We have not done much travelling in the past few years, due to my husband’s ill health…but now he is back to healthy again, we have managed a couple of trips. But none has left me feeling like this…we spent just two weeks in Port Douglas, in a gorgeous villa with a view to die […]
This morning, we got up extra early, headed to the airport to board this aircraft… One benefit of not travelling far over the last few years means that we can treat ourselves to Business Class…and we scored the front row! Plus there were only a few others up the front end so it was nice […]
I hate it when a holiday ends…it means trying to jam everything back into cases and saying goodbye to the place…or places…you have called home while you were away. I faced the journey home today with a little more trepidation then usual, because for the past few days I have been suffering from a blocked […]
A few days ago, we woke up to the news that yet another aircraft had crashed…a routine Germanwings flight turned deadly with 150 losing their lives. First reports were that there must have been a fault with the aircraft…that something mechanical must have failed. But as time and investigations go on, it has become clear […]
I found this book at Woolloongabba Antique Market last year, and must admit that I had forgotten about it! On the weekend, I was browsing through my book in the hope to find something to read, and rediscovered it! It is called Airline: Style at 30,000 Feet…a fascinating book that examines every aspect of airline […]
As I hadn’t been on a flight anywhere for over a year, I decided I needed to find a new carry on bag for our recent trip to Brisbane….well, to be honest, I don’t ever need much of an excuse to buy a new bag… First stop was to visit Rushfaster…an online site specializing in […]
When we travel, we much prefer to stay in places that have a bit of character…nothing worse then those clinical hotel rooms, where you can’t get any fresh air! We also like to be able to cook and eat in, rather relying on eating out…I am severely lactose intolerant and trying to find somewhere that […]