During our year-long trip around Australia in 2008-09, we were fortunate to be on Kangaroo Island in South Australia for the social event of the year, the annual Kangaroo Island Cup race day. It was a party weekend for the island. On the Friday night before the race, in the town of Kingscote, there was …
2008 Christmas Letter
Rob, Clare and Olive would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas. We hope Santa is good to you this year, and brings lots of festive cheer! It has been a big year for us, being on the road travelling around Australia for much of it. Since our last email from Darwin, we have …
Along The Road – An Oz Trip Update
In case you have been wondering what we have been up to, here is an update on our around Australia trip. It has been an excellent adventure so far. After 3 weeks in Darwin we finally got itchy feet and got on the road again. We are currently in Katherine, enjoying the local gorge and river. We …
2007 Christmas Letter
2007 has been an amazing year for us with the new addition to our family. Olive has kept us on our toes and is getting more gorgeous every day. We wish you all a wonderful Christmas and hope the New Year brings much happiness to you and your family. We hope to see you sometime soon, Love …
2006 Christmas Letter
Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas. May your dreams be fulfilled in theNew Year. We have had a very busy year in 2006. We returned from our around the world trip, then relocated our lives to Melbourne, found new jobs, made a baby, and to finish it off, did some work in Santa's workshop! We hope …
Rob and Clare’s Around the World Trip 2005
Here is the daily diary entries for each country stopover of our trip around the world in 2005, in the order of travel. We started and finished in our home country of Australia, and visited 30 countries. Yee ha. The journey we took on our around the world trip in 2005 AustraliaCosta RicaNicaraguaHondurasGuatemalaBelizeMexicoUSAUKTurkey SpainEgyptFranceItalySloveniaHungaryAustriaPolandCzech RepublicAustria …
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Stencil Art from the Mexican City of Oaxaca
We have been on a few trips to Mexico, the longest was four weeks that we spent travelling around in 2005. On the visit to the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca, we enjoyed a walk around town, and were captivated by the interesting architecture, and the quirky stencil art we found on the buildings. It …
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Our Favorite Ancient Ruins
Our World Top-10 List: Ancient Ruins [ more Top-10 Lists ] This list is our own personal top ten based on what we have seen and experienced in our travels around the world, mostly from our trip in 2005. 1. Khajuraho, India The Khajuraho temples are famous for their erotic sculptures but equally impressive are the …
Top Religious Experiences
Our World Top-10 List: Religious Experiences from around the world [ more Top-10 Lists ] This list is our own personal top ten based on what we have seen and experienced in our travels, mostly from our round the world trip in 2005. 1. Seeing the Shroud of the Virgin Mary, Mexico City, Mexico 2. Visiting …
Our Favorite Travel Photos
World Top-10 List: Our favourite travel photographs from our trips around the world [ more Top-10 Lists ] This list is our own personal top-ten favourite photos that we have taken during our travels, mainly from our trip around the world in 2005. We have seen so many churches in our travels and most photos struggle …