Blogs from Mermaid Beach , Queensland, Australia, Oceania

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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mermaid Beach May 3rd 2023

Originally booked for 2020, the trigger for this trip is my parents’ 70th birthdays and 50thwedding anniversary. Unfortunately due to restrictions & border uncertainty, the trip was postponed till 2023. A 2020 credit resulted in a 3 week extension for me on our original 6 week trip. The trip is 3 parts. Part 1 is a 3 week overland camping trip visiting Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique before entering South Africa to finish in Jo'burg. Part 2 is meeting Darryl in Jo'burg to transit to Cape Town for a week before a 3 week overland lodges trip visiting Namibia, Botswana, finishing in Victoria Falls. Part 3 is transiting to Jo'burg for the Dillon family holiday visiting Kruger NP, Victoria Falls & Hwange NP. I haven't overland camped for 18 years so there's a bit of trepidation. Pulling my ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mermaid Beach March 5th 2013

Hallo meine Lieben, hier beginnt er nun endlich - der versprochene Blog aus Australien. Ist aber auch unfassbar, wie schnell die Zeit vergeht... Nun jedoch der Reihe nach: der Flug nach Oz war super. Fensterplatz auf der Strecke von Hamburg nach Dubai und Fensterplatz am Notausgang von Dubai nach Sydney. Wenn Emirates nicht auf dem Ruekflug ein Upgrade in die Business Class spendiert, ist das wohl nicht mehr zu toppen... Mit einstuendiger Verspaetung bin ich endlich in Sydney angekommen. Durch die Passkontrolle und den Zoll ging es erstaunlich schnell, so dass ich gleich den Shuttle Bus ins Hostel nehmen konnte. Das " Glebe Village" war ganz okay, wie der Name schon sagt, im Stadtteil Glebe gelegen und somit etwas abseits des Stress und Gewusels im CBD (central business district) von Sydney. Nach einer heissen Dusche, hab ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mermaid Beach August 24th 2012

Steve and I are having a few days in Queensland visiting our son Michael. We stopped at Coffs Harbour overnight to break the journey. It has been a lovely few days. We have been walking, looking at the beaches and spending time with Michael and his girlfriend, Bec. Sadly, the time has flown by and it is almost time to head home again.... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mermaid Beach May 26th 2012

With an emphasis on healthy living (minus the curry the night before!) our package included vouchers for yoga and a massage, so we booked up the massage for the afternoon and walked via the beach to our beginners course in Yoga at Essence of Living Yoga Studio. After an hour of contorting our bodies into unfamiliar shapes we took a quick walk back to the mall as Jo wanted to go back and get a top she'd seen the day before. Back at the motel it was soon time for our Thai massage. Will went first and returned to tell Jo to be cautious with how hard a massage she actually wanted as the masseur was pretty strong! After both having all the knots in our backs rubbed out we went for a walk along NobbysBeach ... read more
Will on Nobbys Beach
Surfers Paradise
Main Beach

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mermaid Beach May 25th 2012

Having again been the first to wake in our dorm we walked back to the transit centre to catch our early morning bus as the rain started to fall on Brisbane. When we arrived in Surfers Paradise it was still raining so we opted for a taxi to take us the short journey to our Motel in Mermaid Beach. Unfortunately we were still a little early to check in so we left our luggage and trudge back through the rain to a shopping mall Jo spotted in our taxi. After a coffee, a tour of all the shops and a couple bargains we headed back in the sun to the Active Stays motel to check in. As we'd booked this package through Groupon it came with several vouchers for the local area, a bottle of wine ... read more




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