When I was on P&O’s Pacific Dawn the cruise went from Brisbane to Far North Queensland stopping at three tender ports along the way. After the ship pulled away from the third port it headed east and traveled out beyond the Great Barrier Reef. One morning the ship stopped out in the middle of nowhere. […]
Noosa National Park
January 7, 2013 By 37 Comments
A holiday in Noosa can end up being very expensive if at night you frequent the many fine dining restaurants along the Noosa beachfront that may or may not be worth the price charged and even more expensive for you if you also choose to eat out for breakfast and lunch as well. But holidaying […]
Picture Point Terraces
January 6, 2013 By 35 Comments
We’ve been on a long-overdue family holiday on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, staying in Noosa. When I say, ‘long-overdue’ that’s because it’s been almost three years since we went away, all five of us. I’m not sure how that happened as you wouldn’t think a week’s holiday would be that difficult to co-ordinate but somehow three […]
I’m back!
December 16, 2012 By 44 Comments
‘Forgive me Father, for I have sinned; it’s been nine days since my last post.’ Unbelievable. I certainly did not intend such a chasmic absence however it became unavoidable. As some of you are aware, I have a new job and it involves travel and so since my last post I have been cruising to […]
Friends With Benefits
December 2, 2012 By 38 Comments
A few weeks ago one of my friends whom I met because Arabella was friends with her daughter at school, phoned to ask if Carl and I would like to go out on their boat for the day. ‘Absolutely’, I said. Who wouldn’t like a day out on the harbour! We were to meet them […]
Pacific Dawn
November 26, 2012 By 46 Comments
I’ve never been on a cruise but that doesn’t mean I haven’t wanted to. On the weekend I had the unexpected opportunity to fly to Brisbane and tour the Pacific Dawn. The Pacific Dawn is part of the P&O fleet and is a three and a half-star to four star cruise ship that travels from […]
Santa at the QVB
November 19, 2012 By 38 Comments
‘Come and sit on Santa’s knee’. And that wasn’t Santa talking to me, that was Santa talking to my mother. When I was growing up in New Zealand there was a department store that we called ‘Kirks’ because it was short for Kirkcaldie’s. Every December my mother would squeeze us into her tiny Escort and […]
Going Blind
November 15, 2012 By 37 Comments
The bad news is I’m going blind. In the last few months I’ve noticed that it’s getting harder to focus on the words on my computer and the instructions on a medicine bottle are almost illegible and seeing the hole for the buckle of my shoe is near impossible. The good news is, I have […]
Eat, Drink Blog Conference
November 9, 2012 By 45 Comments
I’ve had quite a few questions regarding the conference so rather than keeping it a secret, I’ll tell you EVERYTHING. Eat Drink Blog is in it’s third year and each year it’s held in a different city with the host city being able to show off not only their region but also their produce. Bloggers […]
4Fourteen and…Lunching Bloggers
June 30, 2012 By 46 Comments
I had the most wonderful day yesterday. Celia from Fig Jam and Lime Cordial organised a lunch with a few Sydney bloggers; bloggers I have been virtually communicating with for around six months but never met. Those who joined me yesterday at 4fourteen in Surry Hills were Lorraine from Not Quite Nigella, Brydie from City […]
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