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

Posted on 09/09/2025 by Greg

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 3:50am and in the Emirates lounge by 3:55. It’s pretty comfortable and we both got some breakfast.
Boarding was from 5am, a short stroll back upstairs from the lounge. We pushed out at 6am. Continue reading →

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

Posted on 08/09/2025 by Greg

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 got a thoughtful message from Ben & family. I had a lovely video call from Laura with A & O. Does your heart good. Continue reading →

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

Posted on 07/09/2025 by Greg

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 up and the rain came down, just as 22 5 year olds with their parents were arriving for H’s party. It got a little hectic and loud inside the house. Continue reading →

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

Posted on 06/09/2025 by Greg

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 “Without Limits”. We timed our departure so we travelled between storm events, it mostly worked! Continue reading →

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

Posted on 04/09/2025 by Greg

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 good welcome from A & J. We both got big hugs from J, and it wasn’t long before he took me by the hand and we went off to play with his (& H’s) toys. It was so much fun playing with him one on one. Such a joyful 2.7 year old. Dinosaurs and dragons were high on the list, so much fun.
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Turkiye, Portugal, Spain and Dubai Day 1 Adelaide to Perth

Posted on 03/09/2025 by Greg

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 at the airport at around 2:20pm

We got to test the new Qantas Adelaide Business lounge. It’s such an improvement on the Qantas Club, much quieter and roomier.

Our holiday has officially commenced, a bourbon in the lounge says so! Deb had G&T to seal the deal. Continue reading →

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Next Adventure 3 weeks away – but who’s counting

Posted on 13/08/2025 by Greg

Yes, in three weeks time we will be boarding our flight for Perth, and spend a few days with family and celebrating a grandson’s 5th birthday.

From there we will be flying to Istanbul, Turkiye, then onto Portugal, Spain and finally the UAE.

We can wait for the fun and adventures to begin, the running away bit is exciting as well. 🙂

It all begins on 3rd September, see you all then.

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Southern Ocean Lodge (2.0) 21-25 June 2025

Posted on 06/07/2025 by Greg

 21 June 2025. Adelaide to Kingscote, Kangaroo Island to Southern Ocean Lodge (2.0) Our Celebration of Life! 

We finished packing and were in an Uber a little after 8am.

In the Qantas Club by 8:40am. It’s the first time we have been in the newly revamped lounge. It’s very comfortable.

Our flight left from gate 50, who would have thought Adelaide airport would have a gate number that high!!  We were on board by 9:30, and in the air at 9:40 in our Dash 8-400 prop driven aircraft. There were about 20-25 people on the flight.  The couple in the seat in front of us were the pilot’s parents.   It was the first time he had flown them on a commercial flight, and his mum’s birthday! Made for a memorable flight that was fun to share! Continue reading →

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2025 Holiday is locked and loaded, stay tuned for details

Posted on 19/12/2024 by Greg

Yes, we (mainly Deb 😀), have been busy. Another epic adventure is coming for Sept / October 2025.

Stay tuned for where. 😀

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Greg and Deb’s Circumnavigation of Australia Day 29 to 35. Cairns/Port Douglas Day 1-7. 6 to 13June

Posted on 14/06/2024 by Greg

Greg and Deb’s Circumnavigation of Australia Day 29. Port Douglas Day 1. 6 June.

We landed in Cairns at 6am, but we couldn’t get our hire car until 8am, so there was no rush. It took a little time for our bags to appear. It was interesting watching the customs dog check out all the luggage, both carry-on and checked-in. Once we had our bags we went through customs with nothing to declare and were out around 6:45am.

We eventually worked out that our hire car pick-up point was over in the domestic terminal, so we took a 400m stroll over there. Continue reading →

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