We're Jo & Alan.
Aspiring full-time travellers and content creators from Australia |
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"buy the ticket..take the ride"
a quote from a book by Hunter. S. Thompson describing the prospect of being involved in a journey that may get you
in way over your head but deciding that turning back would be a much less interesting option.
In our case ,"tickets", because we are on this journey together.
a quote from a book by Hunter. S. Thompson describing the prospect of being involved in a journey that may get you
in way over your head but deciding that turning back would be a much less interesting option.
In our case ,"tickets", because we are on this journey together.
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We stayed at The Rimba in Bali a few years ago and were very impressed, so were keen to see if anything had changed. To add pressure to our expectations we had Jo's Mum along with us so the pressure really was on!
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To experience two Major airlines Business Class facilities in one day is certainly a first for us. Qantas from Tasmania to Bali with a quick stopover in the Emirates lounge at Sydney was a memorable days travel.
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The North West of Tasmania is famous for it's spectacular beaches and rugged coastline. We spent a day driving to Stanley to conquer the local attraction of "The Nut" giving us amazing views out to the Southern Ocean.
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Tasmania is earning a well deserved reputation as an unspoiled, scenic tourist destination. We recently had the chance to experience it from the air via a seaplane from Hobart which was a first for us. Take a look at the video of our flight-
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Sydney Airport, saw over 20 million passenger movements last year. Unfortunately there is no Hotel attached to the terminal but there are a number of hotels within a 10 mins ride. We found one that ticked a lot of boxes for us, see what is does for you- See more
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Bali Airport has an excellent hotel right next to the airport. There is signage that will direct you to the hotel but involves quite a bit of uphill traipsing. If you have anything other than carry-on it would be in your interest to follow these directions-
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Novotel Bali Airport is one of the most hospitable airport hotels we've had the pleasure of staying in. So good in fact we have stayed there 3 times in the last few weeks. So good that I even took my Mother-in-law which says quite a bit about my confidence-
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Potato Head is supposedly a modern take on Rome's Colosseum, the curved entrance facade is crafted in Potato Head's trademark of mismatched teak shutters collected from across the Indonesian archipelago. We made our customary visit and video-
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The Padma Resort, Legian Beach is a bit of an institution and has built a reputation on quality for many years now. We stayed there a long time ago and were not disappointed with what we found this visit either-
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