up for the wine tour was a couple of hundred yards from the front door of the Ibis Adelaide. It was setting up to be a … Read more
Be still, my beating heart! As I sit here writing (having just arrived back in Ireland), my mind turns to the beautiful Kakadu National Park as a cyclone sweeps in to the Northern Territory. I was so lucky to visit there on a sunny, still day at the heart of what is usually the wet … Read more
Were you a fan of 1980s Australian medical drama-rama, The Flying Doctors? To be honest, I wasn’t really, but it was probably where I first learned about Australia’s flying doctor service and – as one of the things to do in Alice – wanted to see the visitor’s centre, which – refreshingly – makes no … Read more
You may already have spotted that there is a Part 1 to this post – it’s worth having a quick flick through that – it’s a lot of pictures! Here is the promised picture of our Tour Bus for the day – an All Terrain yoke on stilts. When daylight hits, it hits with both … Read more
The ‘Desert Awakenings’ Tour is another Voyages special (Uluru-based, Aboriginal owned and partially operated). The premise is that you are collected at 5am – I typed that correctly (!) – and shipped out into the desert to watch the sun rise over Uluru, while being served a range of breakfast foods and beverages to while … Read more
Walkabouts take on a different, more subtle, hue in the evenings. I like any walkabout that ends in a snack, a delicious drink, or lunch! So yes, you’ll find me doing lunchtime and evening walkabouts! Near St George’s Cathedral is an installation of public art, our dear cousins-in-law, the kangaroos! This bloke looks pretty narky. … Read more
Probably the only time I’d heard the name ‘Fremantle’ was in the rolling end credits of Australian soap dramarama, Neighbours, as it’s an enormous TV company. I knew little of Fremantle, the place, founded in 1829 as a British colony (the ‘Swan River Colony’) and now a major port, the sibling to the more cosmopolitan … Read more
So if you follow this blog (well, please do follow!), then you’ll know that I love crafts and I love to travel. Even better if both are combined. This time, I’m off to Los Angeles, and my lovely deal on a business class ticket (woohoo!) got me access to the lounge after US Customs & … Read more