Category Archives: Travel

Australian Cruise

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Liz Shaw

  Australia The Voyage is:• Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Albany, Fremantle, Exmouth, Broome, Yampi Sound, Raft Point, Kuri Bay, Darwin, Ambon(overseas), Cairns, Airlie Beach, Brisbane, Sydney Theme nights:Gatsby, Disco in the 80’s, Country and Western, Cocktail, Formal, Tropical, Biano white gear … Continue reading →

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Broome

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Liz Shaw

Broome is magical town in the top end of Western Australia. Travel to Broome by plane, car, bus etc. The people are Koepanger, Malay, Chinese, European and First Nation. Stay at the many resorts. The one we stayed at was … Continue reading →

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Norfolk Island

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Liz Shaw

Norfolk is a short two-hour flight from Sydney. As you land you will see tall Norfolk pines and green nature all around the island. Norfolk is known for its history and the Bounty. Its part of Australia so you only … Continue reading →

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Longreach and Winton

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Liz Shaw

Long reach and Winton I was sitting on the fence re this trip to Long reach and Winton. Still deciding whether to go. Family wanted to go, and I guess I did not want to miss out. Great excitement as … Continue reading →

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Kings Beach QLD

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Liz Shaw

Kings Beach is in Queensland at Caloundra, about two hundred kilometres past the border of New South Wales. As you arrive you will see the Glass House Mountains from the top of the hill, the deep blue sea, and ships … Continue reading →

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Cairns to Cape York Blog

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Liz Shaw

How do you travel from Sydney to Cairns, then Cape York and back to Cairns in 10 days, in reverse, without a 4WD of your own? Day 1: First arrive at Sydney airport early, for a full day of adventure. … Continue reading →

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A long weekend at The Peninsula Blog

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Liz Shaw

Travel from Sydney to Woy Woy, just over an hour by train, two hours by car. Enjoy as a local, the sights, coffee at the Boulevard 19 cafe. Walk to Spike Milligan Bridge and along the water. Continue your walk … Continue reading →

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Kangaroo Island, SA

Posted on September 5, 2022 by admin

We have just completed a trip to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. With Covid having stopped most travel this was a cause of great excitement, and I had long wished to visit “KI” as the locals call it. The first … Continue reading →

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Focus on Narooma, NSW

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Bob Shaw

  Narooma is a quiet seaside town with a population of 8500 about 320 Km and 3 1/2 hours south of Sydney.  It is at the southern end of the Eurobodalla Shire which includes Batemans Bay in the north and … Continue reading →

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Book Review “How To Shoot A Reportage” by Enzo Dal Verme

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Bob Shaw

Milan/Paris-based photographer and writer Enzo Dal Verme has written a new photography manual titled,
“How To Shoot A Reportage” – Brutally practical tips and tricks”. Reportage has various meanings but relates to a journalistic reporting of events or telling a story … Continue reading →

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