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Big Banana, Coffs Harbour

October 8, 2009

Image by sixty4coupe
One of the attractions that was on our must do list on our recent holiday to the Coffs Coast was The Big Banana in Coffs Harbour. I can remember as a child listening with awe to stories of visits to this famous landmark. I tried to convince Mum and Dad on an annual [...]

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Road Trip Tips

October 7, 2009

Our recent road trip up to the Coffs Coast involved nearly 3,000 km (about 1,860 miles) of driving. That doesn’t include sightseeing once we got there. All in all we spent a good 2 1/2 days in the car each way. I knew the road trip would be tough on the kids. We have a [...]

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Weekend Reading

August 22, 2009

This weekend we’re off on a roadtrip. Not too long this time; only a couple of hours each way, down to my folks in Western Victoria. The kids are well used to this trip and have planned what they want to take to make the journey pass more quickly – iPods, drink bottles, a toy [...]

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Port Welshpool Photos

August 11, 2009

These are a selection from some photos I’ve just added to my gallery from our wet and windy visit to Port Welshpool. They were taken during our recent trip to south Gippsland, when we stayed in Toora.
Port Welshpool is a small town with a reasonably large fishing fleet. It was home to the Seacat ferry [...]

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Australian Travel Writing & Photography Group

July 3, 2009

A little while ago blogged about trying my hand at photographing and writing about our travels around Australia. I was lucky to find a group called Australian Travel Writing & Photography on Redbubble that offers a great deal of support and advice to people just like me.
As a virtual newbie to doing this type of [...]

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Australian Travel Writing and Photography Opportunities

May 19, 2009

Image by Leanne Nelson
With the lovely gift of a new camera for my birthday and our frequent travels around this great country, some wheels have started turning inside my head.
What if I could learn to take great photos and write great pieces about the places we visit? What if someone else (namely an editor) also [...]

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