by Jim and Gisela Spires | May 24, 2011 | Australia-2011, Video
This morning we rode a vintage train up to the top of the rainforest on a scenic railway….The Royale Service Train to Kuranda. We were served champagne and OJ along with fresh macadamia nuts as we listened to the commentary and watched the beautiful scenery out our...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | May 23, 2011 | Australia-2011, Video
After a day on the Great Barrier Reef and a day in the rainforest in Cairns, Australia, we picked up our motorhomes to start our three week tour of Australia. Our motorhomes are the latest design and are much larger than previous years. Among the many, many new...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | May 23, 2011 | Australia-2011, Video
The brand new motor homes we picked up today are fantastic. Fantasy RV Tours sure knows how to treat it guest. These motorhomes are fullly equipped and have automatic transmissions. What a pleasure to drive. The spacious interiors will make the next 20 or so days...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | May 23, 2011 | Australia-2011, Video
Today after we picked up our fleet of brand new motorhomes in Cairns we drove 90 miles to Mission Beach to our first campground in Australia. As you’ll see in the video I took, we are in the tropics here and camped right across from the beach…can’t wait to take a...
by Gisela Spires | May 15, 2011 | Australia-2011, Video
On our way to Grafton we make a stop at Tropical Fruit World where we have morning tea, hot scones and tea, before starting on the deluxe tour. All of us become kids again as we load on a tram pulled by a tractor with huge tires. We are driven thru the orchard where...
by Gisela Spires | Apr 29, 2011 | Outback-2011, Video
One of the highlights of the Outback tour is the two days at Ayers Rock and the ultimate highlight is the “Sounds of Silence” dinner. This is an evening extravaganza of dining and entertainment. Starting with drinks and canapés, we watched the sun slowly...