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Australia’s Deadliest Creepy Crawlies

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When most people think of Australian wildlife, cuddly koalas and bouncing kangaroos are the first animals that come to mind. One of the Land Down Under’s worst kept secrets, though, is that it is also home to some of the world’s deadliest animals. Don’t worry too much, though. If you’re staying in a Sydney accommodation or in another major city, you are no more likely to come face to face with one of Australia’s deadliest creepy crawlies than you are likely to see a kangaroo hopping down the road. If you’re in the bush or the outback, though, watch out….

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5 Trendy International travel destinations for 2012

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So you’ve packed your bag quite a few times and checked off your travel list some of the top tourist destination sites around the globe, but get ready to start packing again with some of these year’s top vacation wonders. Experience the African Jungle in Luxury The first thing that tends to come to mind when you think about a jungle adventure is roughing it out in shifty tents and hoards of mosquitoes and menacingly close wildlife. Yet you can experience all the wonders of nature and the diverse jungles in unparalleled luxury. The Massai Mara of Kenya offers offers…

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Church-Port Arthur Australia

Most people know that convicts were sent to Australia…but how much do you really know? Here’s our guide to Port Arthur – the penitentiary where the very worst of male convicts ended their days. Where is Port Arthur? Port Arthur is on the island of Tasmania, off the south east coast of Australia. As if that wasn’t remote enough, it is situated on the south east corner of the island, about 75km from Hobart. When Port Arthur was built, Tasmania was still called “Van Diemen’s Land”. The first European to explore Tasmania was a Dutchman called Abel Tasman. He called…

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A Bit About Kaimkillenbun in Queensland

Nowadays we take what is considered to be the back road when we go to Tara.  It’s more scenic than taking the highway through Ipswich and Toowoomba. Unfortunately, the roads are quite a lot rougher and in places there is only a dirt road and no tarseal. Still it means we get to drive through places such as Kaimkillenbun or ‘The Bun’ as it is known locally. Kaimkillenbun has the longest name for a town in Queensland. Accomodation and great meals are available at the local pub. The town is a regular finalist for the Tidy Town award and has also won…

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Eden – At Last

After a quick cup of tea we hop back into the car and head of down to Eden. We are becoming really brave as we have not booked a hotel for the night, deciding instead to see what we can find when we arrive.We drive to the end of town, down the one main street, and finally decide to check into the Twofold Bay Motor Inn. It appears to be relatively new and everything is in the room is very clean and tidy and at $110 for the night, it is very reasonably priced. So we unpack the car and…

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Just Travelling Around – Back in Tara, Queensland

I am currently in Tara, a small rural town in Queensland with a population of approximately 851. Most of the basics of living are available in the township and the larger town of Dalby is only 80kms away for the larger stores such as Woolworths, Target, Coles, KFC, McDonalds etc. We are actually about 13kms out of Tara, and forutunately our property has power and phone lines. So many properties out here don’t have either. Today it is raining and it is cold,  Usually it is pleasant during the day and cold at night. The sandy soil has turned to mush and…

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Day 2 in of Our Sydney Breakation

Slept in and went down to the restaurant for late buffet breakfast. Customary fare, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, sausages, fruit of many varieties, cereals breads, cheeses and cold meats. Then off to the Concierge to collect the car and head off to Northbridge to purchase the ARA shoes that we have been trying to buy for quite some time. Those who read this blog regularly will remember that we brought our first pair of ARA sandals in Florence, and they are amazingly light to wear and pack when travelling. Got a little carried away, I brought 3 pair of shoes…

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We Are Back Home in Australia!

Well we have been back in Australia for about a week now but already we are planning for our next trip. We are hoping to go to the States in February next year for the next Affiliate Summit to be held in Las Vegas. We seemed to get over the jet lag a lot quicker coming home than we did going over. Not sure why this was. Next time we want to go business class so that we don’t arrive in the States completely drained. It took us about 4 days to really get over the jet lag. We kept…

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