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#queensland

  • Expo 88 Season Pass

    I REMEMBER WHEN Brisbane hosted World Expo ’88

    Monorail Expo ’88 Brisbane  |  Image Source: Flickr (public domain) I thought it was time for a bit of nostalgia because it’s been a while since my last I REMEMBER WHEN post back in…

    October 12, 2022
  • beach, burleigh heads, gold coast

    Burleigh Heads

    We recently had six nights at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast and boy was it appreciated, and needed. I find that I need regular grounding and resetting by getting some time in nature…

    March 8, 2021
  • Mount Tamborine

    Some call it Mount Tamborine (like me) and others call it Tamborine Mountain. Doesn’t really matter which you call it but I can tell you one thing … it is a really lovely place…

    January 18, 2021
  • November Feels

    Can you believe it’s November already?  Where has this year gone?  In a whir of a new reality of a Covid-19 world is where!  It’s certainly been a year like no other hasn’t it? …

    November 5, 2020
  • Southern Downs and Granite Belt: Warwick

    Photo By Kgbo – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 Well, I finally got a lovely little ‘winter’ getaway and it was so very much needed.  On Tuesday 14 July we left home headed to…

    July 30, 2020
  • A half day trip & another birthday!

    A half day trip & another birthday is what made last weekend a really nice weekend, so I thought I’d share a few photographs from it for #lovinlife this week. On Saturday afternoon (after…

    June 4, 2020
  • Corona ISO Chronicles #2 – Ponderings over coffee

    Well hello there!  Grab a tea or coffee and let’s have a chat.  I haven’t been anywhere much so there’s not much to report but it’s always good to air one’s thoughts don’t you…

    May 7, 2020
  • Cairns and surrounds

    ….and just like that I’m back from my 4 night visit to Cairns in Far North Queensland!  The main purpose of the visit of course was to visit my daughter (let’s call her Miss…

    September 12, 2019
  • sunset, mooloolaba, mooloolaba beach, beach, silhouette

    Mooloolaba

    My Mooloolaba holiday is over and I’m suffering with some post holiday blues so what better activity is there to do than to re-live the holiday by writing a blog post about it! We…

    March 8, 2018
  • bunya mountains, mountains, queensland, australia

    Heading for the hills!

    Tomorrow I’m heading for the hills!!  To be exact, I’m heading off for 3 nights staying in a gorgeous cottage, with a divine sprawling verandah, sitting on the edge of the rainforest up in…

    August 21, 2017
  • whale, whales, whale watching, hervey bay, queensland, australia, boat, frazer island,

    The first ever whale watching experience

    One of the things that was on the disorganised bucket list that I kept in my head was to go whale watching.  If you read my blog regularly, you’d know that I’m now in…

    April 27, 2017
  • My Bucket List – the first 30

    On 23 February I wrote a post listing the first 15 items for my Bucket List.  I will add another 15 items to this list each month.  This post is to add 15 more…

    April 6, 2017