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A Letter From Vietnam: Saigon

Hi All. We arrived safely in Vietnam and are having a great time. Vietnam is unbelievable! At the airport our first attempt to get into the country was rejected by the stone-faced communist customs officer, because we had not filled out the section about where we were staying … we didn't even know that ourselves! [...]

Posted bywoodyApril 1, 2001May 14, 2020Posted inDiaryTags: vietnam, Vietnam2001Leave a comment on A Letter From Vietnam: Saigon

Rob’s Two Short Trips into Mexico, 1995

In my early days of international travel (prior to a wife and kids!), I was lucky enough to have a couple of Mexican experiences while visiting the USA for a conference. Visiting My Sister After a couple of weeks on a tour of the USA west coast, I flew from San Francisco to Cancun in [...]

Posted bywoodyNovember 8, 2000May 6, 2020Posted inDiaryTags: MexicoLeave a comment on Rob’s Two Short Trips into Mexico, 1995

Travelling through Trichy

I am now in a town called Tiruchirappalli, or Trichy as the locals and myself call it (it is a lot easier to pronounce!). It is another temple city, with one set upon a huge rock in the centre of town. From here I go to Madurai and continue to the west coast, then I [...]

Posted bythewoodsJuly 11, 1999Posted inExperiencesTags: IndiaLeave a comment on Travelling through Trichy

India 1999 Photos

Here are just a few photos from Rob's first solo trip in 1999 - three months travelling throughout in India.

Posted bythewoodsJune 16, 1999May 21, 2020Posted inPhotosTags: 1999, IndiaLeave a comment on India 1999 Photos

A close shave

For a male, getting a facial shave in any third world country is a memorable experience. A highlight of any male's trip to India is getting a shave at a street-side barber shop. Usually it is well needed after a few days on the road. Once you are assured that the blade is a clean [...]

Posted bythewoodsJune 11, 1999Posted inExperiencesTags: IndiaLeave a comment on A close shave

Street Art of San Francisco

Way back in 1995 while visiting San Francisco, at the beginning of our street art obsession, we came across a free tour of the street art of the area. It was double whammy goodness - it was art and it was free. Here are just a few of the images we saw. If you were [...]

Posted bywoodyMay 22, 1995December 21, 2020Posted inPhotosTags: art, California, San Francisco, street art, USALeave a comment on Street Art of San Francisco

Escape to Broome, 1988

After eight months of working as an orderly at the Fremantle Hospital, a job going nowhere with no idea what I wanted to do, I was ready to escape to somewhere else, anywhere. I don't know what made me pick Broome, a thousand kilometres north, as I did not know much about the place, but [...]

Posted bywoodyJuly 18, 1988May 18, 2020Posted inExperiencesTags: Broome, Western AustraliaLeave a comment on Escape to Broome, 1988

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Our new favourite beach is Elephant Rocks, a short Our new favourite beach is Elephant Rocks, a short walk from our previous favourite, Green Pool. #elephantrocks #denmarkwa #bestbeach
We can't resist stopping for a big thing. This big We can't resist stopping for a big thing. This big cricket bat was well received by our cricket loving kids. There is also a fence made from cricket bats. There are 491 bats in total (yes, we counted them all). #bigcricketbat #aussiebigthings #narrikup #narrikupcricketclub #idontlikecricketiloveit
Today we hiked up to Castle Rock. We are proud to Today we hiked up to Castle Rock. We are proud to have all made it through the final roçk scramble and ladder climb for this amazing view #castlerock #porongurups #viewfromthetop
Another day on the road, travelling from Esperance Another day on the road, travelling from Esperance to Porongurup. On these long driving days we look for any reason to stop, stretch the legs and swap drivers, like this T Tree near Ravensthorpe #ttree #anyreasontostop #driverswap
It was another windy day in Esperance, not beach w It was another windy day in Esperance, not beach weather, so we headed along the coast checking out all the lookouts. Observatory Point was the highlight, and where we set up the portable stove and coffee percolator, our essential travel items #coffeebreak #observatorypoint #esperancecoast #greatoceandrive
It is hard to get more Aussie than this, kangaroos It is hard to get more Aussie than this, kangaroos on the beach #luckybay #kangarooonthebeach #capelegrand #verywhitesand
When you can't travel to the UK, the full size rep When you can't travel to the UK, the full size replica of Stonehenge in Esperance WA is an adequate substitute. At least you can climb on the stones here, unlike the original which you can't even touch #stonehenge #esperancestonehenge #esperance
We came across this brilliant silo art gem on the We came across this brilliant  silo art gem on the way to Esperance #publicsilotrail #ravensthorpe #siloart #wawheatbelt #ruralaustralia
Floating like a cork in the Natural Salt Spa at La Floating like a cork in the Natural Salt Spa at Lake Magic near Wave Rock. A little known cool free thing to do near Hyden #lakemagic #waverock #visithyden #saltlake #floatlikeacork
The big dog statue in Corrigin watches over us on The big dog statue in Corrigin watches over us on our way to Wave Rock. It's the start of 2 weeks away, so stay tuned for our daily holiday snaps #corrigin #aussiebigthings #bigdog #waroadtrip
Watching the sun set on a memorable year. Here's l Watching the sun set on a memorable year. Here's looking to a healthy and happy new year. #happynewyear #sunset #triggbeach
Three hours at the new WA museum was not long enou Three hours at the new WA museum was not long enough. There's lots of interactive displays that our kids can never get enough of. We will need to go back for more soon. This colourful entrance to the mineral section is just asking for a photo #wamuseumboolabardip #boolabardip #wamuseum
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