If you are a Canberran and you enjoy gardening and growing vegetables, you should know about Rodney’s nursery and his café. Ever since my mother moved to Canberra in March this year, I have been wanting to take her here for a meal. It has been raining for the past few weeks, and today it finally cleared up. The three of us wander here for lunch.

The garden café was already quite busy at around 11:00 on a Sunday morning. Although it was a cold winter morning, the sun was out, and sitting by the outdoor electric heater, it didn’t feel cold at all.

If there is a bed and you know it, point your paw

If there is a bed and you know it, point your paw

If there is a bed and you know it, then you’re still going to sleep outside

Outside!

If you are wondering, this is the song that should go with the pics above…

Life is simpler with a checklist. This is what I use before my travels:

Travel Documents

• Check all your travel documentations carefully and contact your travel agencies immediately if you have any queries or problems,
• It’s a good idea to have separate copies of all your documents (including passports) to carry and leave a copy of your itinerary with a relative or friend at home,
• All names on the booking match passport names of all travellers,
• Frequent flyer number has been advised and used in all bookings.

Passports

• Check that your passport and visas are in order. Most countries require a minimum of 6 months’ validity on your passport (from your return date). If you are travelling on a non-Australian passport then you must carry correct re-entry documentation.
• Check that you have the correct visa and passport type for your destination

Flight confirmation

Although most airlines do not require you to reconfirm, still, check your flight schedule at least 24 hours prior to departure. Airlines have the right to change flight times and dates without notice. Download the airline’s app and turn on notification.

• Soak in the Pamukkale thermal pools, Turkey

• Explore the fascinating Salar de Uyuni salt flats, Bolivia

• Find paradise on Palawan Island, the Philippines

• See the spectacular Northern Lights

• Discover the “temple that is a city” at Angkor Wat in Cambodia

• Scale Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji

• Take a trip into the wilderness on an African safari

• Ascend the arch of Sydney Harbour Bridge My story here

I’m joining a 10 days La Petite France trip with Albatross Tours. So excited!!! 😻😻😻

Tour Overview

Sleep in a picturesque château in the Loire Valley, walk amongst the flowers of Monet’s Gardens and Château Villandry and dine on exquisite seafood in the ‘pirate town’ of St Malo. Stand on the Normandy beaches, visit magnificent Mont-Saint-Michel and sip Benedictine in a palace! C’est magnifique…