I’m a freelance writer, retired teacher, quilt maker and grower of roses. I love the preparation, planning and research that goes into a great holiday almost as much as the holiday itself and feel very satisfied when a journey goes smoothly because it’s been well thought out. Come with me on our travels and adventures in Australia and around the world.
My travel stories have been published in the Fernwood Magazine and Smart Farmer Queensland.
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The Eternal Traveller 
Planning is fine but the joy of travelling is being flexible enough to be open to discovery and the surprises that are presented when things don’t always go to plan.
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Michel, You are right. We live in Australia and it’s very time consuming and it costs a lot to get to most other countries so we like to have our transport and accommodation organised before we leave to ensure that there are no unfortunate surprises. But once we’re there it’s a different matter and we love roaming and exploring and going off the tourist track. I do think though that the research that goes into a good trip is almost as much fun as the trip itself.
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Hi Carol, I just nominated you for the Shine On Award: http://catbirdinoman.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/the-shine-on-award/
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Thanks! How exciting.
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Hi Carol, I’ve nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award: http://catbirdinafrica.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/the-very-inspiring-blogger-award/
I hope you’ll accept but if you feel it’s too much work, I certainly understand!! 🙂
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Thank you, I feel very honoured to receive this award. I will get to accepting it when I’m on school holidays soon.
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Take your time, Carol. As you can see, it took me 4 months to accept it!
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You have a great blog filled with lovely writing and beautiful photos! I will be on the look out for your next post!
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Thank you very much for the lovely compliment. I hope you enjoy future posts.
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I believe I will come with you after seeing your lovely photographs. 🙂
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Thanks. It’s nice that you enjoy them.
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You have got beautiful pictures from your travels on your blog. Great to see other countries even if it is only pictures!
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Thank you. That’s what I like about reading other people’s blogs too.
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Here via Manny’s mention of you on Marsha’s blog:
http://tchistorygal.com/2013/12/07/mannys-hooked-on-travel/
I look forward to seeing you on my reader & traveling with you through your blog.
PeAce-
RoSy 🙂
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Thank you for visiting and following. I hope you enjoy my stories.
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I am definitely going to Brussels one day!
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We loved it!
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delighted to find your travel blog. I love travel too – when I can!! Your photos are wonderful!!
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Thank you and welcome. I think lots of people have a dream to travel as much as possible.
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awesome posts and BEAUTIFUL imagery.
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Thank you very much. It’s great to receive such a lovely compliment.
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Tick tick tick tick 🙂 We have a teacher in our midst too, we love quilts (although never made one) and we love roses and travel 🙂 Seems like we have too much in common to not follow you!!
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Snap! I love discovering new blogging kindred spirits. Can’t wait to read more of your posts.
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What a beautiful and interesting blog you have! I’m a teacher too.
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Thank you. I’m glad you are enjoying it as much as I do.
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Thanks for following my blog & checking me out! You have a cool blog here! 🙂 x
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Thanks! I’m looking forward to reading more.
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Me too! ☺️
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Plan a trip and not to take it is fun too 🙂 I am happy that your trips are going according to the plans 🙂 Safe journeys 🙂
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Thanks!
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Glad to have found a fellow travel lover! Look forward to following you and your adventures. Merry Xmas!
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Thanks and welcome. I’m planning some more travel adventures for next year!
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Your blog is superb and the places you visit are so fascinating! I have a passion for travel as well. I would love to read more to get a taste of the places you visit. Keep up the good work!
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Welcome and thank you for the lovely compliment. I’m glad you are enjoying my writing.
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I’m with you on the research thing. My travel motto has always been “Over-prepare and then go with the flow.” Works for me.
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I figure since it takes us more than a day to go anywhere on the other side of the world I don’t want to get there and then have something not work out how it’s supposed to. And I don’t want to come home and then find out about a place we missed. Better to be organised and then take things as they come, I say.
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Hello there! Just letting you know that we have tagged you for the Explore the Elements challenge. Check it out here: http://wp.me/p3vWrS-2PV Have a great week!
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Thanks. It might take me a while to do this justice!
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I’m glad to have found your blog, it is great. I read several articles on your blog and I think it is useful for the tourists =)
Let me introduce myself, My name is Sam, a HongKonger who love travel. Two months ago, I had created a attractions based travel site which aims to connect the bloggers and the tourists. Bloggers can share their articles, photos or comments about an attractions and let tourists find the useful travel information more easily, just like an index of blogs and attractions. I know you write a lots of articles about different attractions and i believe you will write more in the future, so I would like to invite you to join our community and share your articles and photos to let the tourists can read your travel story. Hope you will join us to share the travel information with each other.
Look for your reply, hope you all the best!
http://www.travelersfootprint.com/
Sam
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Hi Sam. I would love to share some of my stories on your site. Thanks for the invitation.
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Thank you for your reply =) Please feel free to contact me if you have any question.
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Quilt maker ….wow…that is so amazing 🙂
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Thanks. Although I have to admit that since I started blogging the quilt making has suffered a little! It’s a shame I can’t write and quilt at the same time.
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Hmm…can understand how it feels. Wish we had more than 24 hours a day
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and you’re a “planner” as well….I’m more a minimalist planner…what is Fernwood Magazine?
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Fernwood Magazine is the members’ magazine for Fernwood which is a ladies only gym franchise in Australia.
I am a planner when it comes to travelling overseas. We figure it takes a long time to get to anywhere apart from New Zealand and we don’t want to waste time trying to find accommodation or organise transport when we arrive. So all this is planned. But once we’re there we tend to play it by ear and try to do less touristy stuff.
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Well…how very cool! The great distance to places was always an issue when I lived in the US. It took a lot more planning, and a lot more flight time to get somewhere, usually over some big ocean. Then there was the issue of jet lag.
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Travelling time is always a consideration. When going to Europe we like to have a stopover along the way. That minimises jet lag too.
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AGREED, absolutely. From Abu Dhabi, I always stop over in Amsterdam for three or four days, sometimes a week, sometimes, the whole summer! That’s why I don’t plan my trips too well. I’m pretty close to most other places I want to visit. India’s 2 hours away.
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You’re a bit more central than we are.
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that’s one good thing about living here
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Found your blog and really love it. Enjoy your posts about Australia immensely. Enjoying reading about your time in Maui also. I am looking forward to more.
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Thank you and welcome. I have plenty more to come about our time in Hawaii.
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I think that’s absolutely true, that it is almost as much joy in doing the research/planning of an adventure, as the adventure itself! I love reading up about a place before going there.
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Anticipation is so much fun.
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Yes!
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You have a wonderful blog! Look forward to reading many of your posts:)
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Thank you and welcome!
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Delicious. Thanks for sharing.
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Love your blog and your enthusiasm for so many different things and aspects of life. Have a wonderful 2017….
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Thank you. That’s a wonderful compliment.
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Just discovered your blog (via Miriam at Out an About). Looking forward to learning more about you here.
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Hi Gabe. Welcome. I hope you enjoy reading more!
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Absolutely! You’re in my daily reader, so I’ll be back.
Feel free to swing by my place anytime you’d like as well.
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Great to connect with a fellow Aussie WordPress blogger. I too have just discovered you through Miriams blog. Looking forward to reading about your travels. Lorelle
https://amindfultravellerblog.wordpress.com/
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Hi Lorelle. Nice to meet you! I’m looking forward to seeing your posts too.
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👍🏼
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Nice to meet you!
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Hello and welcome!
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I saw the link to your blog in Alive and Trekking’s post and this page alone makes me want to read more about your travels! I couldn’t agree more about enjoying the planning & preparation for a great holiday.
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Thank you and welcome! I’m almost off to work this morning so I’ll make a visit to your blog this evening. 😀
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Thank you, I would really appreciate that!
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Carol we would like to include you in an end of the year post expressing our gratitude to those who have supported us over the past year. I can’t find an email address for you here so can you email me at traveltalesoflife@gmail.com if you would like to be included?
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Hi, I came across your blog. Great work. Interesting content and nice pictures.
I am a foodblogger from Canada, and I invite you to visit/follow my blog at:
https://zest4foodblog.wordpress.com
Cheers, Angelika
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Great blog !I will like to follow it !
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Thank you and welcome!
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My pleasure ♥️
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Hope we follow each other. I am working on freelancing sites, too
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