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Feb
08
Day Trip to Daylesford - Final Part Daylesford Town Center, Paradise Bookshop and Harvest Cafe

Day Trip to Daylesford - Final Part Daylesford Town Center, Paradise Bookshop and Harvest Cafe

We couldn't leave Daylesford without exploring the town center! Daylesford felt like a typical Australian country town -
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Feb
08
Day Trip to Daylesford - Part 3 Lake Daylesford and Mineral Springs

Day Trip to Daylesford - Part 3 Lake Daylesford and Mineral Springs

Lake Daylesford is a short 5 minute drive from Wombat Hills Botanical Gardens, so we decided to explore that next.
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Feb
03
Day Trip to Daylesford - Part 2 Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens

Day Trip to Daylesford - Part 2 Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens

After a delectable breakfast at Cliffy's Emporium, we went off to explore the area with full bellies and
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Feb
02
Day Trip to Daylesford - Part 1 Cliffy's Emporium

Day Trip to Daylesford - Part 1 Cliffy's Emporium

Date: Saturday, 25 January 2025 Most of the year, it's too cold for us to travel around Victoria,
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Jan
28
Weekend of Sunshine in Melbourne: Caroline Springs, Brunswick and Tofu Shoten

Weekend of Sunshine in Melbourne: Caroline Springs, Brunswick and Tofu Shoten

Date: 17 - 19 January 2025 Summer weekends full of sun, warmth, delicious food, and time to unwind. Ah, absolute
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Jan
26
Mother & Daughters at Old Man Drew Cafe

Mother & Daughters at Old Man Drew Cafe

Sharlene and I have been talking about going to Old Man Drew, an outdoor cafe with a fairy garden setting
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Jan
24
I'm back!

I'm back!

I started this blog more than a decade ago, in 2012. In my very first post, I summarised the reasons
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Jun
14

Phuket Day 5 - Stranded in the rain

Date: 13 June 2013 The weather forecast had predicted a rain-free day so we decided to head for a walk
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Jun
12

Phuket Day 4 - Relaxing

For this morning, we finally had a chance to go outside the resort for breakfast as the weather was clear.
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Jun
11

Phuket Day 3 - Old Phuket Town

Our room number ⬆️ For breakfast on day 3 of our trip, we had wanted to go and try out the
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