AustraliaChandlers Hill37°51’55” S 145°19’15” E
25 Ogos 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Day 1, checked in and ready to fly! First leg is 14 hours to Dubai. I’m excited to be catching up with friends and family, I’m looking forward to meeting new friends and I can’t wait to see theBaca lagi
Emiriah Arab BersatuDubai International Airport25°14’57” N 55°21’39” E 26 Ogos 2023, Emiriah Arab Bersatu ⋅ ☀️ 42 °C
Not much to say, 14hours (slept for the better part, Oh and John Wick 4 lol)
Landed at 05:20 Dubai time (11:20 Melbourne) at a little dark outside with 37°c - So glad the AirPort airconditioning isBaca lagi
BelandaBrielle51°53’41” N 4°10’1” E 26 Ogos 2023, Belanda ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Easy 7 hour flight with little sleep, arrived in Amsterdam to be herded out through customs, then waiting for bags, poor wifi and the the expedition to get to the car! Driving in the rain on the wrongBaca lagi
PengembaraJust what you need - everything on the wrong side to mess with your head. I’m sure the rain made you feel like you were at home though. 🤣. Suffice to say, there hasn’t been a drop of rain since you left, overcast but pleasant.
BelandaBrielle51°53’41” N 4°10’0” E
27 Ogos 2023, Belanda ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Another full day with visits to fire stations and the port of Rotterdam. Ray and Jolanda have shown me so much in such a short time. It is an amazing city! The growth and land creation is incredible!Baca lagi
BelandaBrielle51°53’40” N 4°10’0” E 27 Ogos 2023, Belanda ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After the Port a quick break, feed the puppy and back out to see more! Just beautiful. Brielle is beautiful as well and a gentle after dinner! (Without a phone 🥹)
Dinner was at “T’ Kont vanBaca lagi
BelgiumOostkamp51°8’22” N 3°14’7” E 28 Ogos 2023, Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
After enjoying a relaxing morning it’s time to bid farewell to my awesome hosts and move on to Belgium.
It’s island hopping, bridges and tunnels - incredible.
I arrive to Coffee with Nancy andBaca lagi
Hi Roger, You are having an amazing trip.The Last Post at Menin Gate! Wow. Very moving. Carolyn [Carolyn Arch]
BelgiumOostkamp51°8’49” N 3°14’7” E 29 Ogos 2023, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Another fire station and breakfast then off to see Brugge! OMG, words can not describe the beauty of this time capsule. The history, the architecture and the friendliness are incredible. Catching upBaca lagi
PengembaraHi Roger have walked there and had fish and chips near that bridge an amazing town like being in the Middle Ages ❤️❤️
PerancisVillers-Bretonneux49°52’7” N 2°31’3” E 30 Ogos 2023, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
An easy start to the day and a leisurely drive to Villers-Bretonneux. Found the Barling’s on the wall, enjoyed the Monash centre. Then off to the Guard’s cemetery. Oops, I have a flat tyre and itBaca lagi
PengembaraIt looks very impressive Roger and you can feel the almost like a kind of holiness in those war cemeteries!
PengembaraSadly no Mum, I feel a cold chill from the breeze and a sense of loneliness. It is a sad place
PerancisAbbatiale Saint-Pierre de Corbie49°54’25” N 2°30’40” E
31 Ogos 2023, Perancis ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
A real lazy start waiting for a tyre! Lovely little hotel “La Caroline” looked after me for the night. The local Renault dealer also is fantastic and stepped above and beyond! A tyre is on its wayBaca lagi
PengembaraVery sombre. I’m sure it was peaceful and allowed time for reflection.
PengembaraWhat a place to have to spend more time. Wonderful that you could just go back and take everything in. I can imagine you there.
SwitzerlandVernier46°13’7” N 6°4’49” E
1 September 2023, Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Well, there is a lesson in doing your homework! The Mont Blanc tunnel is a €54 toll EACH WAY….. total tolls for the last two day almost €200 🤬 sadly no place to stop on the roads today soBaca lagi
PengembaraAnd then fuel is €2.00 per litre on average!! For the cheap stuff 🥺 and about 50 litres a fill on average 😭
PengembaraTravel safe. 🇦🇺☕️
PengembaraHave an awesome time!