Saw the pelican feeding at San Remo and some good views on the Island Called in at Pin Oak Court, Vermont, the street that is used as 'Ramsay street' for the outside scenes in Neighbours [View Full Entry]

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Hello all Back after a 4 day trip along the Great Ocean Road staying for 1 night each at Apollo Bay, Port Talbot and Warrnambool. We travelled back along the inland route via Colac After we spent 1 night in Melbourne Joan and I went to Phillip Island for 1 night to see the fairy penguins as they came up the beach at dusk back to their nests. No photos allowed so it doesn't frighten the penguins as they come very close to you. Derek & Joan [View Full Entry]

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Arrived Melbourne and met at airport by Claire Great to see her again after more than 4 months Claire showed us around on first 2 days then she has been at work since so we've been around the city and out to the western suburbs to meet Tom and Joyce Boone, Joan's cousins Claire has 4 days off so going along Great Ocean road on Saturday to tuesday Derek and Joan [View Full Entry]

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Had a couple of nights in Singapore on the way to Melbourne We flew from London to Singapore on the new A380 Airbus Business Class great seats with lie flat beds fully horizontal rather than at 30' angle. Stayed at Swissotel Merchant Court. Good hotel in great location alongside river at Clarke's quay. Walked from Clarke's Quay to Raffles and around Marina Bay on first day and Chinatown on second morning. Went to 70th floor of Swissotel Stamford to the free viewing area - great views over Singapore. flew on to Melbourne on overnight flight.Derek & Joan [View Full Entry]

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Travelled around city centre and visited National Trust properties. Reciprocal aggreement here so free entry. Melbourne Gaol and Como House are NT Lots of interesting covered lanes in the city centre Derek & Joan [View Full Entry]

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Hello all We've just arrived back in Australia on a trip to see our daughter Claire who emigrated to Melbourne in February 2009 We travelled via 2 nights in Singapore and had a great flight on the new A380 Airbus. We were originally booked with Emirates but got an offer on Singapore Airlines that saved us a lot of money even allowing for the cancellation charges to Emirates. We could have flown direct from Manchester but had the chance of the A380 by going through Heathrow. We've always tried to avoid Heathrow but as the connection from Manchester was through Terminal [View Full Entry]

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Hello all We are at Auckland airport now awaiting our flight to Singapore for 2 nights stopover. After we left Russell we drove across country to the west coast. Went via Kawakawa that had some very strange toilets built out of all sorts of bits and pices left over from tiles etc Then had lunch at Rawene on the Hokianga harbour - a lovely cafe The boat Shed Visited Clendon House across the road, one of the National Trust properties all about a man who died leaving his 34 yr old widow with his 8 children - 2 of them to [View Full Entry]

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Hello again Just back to Arcadia Lodge after about 10 hours sightseeing and having our evening meal Caught the ferry from Okiato the old capital before it moved to Russell and then on to Auckland drove a few km to the Waitangi treaty grounds where the Maori and the English signed the treaty in 1840 agreeingf equal rights to the Maori Had a great guided explanatory tour with Vern a full bloodied Maori Only about 3% of the 4 million population of NZ are now true blood Maori After lunch went to Kerikeri to the Stone Store the oldest European built [View Full Entry]

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hello all travelled out of Auckland on the 23rd and drove the scenic route up to Whangerei - pronounced 'fungeray' Had rain and showers most of the way but arrived at a loveley B&B Lupton Lodge. Andy and Karen great hosts, very helpful with local knowledge. Drove around Whangerei Heads the next day to see lots of quiet secluded bays and great sights. yesterday moved on to Russell via the coast road. we are staying at a wonderful B&B Arcadia Lodge David and Brad are the owners and it's a great place to stay Lovely breakfast this moring with asparagus on [View Full Entry]

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