Parker’s Hill to Castle Cove – Great Ocean Road Walk, Victoria

Just like in an episode of Survivor, today I had to ‘tap out’. Lucky I had Suzie from Walk91 on call. No injury, just fatigue. Summary: Distance: 17km post chemo walker, 23km rest of the party. Vegetation: coastal scrub Animals: 1 koala, 2 tiger snakes! Birds: yellow tailed black cockatoo, sparrows fantails, scrub hens. Lighthouses: […]

Adventures of B127 (the blue suitcase)

Sometimes when we return from a trip, I put together a ‘bloopers’ blog (a series of funny mishaps). This year I started to write one but quickly realised we had one blooper that overshadowed all others. It needed its own blog. Yes, we had the usual ski related bloopers – crashes, tree hugging, disintegrating ski […]

Myoko Ski Lodge – Akakura – Japan

When Master 18 suggested meeting up with Miss E’s family for a second week of skiing, I felt rather apprehensive. Not because I didn’t want to spent time with her family (I knew they would be fun!) but because I knew one week skiing would be a struggle for me, much less two. However…… I […]

Akihabara, Imperial palace gardens, Harajuku, Shinjuku – Tokyo

If we thought our few days in Tokyo were going to be a rest from skiing we were sadly mistaken. Yesterday, we walked 18,500 steps, many of which were stairs into and out of metro stations. Our thighs and butts are still burning!! For this trip we have tried to visit different areas to our […]

Meelup Hill – Meelup Regional Park, WA

Yesterday with a few things on my mind, we decided to venture out to one of our special local places. Like everyone else, it is easy to get caught up in the demands of life and forget about getting out to appreciate the natural beauty around us. But it is a great way to clear […]

Seoul summary and travel tips – South Korea

After a week in the big city of Seoul, I have summarised all you need to know when visiting. In conclusion, we found Seoul a great place to visit. It is clean, friendly, super high tech and a great mix of old and new. Hope you find this helpful, especially my kiwi friend, who is […]

Gwanghwamun and Jongno-gu – Seoul, South Korea

Today was a grey, snowy day and so was the mood. Although I could pretend we have no issues with the children travelling, that would be a lie. At some point, there is always a struggle day, where fatigue and irritability set in….. today was it. After our huge day yesterday, it isn’t a surprise. […]

The border – DMZ – South Korea

Wow, what an eye opener. Much to the teen Bee’s disgust, it was a 7:30am pick up for our long debated DMZ tour. Master 17 had maintained for months, he didn’t want to go. As a 6 foot 4 blonde fellow, he felt he would be a clear target…….. for what, I’m not sure because […]

Namsan and surrounds – Seoul South Korea

For our first day in Seoul, we struck a bluebird day, bright sunshine but absolutely freezing (-5). This meant our day was interspersed with several trips to heated and welcoming coffee shops. Fortunately, the Koreans like their coffee and cafes are found on every second corner. As tour guide, I decided we should start our […]

Club Med Sahoro-Hokkaido 2024 (part 2)

You’ll never guess…….. Day 6……… yes I skied! When I drew the curtains to find a huge fresh dump of snow (something like 18cm) and our last day was to be powder, powder and more powder, what could I do? I had to try it. The snowshoe idea went out the window and I was […]