However I discovered that this international city gave me a rush of sensory stimulation with its exotic sights, world-class shopping centres, centuries old temples and palaces, the boat-filled congested Chao Phraya River and the state-of-the-art public transport system.
I think most of us are touched at some stage during our lifetime with the illness known as Dementia, whether it be a loved one, a relative or friend. As we get older too there is always the fear at the back of our minds as to whether we will contract this debilitating disease during our twilight years.
Day trips out of the Gold Coast in sunny Queensland are plentiful. We are spoilt for choice with quirky little surfing hotspots, family seaside villages on ocean estuaries, the lush green cauldron, mountain vistas, thundering waterfalls, heritage-listed rainforests, farmgate produce and vineyards.
Despite the strong urbanization of the whole country, North West Vietnam is still famous for pristine mountainous beauty. It possesses its own unique rhythm.
My thoughts on cruiselines is that it comes down to what type of cruise you are after. For some it is the cuisine, for others entertainment and nightlife or for some the comfort and features of the ship
Australia is home to a few major cities sitting on the coast and the middle of the country is deserted, yet it still gets over 7 million visitors per year right now.
After bringing you the delights of Freycinet Peninsula and Bay of Fires, I’m backtracking a little and giving you a glimpse of the best of the rest of the East Coast of Tasmania.
A certain girl is having her birthday next month and her lovely hubby is treating her with her favourite gift – a holiday!!! Yes I am setting sail again on the high seas of South-East Asia on a 15 day luxury cruise with Princess Cruises
Victoria’s capital is full of culture and sport, with a brimming artistic community and home to some of the best food, dining and live music in the country.Victoria’s capital is full of culture and sport, with a brimming artistic community and home to some of the best food, dining and live music in the country.
Let me tell you a story about a boy called Joseph Moles, my third great grandfather on my mother’s side of the family. He came, much like a lot of Australians, by convict ship in 1840 to the shores of Van Dieman’s Land (or Tasmania) to Hobart.