Yesterday, Val (hubby) and I set off to go for a drive to a little place that I fell in love with when I visited it for the first time in 2006. Talbingo is a little township of 390 people, which is nestled in a valley beside lake Jounama (it’s really a dam) which lies at the bottom of the Tumut 3 Power Station. The original town of Talbingo was flooded in 1978 by the Jounama dam as part of the Snowy River Hydro Electric scheme. Talbingo was the birthplace of Miles Franklin, the author of ‘My Brilliant Career‘ which…
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A Visit to Talbingo NSW Birthplace of Miles Franklin, Author of My Brilliant Career
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007 at
11:49 am
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Star City Hotel
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 at
10:00 am
On our recent trip to Sydney we stayed at the Star City Hotel, a 5 star hotel that is just great. It reminds me of something you would see in Las Vegas (not that I have been there) but on a lesser scale. As we drove from Canberra to Sydney, a three hour drive, we left our car with the valet who whisked our car away. The valet parking was quite cheap at $27 for a 24 hour period. On arrival at the hotel we weren’t able to go straight to our room as a non-smoking room wasn’t available so…
Priscilla Queen of the Desert On Stage- Don’t Miss It
Sunday, February 18th, 2007 at
5:43 am
We have just returned from Sydney where we went to see “Priscilla Queen of the Desert“ live onstage. Make sure you don’t miss this production. The performances, music and the outrageous, colorful costumes are not to missed, Paula and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and I was one of the audience dragged up on stage to dance and try not to make too big a fool of myself. But I can now honestly say with hand on heart that I have danced on stage at the Lyric theatre. So thank you guys. After checking out hotel prices we decided to stay…
Back To Canberra Via Cooma
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007 at
3:26 am
We decided to take the inland road back to Canberra. This meant a very steep climb up over the Great Dividing Range through the South East Forest National Park. We stopped just below the summit at a lookout area (as did a lot of other travellers). I think the lookout is just in the right spot for a break after such a daunting climb. The views are spectacular. After a walk around through the bush we hop back into the car and set off through the winding road to Cooma. Cooma is situated 2600 ft above sea level, in the…
The Start of Our Fantastic Trip to Europe
Monday, October 30th, 2006 at
2:12 am
In 2001, My friend Paula and I decided to go to Europe for a holiday. I had always wanted to go to Italy and especially Florence. However Paula convinced me that as we were going to be flying all the way from Australia, we should visit a few more place than just Florence. After the excitement of planning the trip, with the fabulous travel agent from American Express, we set off from Sydney to Singapore. What a pleasure it was to land in Singapore, the airport is just great with lots of beautiful orchid garden arrangements. The ladies that we…
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