LNER to LDN..the start
August 30 in England ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
This 1031 York to LDN Hitachi 800 officially starts this trip..not long after my previous trip..it’s all go in the travelling life☺️..some time in LDN this afternoon is scheduled..to get aRead more
Radisson..LHR
August 30 in England ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
What’s not to like about a Radisson..my go to when flying early mornings out of Heathrow..so..here we are then..the big trip is about to start..have done 250 miles so far..only 10000 miles toRead more
Etihad A380
August 31 in England ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Of course the A380 gets a footprint all to itself🐧...a smooth passage through security and bag drop..this flight is to Abu Dhabi..then a change to Melbourne ..flying overnight..then a third ..up toRead more
Early travel woes😒
August 31 in England ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Having been pushed back by the MegaTug..we were then pulled back in again..a technical fault..80 mins late leaving..cancelling out the 55 mins transfer time at Abu Dhabi…..connecting flight toRead more
Brisbane QLD
September 2 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Finally I make it to QLD..an extra overnight flight..but am now here..a shiny and bright city..not my usual choice..but a bed for the night was the priority..a first bed in 3 nights..glorious..andRead more
..more Brissy
September 3 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
..as they call Brisbane over here..after 2 nights sleeping as best as I can on an Etihad Boeing 777 and a Batik Air Airbus A321 respectively....which I really shouldn’t be doing at my age😳..aRead more
Family time..Gold Coast..QLD
September 6 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 31 °C
50 miles South of Brisbane..for 3 nights with Niece Lizzie and family..hiking..waterfalls..beach..steak..catching up..Hendricks gin and Great Northern beers…and humpback whales..I’ve finally seenRead more
Sydney NSW
September 8 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Difficult to say I appreciate Sydney..big..busy..noisy..am only here to get on the Indian Pacific tomorrow..one night here..and that suits me just fine..it’s just not a City I would choose to stayRead more
Indian Pacific
September 9 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Sydney Central..12.30..an hour
before boarding….about 190 guests..I checked in as one of the last 4….but in plenty of time still…takes a while to get everyone on board..my longest ever trainRead more
IP..first afternoon
September 9 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
High end train travel..best behave myself on here..fully incl train travel..hoping it lives up to the cost..so..here we go then..across Australia
Broken Hill
September 10 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
A frontier mining town in the far west of NSW..Australia’s longest running mining town..and historically considered one of Australias boomtowns after silver ore was discovered
Adelaide..McLaren Vale..
September 10 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
..for wine tasting..oysters..scallops..wagyu beef..and red..white ..sweet wines..and some more onboard pics on this footprint..it’s all go on this trip across Australia.
Cook
September 11 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
A former railway town on the Nullabor Plain..from a population of 200..it now has ..4..we stopped to take on water..it’s a ghost town..surreal..and in the middle of bloody nowhere☺️..now on WA time..
Into Perth
September 12 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
The Nullabor crossed..we arrive into the capital city of Western Australia this afternoon..it’s been quite the journey..a transcontinental crossing of Australia…brunch breakfast..then afternoonRead more
Perth
September 13 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
..and more fam time..this time..Nephew Stew and his lovely family..Demi..Olive and little Violet..bookending the Indian Pacific seeing family has been just the best
Perth. #2
September 14 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
..breakfast out in Perth..and dinner out in Perth..
have noticed how much more people eat out here..the quality looks very good too..3 nights here in Perth is coming to a close….but Australia isRead more
Bye..Perth 👋
September 15 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
On a South West Coach Lines bus..and that’s it for seeing family on this trip..however..all good things come to an end ..and I’m back solo travelling..which is what I do nearly all the time..soRead more
Margaret River
September 16 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
A small town 5 hours South of Perth..known for its craft breweries and wineries..I guess I’m going to enjoy it here☺️..but seeing the area is important too..it’s not all drinking wine andRead more
Grande Escape Resort
September 17 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Halfway through my stay here..top accommodation….am off at 10 am for a 6 winery and brewery tour..am placing this footprint now..in case I don’t survive☺️
Bushtucker Tours
September 17 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
6 wineries or breweries..and liqueurs..and chocolates bit fancy..but a great way to get around the Margaret River
Prevelly..WA
September 18 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
On the Indian Ocean.and at the mouth of the Margaret River...the furthest West I will travel on this trip..and nearly the furthest West in AUS..Not many people live here..lots of waves pics on thisRead more
Intercontinental
September 19 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
..when it’s not much more than the Holiday Inn..
why not..☺️
5 hours on another South West Coach Lines up to Perth
Coast to Coast Australia
September 20 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
..via Sydney and Adelaide..what’s next then…🧐
Perth…revisited
September 20 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Couple more pics early morning before I depart Perth..for good this time…
Qantas
September 20 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Queensland and Northern Territories Aerial Service..and a direct flight from Perth to LDN at 1400…have decided that more is less..I’ve achieved everything on the AUS leg of this trip I plannedRead more
TravelerYou’ve certainly done a lot. You’ll need a holiday to get over your adventures when you get home 😃
