Out the Back of NSW
Between 19th and 28th March, I had annual leave and so I decided I would do some exploring. Due to the possibility of cross-border restrictions, travel permits for interstate travellers, and the possibility of COVID19 outbreaks in general, I decided…
Keeping Away from The Virus
Since my last travel related post, there has been a wave or two of the COVID-19 Coronavirus in Australia. And it still isn’t under control in some parts of Australia. So when I booked three weeks of annual leave for…
3 States in 3 weeks
The railway related post for this blog post is available at my Jim’s Model Trains website. In March 2020, I had 4 weeks of long service leave and as I still had a month or so left on a 6…
A Broken Hill, Low Scrub & Bush, The Hunter Valley
13-10-2019: For the start of this holiday, I arrived at the railway station in the town we live in a bit before the time the XPT train to Sydney was due to arrive at 12:21pm. I waited. And waited. And…
An Island Holiday
Monday 7th October was the start of 3 weeks of annual leave for me. And the start of 1 week of annual leave for Rebecca. As I had 2 more weeks of holidays after this week, this week of holidays…
A Sabbath at Mount Buffalo
A few weeks ago in the middle of May, before the Australian snow season started, Jesse, Eliana and myself spent a Sabbath hiking around the Mount Buffalo National park, in norther eastern Victoria (Australia). The original plan was that Jesse…
3 states, 3 people, and lots different experiences
The Plan A family holiday. It’s been a while since we could say we had one of those. This holiday had been in the planning stages for months, and on the last Friday in September all that planning was put…
A Whole Bunch of Firsts
For 5 days before Easter 2018, I had the opportunity to embark on that most james-like of holidays – a cycling holiday. But that holiday prooved to have a lot of firsts: First time riding on the Bellarine Peninsula. First…
Camera Club
For a number of years we have been looking for something we can do as a couple / family. Rebecca and I have our own hobbies and interests but a common hobby we both had was not so obvious. Over…
Me, Pa and the Car
When my dad (who the kids call Pa) visits, I normally take that opportunity to do some sight-seeing. Often the sight-seeing includes trying to discover interesting railway related stuff (we are both quite interested in trains) where we are travelling.…