Once in Perth Australia to take in Margaret River Highlights, get ready to taste great wines. We were so lucky to get real characters on the wine tours we took. You won't find any pretentiousness. In fact the winemakers are quick to tell you that "there's no romance in wine - "just bloody hard work". We tend to stick with the boutique wineries. W...
The drive road from Rockhampton Townsville began to feel like a bit of saga. Our first stop today, was the city of Mackay - to be honest, this part of the journey seemed to be never-ending. And because it was mainly one long straight road, it was boring. We've quickly realised, that good eating places are few and far between. We had bought supplies with us as - although there were few 'wat...
A Sydney Visit for a few days is essential fact-gathering for us. After visiting Perth and the Margaret River area in Western Australia, we need to check out some hotels for our clients. Compared to cities in New Zealand, Sydney is huge. It's 4.3 million people equates to actually the whole population of New Zealand of New Zealand! Australia is a vast continent, much like North America.
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