Usually when Paula and I travel overseas there is just the two of us. This is because our trips are generally business related. However, there are times when my husband comes with us and we then have the need to book two rooms in a hotel. And funnily enough Paula’s room at single rates often costs more than Val’s and my room at the regular rate. We are going to the United States in February for the Affiliate Marketing Convention and we also are intending to attend the Stargate Convention in Vancouver in April, so this raises some issues regarding…
A Home Away From Home
Thursday, November 8th, 2007 at
9:22 am
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Paula’s Family Home in Hilperton.
Friday, October 26th, 2007 at
11:53 pm
One of the great things about travelling apart from meeting new people and observing other cultures, is re-visiting the places where you grew up. While Wal was in England he went to visit the family home in Hilperton, Wiltshire where Paula was born. Paula is the youngest of 5 children so by the time she came along her mother had this baby birthing process off pat so she decided to have Paula at home. This was quite common in the past. Paula has 3 brothers and a sister, all of whom live in Australia. The family came to Australia when Paula…
I’ve Been Reading Very Short Novels Again
Friday, October 26th, 2007 at
10:35 pm
Its been a little while since I read David’s blog ‘Very Short Novels’ and as always once I started I kept going. Each story is exactly 299 words long, no more-no less. Just the ideal length to fill in breaks during the day. I have passed the link to all those I will enjoy the stories. They are varied in emotion and sometimes they set off a distant memory of similar situations experienced in the past. My daughter was talking last night at dinner about one of the stories she read called Circle the World and said I had to read this,…
Wal Returns From The Rugby World Cup
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 at
2:50 am
Paula’s brother Wal has just returned from Europe where he went to see the World Rugby Cup played in various venues around France and the UK. I haven’t caught up with him to hear all his tales as yet so will just put up the pictures that Paula has sent through and I will give you all an updated view of his trip in future posts. I do know that he travelled with Ryan Air and as we are all aware, their airfares are very cheap. This group of photos are : Stonehenge, Banyuls-Sur-Mer, Edinburgh Castle and Westbury White Horse…
Reminiscing Over Family Wedding Photos
Sunday, October 14th, 2007 at
10:37 am
Our lovely niece Jenny has just emailed through some family photos and amongst them is of Val and I when we were married and another one of us at Roy and Kays wedding a couple of years later. This is so fantastic for us as all our photos were lost years ago and we have no photos of when we were young. This photo was taken at the arbor at the Auckland Domain. Because of family reasons we were married in the Auckland Registry Office and our witnesses were Val’s nephew Roy and niece Marilyn. No one attended from my family…
A Wild And Windy Night Drive To Tara
Friday, October 12th, 2007 at
10:20 am
We loaded the car trailer with sheets of flooring to take out to Tara so that we can make a start on the Kitchen make over, and we packed the car with all the sundry food and other items we need to make life at least livable while we are out here for the next week and a half. The drive as far as Dalby was fairly uneventful. We stopped for lunch at around 2:30pm at Wamuran and had the most delicious feed of fish and chips. Then back on the road again and 4 cd’s later we arrived at Dalby. I…
A Bit Of Background On Tara In Queensland
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 at
3:22 am
Since we have returned from our visit to Auckland we have been out to our property at Tara for a few weeks. Now Tara is not a thriving metropolis, however it is the main service centre in the shire and it has a population of around 900 people. The Shire itself is spread out over 11,881 square kilometres and takes in Meandarra, Glenmorgan, The Gums, Moonie, Westmar, Inglestone, Hannaford and Flinton. There is a total shire population of approximatel 9000. There are a number of annual and bi-annual events such as theTara Festival of Culture, Camel Races, the National Sheepdog Trials,…
Booking A Hotel Online
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 at
3:04 am
Part of preparing for your trip, especially if you are an independent traveler, is making your Hotel Reservations. The beauty of booking your hotel online is that you can book from where ever you happen to be. Some people feel more comfortable booking everything before they leave home and others like Paula and myself feel comfortable booking for the ongoing leg of the trip from our current location, wherever it may be. It really doesn’t matter what sort of hotel accommodation you are looking for, Hotel Reservations can help you with all your travel requirements at greatly discounted prices for…
A Visit to Torbay
Sunday, September 16th, 2007 at
10:32 pm
After arriving back at the hotel we freshen up and pickup the car from the concierge. Then off we go to Torbay to visit my stepfather Derek. He has recently moved from Glen Innes to Torbay, much to everyone’s relief. It took a bit of organizing as he and Gwen had lived in the old place for a great many years. So we head over the Auckland Harbour Bridge and onto the Northern Motorway. Of course we don’t have a map that goes out as far as Torbay so it will be a matter of winging it. Never mind I…
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