Day 2 on the Indian Pacific. Sleeping was REALLY tough! The section of track we traversed overnight is rough – considered the worst on the route. Neither of us were able to get more than a few hours of sleep due to the harsh ride. Just after dawn, we arrived in ‘Broken Hill’, a historic…
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It’s our last morning in the Sydney flat. Dick wanders over to the local boulangerie to pick up our morning croissants. After packing, we Uber over to the Central Train station (huge, think Grand Central), locate our platform and check our bags. We have some time to spare so we walk over to ‘Ze Pickle’,…
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Our last full day in Sydney. After some excellent croissants secured from the local bakery, we ferried over to Taronga Zoo, north of Sidney proper. The zoo is in a spectacular setting, overlooking the main bay with panoramic views of the city. Taronga has a nice collection of native Australian critters in a natural setting….
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We had a very early start to the day for our wine tour up to the Hunter Valley. Hunter Valley was the first wine region in Australia, but is also its smallest, and is about 2 hours north of Sydney. The tour operator is Gourmet Getaway Tours, essentially a one man show. The owner started out as…
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