Where ever I lay my hat….accommodation

Posted by on Aug 20, 2013 in Uncategorized | 0 comments So where did we stay? Accommodation is obviously one of the biggest expenses and we try to keep costs down here by staying in anything other than your general run-of the-mill hotels (where you could be anywhere in the world) … so where did we stay? Well, that changed depending on the country and what the cheapest or best value option is for the best experience …. for example in Thailand we...
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Do something today that your future self will thank you for ….

Posted by on Aug 17, 2013 in Uncategorized | 0 comments About Us We are a family of four from Mackay, Queensland who have decided to check out of ‘normal’ life for a while and go discover the world together… Sally Sally has a background in Management, Travel and Sales and since having her two daughters has worked from home as a Consultant in Relocation Services. Travel has been a passion and a part of life for as long as she can remember. She...
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Success Occurs when Opportunity meets Preparation

Posted by on Aug 17, 2013 in Uncategorized | 0 comments Packing List Lists, lists and more lists I am the Queen of lists.  I like that things can be categorised and written down so they aren’t forgotten – packing lists and to do lists coming up to trips ranking right there on top. I love the sense of accomplishment when I tick things off the list – and have been known to write things on the list so I can immediately tick it off if it was...
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‘Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable’ – Mark Twain

Posted by on Aug 17, 2013 in Uncategorized | 0 comments According to the Travellers Point map/stats we travelled: 70 767 kilometres or 43 972 miles    48 619km   11 653km   8 336km   2 918km   2 273km   too many to count!   One year, 24 countries, 70 767 kilometres, and a lifetime of memories. Would I do it again? In a...
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Hanging loose in Honolulu … DIPS back in the Pacific

Posted by on Jul 29, 2013 in USA | 0 comments   Our flight from Las Vegas to Honolulu got in around 9pm local time and we found the pre-booked direct shuttle our accommodation for the next two nights just two blocks from Waikiki Beach – a smallish but certainly adequate self-contained studio apartment on the 23rd floor with a queen bed and double sofa-bed.  When looking for accommodation we wanted something close to Waikiki...
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