Category Archives: Australian Holidays

The Southern Bounty Cruise – on board the Coral Geographer Pt 2 27 Oct to 4 Nov 2026. Days 5 to 13

Posted on 04/11/2026 by Deb and Greg

Tuesday 27October 2026 Day 5. Augusta and Leeuwin Estate. We left the boat at 9:25 on our way to Leeuwin Estate. We hit land at a marina adjacent to Subsea’s Abalone facility, at 9:35, and boarded a bus, after a … Continue reading →

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The Southern Bounty Cruise – on board the Coral Geographer Days 1 to 4 23 Oct to 26 Oct 2026

Posted on 26/10/2026 by Deb and Greg

Friday 23 October 2026 Fremantle and our Cruise Day 1 We started our day with a walking tour of the port area of Fremantle. Fremantle gets its name from Captain Charles Howe Fremantle, the British naval officer who formally claimed … Continue reading →

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16 to 23 October 2026  Adelaide to Perth / Kingsley / Padbury/Fremantle

Posted on 23/10/2026 by Deb and Greg

Friday 16 Oct 2026. Adelaide to Perth / Kingsley We were at the airport and in the Qantas Lounge by around 10:45am, relaxing for our 11:50am flight. We boarded around 11:25am and were in the air on time!  We were … Continue reading →

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17 August 2026  Lookout – It’s been booked!

Posted on 19/08/2026 by Deb and Greg

I know we said think twice about boarding another floating petri dish and don’t visit little people at the start of a holiday, oh how short/selective your memory becomes. 🙂 Deb noticed a new Coral Expedition’s cruise, exploring the south … Continue reading →

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Posted on 14/04/2026 by Deb and Greg

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Day 16 23 February 2026. Negombo, Sri Lanka to Male, Maldives and onto the Laamu Atoll.

Posted on 25/02/2026 by Deb and Greg

We left our hotel at 8:35am. Overnight we got a message to say our flight had been delayed until 12:17pm, the original departure time was 11:15. So it was a longer wait at the airport than we expected. By the … Continue reading →

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Day 15 22 February 2026. Sri Lanka Wilpattu to Negombo

Posted on 24/02/2026 by Deb and Greg

We left at 10am , our last road trip in Sri Lanka!  Our first stop was on the outskirts of Puttalam to visit a community known as “Ceylon Africans”. They are the descendants of slaves from Mozambique and Tanzania … Continue reading →

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Day 14 21 February 2026. Sri Lanka Mannar to Wilpattu

Posted on 24/02/2026 by Deb and Greg

We left at 8am bound for Wilpattu and the Leopard Trails Camp. Around 8:40am we were pulled over for speeding again, doing just under 70 in a 60 zone. No fine , just a contribution to the police breakfast and … Continue reading →

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Spain Day 20 Barcelona 14 October 2025

Posted on 15/10/2025 by Greg

https://www.facebook.com/Greganddebstravelblog?mibextid=ZbWKwL #Retiredlyf We met our guide Laura outside the Lamaro Hotel at a bit after 9am, it took us a little longer than we thought (and what Apple maps & google maps thought). After we got to know each other … Continue reading →

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Spain and Dubai Day 11. Granada Spain. 5 Oct 25

Posted on 06/10/2025 by Greg

OK stand back everyone, believe it or not, but we started our day with two consecutive church services!! Things you do on holiday. Our day started with a 10am service in Capilla Real (Royal Chapel). Long story short, there are … Continue reading →

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