Monthly Archives: September 2025

Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 2 Istanbul. 9 Sept 25

We both had a good nights sleep, I think our body clocks are approaching Turkiye time. We both had yoghurt with breakfast this morning, fortifying our gut for any local bugs, a little trick we learnt in India. After breakfast … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 6 Perth to Istanbul 8 Sept 25

Up at 2:30am, you wouldn’t do that by choice unless it was for a good reason! We did our final pack and were picked up by our driver at 3,15am, out at the airport and through immigration and security by … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 5 Perth 7 Sept 25

Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there. This morning we packed our bags ready for our international flights and checked out of our bnb. Its Fathers Day. Deb gave me a card from Carly & family, and i … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 4 Perth 6 Sept 25

Slow morning then off to H’s 5th birthday party. H & J were both very quiet when we got there, H full of expectation for his party, 1pm start, and J was just plain tired. At 1pm the skies opened … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 3 Perth 5 Sept 25

A quiet slow start today. We woke to very grey skies and rain, and the forecast was for up to 35mmof rain and strong winds. We headed into Perth city this morning to see the exhibition, The Art of Banksy … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 2 Perth 4 Sept 25

Happy birthday H, we have a big 5 year old grandson!  We started our morning slowly, as we unwind and get into holiday mode. We got around to P, A H & J’s place at around 10am. Such a … Continue reading

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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 1 Adelaide to Perth

It’s finally time to finish packing and head out, 7 weeks of exploration, adventures and fun times. We finished up all the things in the morning, I dropped Louis off at our dog sitters (his second family) and we were … Continue reading

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