A Road Tour of Southern Ireland – 10 Highlights
Once outside of Dublin, 6 days allowed us plenty of time to explore Southern Ireland's Highlights - and Lowlights.
Brows for “Give it a Miss”to see honest views on what – with the wonderful benefit of hindsight – I would NOT do again!
Traeth Llanddwyn Newborough Forest
4 Days in Anglesey – A Copper Bottomed Guaranteed Great Beach Break
Join me for 4 Days in Anglesey. Beautiful beaches, fabulous food with some history and heritage thrown in. Surely all you need for a copper bottomed great beach break?
Pinnacles Desert Nambung National Park WA
Kalbarri to Cervantes – Pink Lake and The Pinnacles
The road from Kalbarri to Cervantes is 378 kms (4 hrs 7 mins), but offers plenty to see on the way including two "Must Do" attractions: Pink Lake (Hutt Lagoon) and The Pinnacles.
Kalbarri Edge Resort WA Lounge
Accommodation Review: Kalbarri Edge Resort, Kalbarri
Kalbarri Edge Resort is an excellent place to stay in Kalbarri. The resort is operated on a timeshare kind of basis, so owners come for 4 weeks a year and rent out their apartments for the remainder of the year, paying a management fee. The apartment we had was very spacious with a well equipped kitchen, large gas Jumbuck barbie on the patio, a washing machine and a good sized spa bath. There is also a swimming pool in the grounds. The Tourist Office is just a short walk away as is the beach and a really good little supermarket.
Kangaroos on Lucky Bay - Cape le Grand National Park
Esperance WA’s Best Beaches
The road from Bremer Bay to Esperance (home of Australia's best beaches) was long - very long - and straight. There were hardly any vehicles on it except the odd road train (shortish) which gave you a start as it rushed past. The road took us through interesting sounding places like Jerramingup, Munillinup and Nindilibillup. Up means "place of" around here - I wonder what these places we were passing through were places of ...? They didn't have enough interest to make us stop long enough to find out. We were keen to press on to Esperance and explore all those beautiful beaches. It took us around 4 hours in total to get here.
Lovely sea views from our geranium filled balcony in warm sunshine.
Springtime in Gran Canaria
The thermometer is your ally in Gran Canaria! We visited at the end of March when it was grey and wet back home in the UK and were treated to pleasant tempera
Hot Water Beach
The Temperature is Rising … Cathedral Cove/Hot Water Beach
Ten minutes drive from Cathedral Cove is Hot Water Beach where hot water from two underground springs gushes up from 2kms below ground to the surface when you dig in the sand. The trick is ...
Billings
Bye Bye Billings – A 1 Night Stand
Billings was our choice for a "one night stand" - only because it was about as far as we could drive towards Yellowstone without stopping really. We walked up the top end of Main Street to buy a few bits and pieces we needed. The hotel was located right next to a liquor store with a friendly notice "No Soliciting" - and there was an all pervading smell of frying. We reached the CVS Driv Thru Pharmacy and asked the shop assistant if we should walk down the rest of MaIin Street to downtown Billngs? People drive, they don't walk. go if you like - but "I've lived here all my life - it's not real fun". thanks - We'll take a rain check on that!