Category: Travel
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Our Trip to France In April 2018 – Introduction
In honour of the Paris Olympics and also to refresh my mind before my second trip to Paris later this year, I thought it might be fun to do a recap of the trip I took to France with G and our daughter in the Easter holidays of 2018. In our family, we had a…
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Good Things Friday
Last weekend was the Gold Coast Marathon Weekend when both G and I were supposed to run the marathon, and we were out of action. So instead of completing my first marathon, there was a lot of eating, lazing around and watching other people running. FRI 5.7.2024 SAT 6.7.2024 SUN 7.7.2024 MON 8.7.2024 TUES 9.9.2024…
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List # 8: Multiday Walks That Are On My Radar
As I wrote last week, G and I are keen to do some more multi-day hiking/walking. We prefer options that you don’t have to camp, although my tolerance for a walk that requires camping or sharing a room is probably higher than G’s. I’ve been putting together a little list of walks we might like…
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Multi-Day Hiking – My Thoughts So Far
Earlier this year, we did the Three Capes Walk in Tasmania, a four-day walk on the Tasman Peninsula. I’ve just finished my recaps: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and Day 4. This was our second multi-day hike. We did the Overland Track in 2022, and I loved it so much I couldn’t wait to…
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Tasmania Day 10: Three Capes Walk Day 4
Overnight, I could hear the trees outside my room creaking and banging in the wind. It had picked up, and by morning, the wind gusts were reaching up to 140 km/hr. When we arrived down for breakfast, the guides gave us the bad news—the track to Cape Hauy was closed due to the winds, so…
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Tasmania Day 9: Three Capes Walk Day 3
Today, I set out with a little bit of nervous anticipation as our walk included the opportunity to ascend The Blade. The weather was cold and rainy, but I, along with several others in our group, took up the motto “Go Bold, Go Cold” ie leave in shorts anticipating that the hike would soon warm…
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Tasmania Day 8: Three capes walk Day 2
Continental breakfast and hot drinks were available from 7 a.m., with hot breakfast served at 7:30 a.m. each morning. After fueling up for the day, we collected our lunches, selecting our choice of extras to pop in with the salad that had been made up by the host and later put into wraps carried by…
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Tasmania Day 7: Three Capes Walk Day 1
Waking up bright and early, we walked down to Berta for a hearty breakfast to keep us fueled for the day. This was our second visit, and it was just as good. I highly recommend it if you’re ever in Hobart. Once we were suitably full, we walked back to our apartment to pack, check…
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Noosa Weekend—A Post Mainly About Food
I’ve just returned from our annual Noosa weekend for the Runaway Bay Marathon Festival. We’ve been running at this event since 2015 (apart from 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic). We flew up Thursday morning, but our early afternoon arrival was pushed back by a flight detour. We had just passed Brisbane when the…
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Tasmania 2024: Day 6 Hobart
After a yummy breakfast (coconut rice pudding), we caught an UBER to the Cascade Brewery. This is the oldest brewery in Australia and was opened in 1932. The company operated as a sawmill from 1924. The tour starts in the visitor’s centre, which occupies the old family house and associated buildings. We collected our safety…