by Jim and Gisela Spires | Dec 29, 2011 | AU-NZ 2012, Outback-2012
The Sounds of Silence Dinner is an unforgettable dining experience. We arrive at this open-air restaurant here in the middle of nowhere. A didgeridoo fills the air with sounds from Australia’s Outback. Then out of nowhere, a glass of champagne arrives and waiters...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Dec 27, 2011 | AU-NZ 2012, Outback-2012
Alice Springs is the destination today. We hopped a plane in Sydney and headed for Australia’s famous Outback. This area is wild and sparsely populated due to the harsh desert climate in Australia’s interior. You might call it Australia’s wild frontier. At Alice...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jun 15, 2011 | Fiji-2011
Ahhhhh, Fiji! Doesn’t the name conjure up visions of laying in a hammock under palms swaying in the tropical breeze? Our group spent four relaxing days unwinding from our fabulous tour to New Zealand, Australia and the Australia Outback. Some went on a trip down...
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...
