Practical travel advice for Australians, at home and abroad.
Practical travel advice for Australians, at home and abroad.
The Black Isle is situated near Inverness, the ‘Capital of the Highlands’ in Northern Scotland. Contrary to its name the Black Isle is not an island but a peninsula. The Cromarty, Moray and Beauly Firths frame the majestic scenery of this vast wedge of land. We were fortunate to be Pet Sitting in an area that had […]
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After a 16-hour LAN flight from Sydney Australia to Santiago Chile we landed at Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport the start of our South American Escapade. As Australians we were required to pay a “reciprocity fee” on arrival, we didn’t have to go far before we found the payment booth. After making our payment the
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Like many people our trip from Cusco to Machu Picchu started with a dream. When I was 13 my Father gave me a book about the discovery of Machu Picchu in Peru and from that moment I was spellbound and promised myself that if it was ever possible I would go there someday. Cusco to Machu
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The seeds of changing life and becoming an Expat were sown two years ago after reading an article on how cheap it was for Expats to live in South East Asia, in particular Thailand. Following the loss of some of our loved ones, we started to reassess our life. With the feeling that life shouldn’t
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After a nine hour flight from Brisbane Australia we arrived in exciting Phuket Thailand. Arriving at night we were met by a member of the Phuket Shuttle team which we had pre booked prior to our departure. We were quickly escorted to our car and whisked through the busy streets to our destination the Patong Marina
The next destination of our trip through India was Varanasi. Pushed for time we flew from Jaipur to Varanasi via Delhi with Jet Airways. We discovered that Flying in India: Jaipur Delhi and Varanasi was a little different to many other countries. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Advice on Flying in India: Jaipur Delhi and Varanasi Airport security.
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We continued our journey from Delhi and Agra and headed toward the city of Jaipur. Along the way we passed small villages, farms, goat herds, cows and camels carts as we drove on to discover more of Magical India: Jaipur and Shahpura. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Magical India: Jaipur and Shahpura After many hours drive
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We woke up early after our late night flight into New Delhi. We were excited to begin our first day of India sights and sounds and after a leisurely breakfast as we set off with our Guide to visit the Jamma Mosque a beautiful building which was built in 1650. New Delhi and Agra Following the visit
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After reading an article in National Geographic as a child I had always dreamed of going on my own Passage to India. To me India always seemed a fascinating country full of life, colour and intrigue and I was naturally very excited when my husband and I decided that was about time to stop talking
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Update: Since original publication of this article we have commenced travelling full time, and now and enjoy a location independent lifestyle enjoying the benefits of house sitting and exploring new destinations worldwide. How we are using Frequent Flyer points for travel Over the past decade my wife and I have visited many exciting destinations using Frequent
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