Went to Donnybrook to look around. The town has the biggest Free entry fun park in Australia walked the new pedestrian suspension bridge over the Preston River. Took the scenic drive through the forest to get to Gnomesville kids delight and for me not so sure about Pete Gnomesville is the magical home to over a thousand gnomes who have migrated from all over Australia and around the world.

Etter landing i Oslo for noen dager siden har vi nn pakket sakene og er p vei til fjells i Surnadal.Vi stoppet en uke i England p vei hjem.Planen var beske min snn Harald som studerer i Plymouth og dra litt rundt i Wales. Vi var heldige og opplevde en uke i flott og varmt vrvr. Vi fikk med oss Bath en vakker midellalderlandsby Stonehenge et hellig sted med merkelige st

Headed towards Capel and took the coastal road to Busselton where we booked into the Kookaburra Caravan park for old times sake we stayed here in 2004 nothing much had changed in Busselton but still a lovely holiday place. We had electricity so used the microwave for the first time whole chicken on the rotisserie and steamed veggies Had a lovely hot shower first hot shower in 8

Our second day of our New York Contiki tour we pretty much get to choose what we do. We're thinking we would like to take a Movie TV Show tour and go to a Broadway Show. We might also take a stroll across the Brooklyn Bridge and do some shopping. We need to pick up a few souvenirs for people back home

Now that everything was dry we did the silicone work. Went for a walk at the information bay there are carved heritage bush poles crafted by members of the community. Beautiful sunsets that evening.

If a picture does indeed speak a thousand words, then Daniel Murillo Mir’s photojournalistic site speaks volumes. He allows his photographs to be his narratives about the places he has visited. Follow Daniel’s trail of travels, which are presents to us through the lens of his camera.

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Like many others, MuiMui and Boris decided they needed a break from their ‘cube lives’ in San Francisco. Boris wanted to move to another country and learn a new language. MuiMui had other ideas – traveling around the world. She was very convincing as they have been on the road and in constant motion.

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Whether by bicycle, on foot or taking that irresistible road trip, Subbu guides his readers through his native country of India. From lakes to mountains to historical places, he describes the journeys and shares his knowledge of the place he calls home.

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What happens when you decide to move from Los Angeles, California to Shanghai, China? According to Tiffany and Mike: ‘an experience of a lifetime’! They relate their trials, tribulations and joys in a ‘week in review’ manner. They also include a Picture of the Day to bring it all together.

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Sitting at the Singapore airport 2 teenage rugby teams 4 movies 10.5hrs after departing Auckland airport. Its fair to say that I didnt handle the departure very well at all. A 2sec hug for Mum Dad and Aimee and I was in tears heading towards customs thinking I really dont wana do this anymore what the hell was I thinking However after a reassuring phone call I was back to high spirits wai

Il est 9h00 et il pleut Jespre fortement que cela ne va pas durer mais tout le monde dit que ce nest que passager. En effet 1h aprs on avait totalement oubli quil avait plu car le soleil tait au rendezvous et la chaleur galement. Petit djeuner dehors et nous partons dans le petit village ou nous rsidons pour aller au march.Jadore toutes ces couleurs sur ces places

Aujourdhui comme je vous lai dit cest fri en Colombie mais pas en France. Rsultat rendezvous tlphonique avec lentreprise franaise 9h00 Tout s'est bien pass et aprs jai pu enfin parler avec AnneLaure sur skype. On avait des montagnes de choses se raconter mais je ne pouvais pas non plus rester longtemps car je devais prparer une quiche pour le repas du midi

Les longs weekends cest bien mais il est tant de travailler. Aujourdhui ce nest pas la grande forme. Jai appris que mon grandpre maternel tait lhpital et je minquite beaucoup. Voil 6 semaines que je suis en Colombie et mme si tout est vraiment gnial jai eu un petit coup de mou. Comme on dit a ira mieux demain. Ce soir rien de spcial je suis fatigu

Aujourdhui est bien un autre jour. Papi est rentr la maison et moi je me remets hardiment mon travail. Demain jai une runion avec la majeure partie de lentreprise ou je vais devoir prsenter mon travail depuis le dbut et parl argent Esprons que toutes mes attentes seront valides. Je dois donc prparer ma prsentation en espagnol cette foisci. Ce soir nous discuton

Il est 10H Lida vient me cherche car je vais aller passer 3 jours dans sa finca. Premire opration faire des courses. Nous rentrons ensuite dans la maison de lida ou nous retrouvons ses surs. Sac prts nous passons chercher Paula et nous voila sur la route du Sopetran 5 dans la petite twingo. Vers 14h30 nous nous arrtons pour djeuner. Je vais manger pour la premire fois notre fam

We had a great dinner and visit with Sara's mom Christina and her boyfriend Bill. We were supposed to barbeque but it was so windy and nasty out that we decided to go the the Miner's Camp restaurant a couple miles away. It was a pretty good dinner but what made the night was the company We really enjoyed our time with them and wish we had been able to spend more time together. Maybe next

Traveling to Koh Phi Phi we did not really know what to expect. We had heard mixed reviews of the place although the ever reliable Oli had ranted and raved about the place with as much gusto as a young Freddie Mercury in front of a Wembley audience. OK so he wasn't quite so hyped up about the place but he said he really enjoyed it and that we should go. His advice which ranged from obtaining

Dear AllWow I'm having such an amazing time and I have done so much since I last wrote that I really don't know where to start or whether I'll be able to get it all down in one go without writing reams I'll try.Greetings from Tartus Syria's second port city to the south of Lattakia the latter being a place which is certainly not on my itinerary given the current state of affairs ther

Cocoa BeachAfter an uneventful flight to Orlando on the convertible airline I picked up my bags and MaryLu Bill and Ann soon pulled up. Bill MaryLus son has rented a large SUV and my bags filled up the remaining space. The weather was sunny hovering around 90 and the drive to Cocoa Beach was short and pleasant.Checked into The Doubletree just in time for Happy Hour. Actually Happ

I want begin with saying I had the best rain ride so far in Japan. With that being said lets move on to the real events. I had a lot on my plate for today. First was the Kinkakuji Pavilion then Ryoanji Temple followed by Sanjusangendo then finish with Hanatoro festival at YasakaJinja Shrine. The day began at Kyoto train station. This actually led me to the visitor center where I picked up