Day 07: Sydney, but not as we know it!
We had breakfast in our room today. We’ve just arrived at Sydney. The name sake of my home town. But this one is in Nova Scotia. We are a long...
Day 06: Chipper in Corner Brook
We made it to Newfoundland overnight and docked at Corner Brook, another tiny port as we make our way around eastern Canada. The bay of islands, where Newfoundland is is...
Day 05: Water, water everywhere
Today we are at sea, well we are tracking eastwards along the St Lawrence river into the Gulf of St Lawrence and tracking towards Newfoundland. About 36 hours. We relax...
Day 04: Shivering in Saguenay
If we thought Quebec City was cold, it simple served as the entree to the main dish, Saguenay. Minus 6 kicked us off with a howling northerly off the water....
Day 03: Quivering in Quebec
We are up early today, 7.00am. We’ve pre-arranged breakfast in our room and it is served at 8.00am. We are heading off for a walking tour around Quebec today. We...
Day 02: Ice cold cruising
We wake to a glorious sunrise and minus four degrees Celsius. A couple more hours of sleep is in order. When we do finally get going, our plan is to...
Day 00: 32 hours is a long time
Our 2024 adventure kicked off with a 32 hour journey from Canberra to Montréal. In between was Sydney, Auckland and New York. The ever reliable Moses who has been driving...
Three Rooms, Two Dinners, One Ship
Anyone who has read our travel blog knows that Mardi and I are creatures of habit. Just take a peek at our ten trips to New York – same hotel, same flights....
May 2024 – London – Day 8: Towers and walls, walls and towers
As I stepped out of Tower Hill station, a sense of anticipation washed over me. I had read about the ancient remnants of the London Wall, but nothing could prepare...
May 2024 – London – Day 7: Hampstead, again!
Our second visit to Hampstead is a lot brighter. The sun is shining and we are keen to fully explore this village and unlock its history. We head back to Hamstead...
May 2024 – London – Day 6: In search of the elusive flying pig
Today we head off to see Battersea Power Station. Work and meetings behind me, we now have a couple of days to explore London together. I take Mardi to what...
May 2024 – London – Day 5: From Nelson to QEII
After a very interrupted sleep, attending meetings back in Australia between 12.30 and 2.30am, plus a couple of early morning meetings back home and follow up with RNIB and Vision...
May 2024 – London – Day 4: Some work and a visit to a late Princess
I set out early to spend the day with colleagues from the RNIB. A quick bus ride along Marylebone Road gets me to Grimaldi House in around 20 minutes. I...
May 2024 – London – Day 3: Wet in Hampstead
It’s a public holiday today in London and sadly for the end of the holiday long weekend it is pouring with rain. Although that doesn’t stop people from going out!!...
May 2024 – London – Day 2: Walking the Thames and finding a globe
Wow, what a day we have. Another glorious morning awaits us as we head out around 10.00am, a Sunday. The sun is shining and the streets are getting busy. We...
May 2024 – London – Day 1: A new home away from home
After a hectic day in Singapore we had a chance to relax in the First Lounge at Singapore Airport whilst we waited for our Qantas Flight to London. Part of...
May 2024: A day in Singapore
As part of a broader trip across three continents, I spent a day in Singapore. The trip was largely work related, well pretty much all work related. I met up...
2024 – A week in Tokyo: Where new meets newer
We started our second week in Japan by saying good-bye to the delightful Celestine Hotel and boarding a Shinkansen for Tokyo. We treated ourselves to some green car luxury on...
2024 – A week in Kyoto: Where old meets older
An Uber, plane, bus, plane, monorail, train and bullet train (Shinkansen) and here we are: Kyoto. The first leg of a visit to Japan. Next week Tokyo. We arrive at...
NYC10 – Day 23: Time after time, time after time
It’s that time again. Time to say farewell to the city we fell in love with in 2010. All those years ago we thought it was a trip of a...
NYC10 – Day 22: It’s quiet uptown
Our last full day this trip and what a day. Perfect weather again, it’s 15 degrees Celsius with mostly sunny skies. We head uptown, it’s quiet uptown, you’d like it...
NYC10 – Day 21: Who let the dogs out
Friday dawns cold and wet. Only our second wet day in three weeks. We enjoy a slow and lazy morning: packing a bit, sorting out our apartment, washing. We then...
NYC10 – Day 20: Underneath the Christmas tree
Wow. What a day. We walked over 12km. Warm and sunny day. The weather has been great. A day of rain and only a couple of really cold days. We...
NYC10 – Day 19: Fashion, turn to the right
We head downtown today to the fashion district. It’s sunny and calm, but -2 again. As we walk the sun shines on our faces, it’s nice, but not a lot...
NYC10 – Day 18: I can’t really say, but baby it’s cold outside
The cold weather has really set in now. Today’s top is -2 Celsius. It’s windy. But sunny. We decide to head up to the Met again to take in more...
NYC10 – Day 17: Sunsets over the beaches
The sun was back with us and a pleasant day was on the cards. Mardi is still feeling unwell, so decided to take it easy most of the day. I...
NYC10 – Day 16: Easy, like a Sunday morning (again)
We are both feeling a bit under the weather today. It’s a cold and wet day as well. So we stay in and watch some games shows on TV.
NYC10 – Day 15: Itchi gitchi ya ya da da
The first evening of sub zero temperatures dawned sunny. I venture downstairs to check the weather before we head out. It’s cold At around 11am it’s only 2 degrees. We’ve...
NYC10 – Day 14: Living in a material world
The day after Thanksgiving has become an event in itself. These days called Black Friday, shops go into overdrive offering massive discounts. Not wanting to shop in midtown or at...
NYC10 – Day 13: And as I rise above the tree line
Today is Thanksgiving day. We put the parade on TV when we wake up and a little while later I wander downstairs to check out the parade first hand. As...
NYC10 – Day 12: We’re all in the mood for a melody
About 12 hours of rain has cleared and we emerge on Wednesday to bright, sunny but cool weather. Today we visit the Museum of Broadway. It’s close by and when...
NYC10 – Day 11: Walk like an Egyptian
We were up early, well early for a holiday: 8.30. We are meeting Bob at Grand Central. He is hosting an Untapped New York tour of the terminal. He invited...