Travel

Travelling by bus in Australia on Murrays Sydney-Canberra Express Coach

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Murrays Coaches at Canberra’s Jolimont Bus Terminal

When I visited Canberra recently, I decided to go via bus instead of driving myself. and both offer express services that run from Sydney’s Central Station to Canberra’s Jolimont Centre Bus Terminal via the Sydney Airport and back. These services are meant to be three hours and thirty minutes, about the same time as driving … Read more

12 Things I’m Thankful For This Christmas

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Mt Warning Sunset

It’s Christmas Eve, and that means tomorrow is Christmas! Looking back over the year, there are so many things that have made this year a challenge. Things that are painful, things that are stressful and things that are just frustrating. The year started out with news, both good and bad. My sister was in Australia … Read more

Toyoko Inn Kuko (Tokyo Narita Airport) Deluxe Twin Room 11027 Review (Non-Smoking)

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Toyoko Inn Narita Airport Deluxe Twin Room Beds

If you are travelling to Japan via the Tokyo Narita Airport, you might have already looked at it on a map and discovered that it is a loooooong way from Tokyo city proper. In fact, it’s almost 70 kilometres from the airport to Tokyo Station in the heart of the city. That’s an hour on … Read more

Visiting Moerenuma Park in Sapporo’s Summer

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That was some good chocolate...

G’day everyone, in today’s blog, we are going to visit Moerenuma Park in Sapporo’s North East, the #1 rated thing to do in Sapporo , and one of the places we visited during our Hokkaido 6-day road trip. Before we jump into it though, I’ve got a question for you: When you are travelling and … Read more

Royal Caribbean’s Main Dining Room Menu – Mojo Theme

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Royal Caribbean Mojo Menu - Strawberry, Kiwi and Pineapple Medley

Royal Caribbean’s main dining room menu rotates nightly through an assortment of themes that are shared across their ships, usually coordinated with the ports they are sailing to and the tastes of the main demographics on board the ships. That said, I’ve seen many of the same menus across multiple ships in different ports so … Read more

What power converter do you need when travelling from Australia to Japan?

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This is an important question and can actually be a bit confusing because, in Australia, all our power outlets have a ground even if the appliance doesn’t use it. In Japan though, there are actually two kinds of electrical outlet: grounded and non-grounded. The grounded outlet can accept both grounded and non-grounded appliances. The non-grounded … Read more

Monkey Mia to Kalbarri – Darwin to Perth Day 12

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Two Dolphins at Monkey Mia

The further south we travel the more touristy it becomes, but that certainly doesn’t detract from it. Monkey Mia is known for its wild dolphins, and within Monkey Mia itself, there is just one place to stay, the RAC Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort.

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My First Experience as a Hertz Gold Plus Member

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As an Avis Preferred, Budget Fastbreak and Hertz Gold Plus member, I rent about 30 cars a year, usually with Avis as their prices are generally the best. However, I recently had need of a van at short notice, and my nearest Avis depots were both booked out. Hertz had the next best price and had one available, so I went with them. This is actually the first time I’ve booked a van with them since becoming a Gold Plus member, and to be honest, I was really disappointed, so I thought I would share my experience in the form of my responses to their post-rental survey.

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Exmouth and Ningaloo National Park – Darwin to Perth Day 9

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Snorkelling at Ningaloo National Park

Day 9 on our Darwin to Perth road trip saw us have a little bit of a sleep in before hitting the road. Since we arrived late to the Ningaloo Caravan Park and Resort without the right cash, we had to go to reception in the morning to get our change after they opened. That meant waiting until 8:30 am before we could head off.

Unfortunately, we had a small hiccup. As we were packing the van up to leave we noticed one of our rear tires seemed to be down a long way, almost flat.

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Point Samson to Exmouth via Karratha and Dampier – Darwin to Perth Day 8

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Wildflowers at Point Samson

As I’m sure you know by now, we’ve been waking up quite early, and today was no exception.

Sunrise from our camper van at Point Samson
Sunrise from our camper van at Point Samson

We had a beautiful morning to see, and the beach is just across the public car park from the caravan park, so we had the perfect location to get some beautiful sunrise photos.

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