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Midlife Travel

Never too old to backpack the world

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Moon over Halong Bay Vietnam

Ha Long Bay, Vetnam

Earthquake Damage, Lyttleton, New Zealand

Earthquake Damage, Lyttleton, New Zealand

Dalat, Vietnam

Cradle Mtn, Tas

Silverton NSW

Sydney Harbour Bridge, NSW

Silverton NSW

Cradle Mtn, Tas

Sydney Harbour Bridge, NSW

Typical Vietnamese food

Typical Vietnamese food

Cafe Sua Da - Iced Coffee

Cafe Sua Da - Iced Coffee

Happy Hour Mojitios at the Hotel Majestic, Saigon

Happy Hour Mojitios at the Hotel Majestic

This is NOT I5 - somewhere in Georgia

This is NOT I5 - somewhere in Georgia

Swimming Pool at the Beautiful Boutique Saigon Hotel

Swimming Pool at the Beautiful Boutique Saigon Hotel - about US$32/night

Cargo boat - Mekong Delta

Cargo boat - Mekong Delta

Cost about $80/night in Georgia

Cost about $80/night in Georgia

Single lane, covered bridge, Pennsylvania. Not an Interstate!

Single lane, covered bridge, Pennsylvania. Not an Interstate!

Road Trip Easter USA, Savannah

Cocktail Bar Savannah, Georgia

Public transport in New Orleans - we didn't find it often but when you do it's very cheap.

An Oil Refinery in the suburbs of Baton Rouge, Louisiana - the reason for the price of "gas"

Market in New Orleans

Lunch in Alabama

Motel in Ohacoke, Outer Banks

I usually chose the cheapest fair - but this plane was going NOWHERE!

Singapore Changi Airport Pool

Singapore's Changi Airport Pool - about US$!2 will buy you access and a towel. There's even a bar! And as you can see - it's not very busy! Top tip - bring sunscreen and swimming gear in your carry on.

Wellington Train Station

Wellington Train Station

Taken from the same position using the Canon

Lunch At Your Seat, Train to Kalaw, Myanmar

Lunch At Your Seat, Train to Kalaw

Ordinary Class, Train Carriage, Train to Mandalay

Ordinary Class, Train Carriage, Train to Mandalay

Bago's Train Station

Bago's Train Station

Sydney Ferries Under the Harbour Bridge - Dwarfed by a Liner

Sydney Ferries Under the Harbour Bridge - Dwarfed by a Liner

View from Sydney YHA Towards the Opera House

View from Sydney YHA Towards the Opera House

Goteik Viaduct, Train with a view!

Goteik Viaduct, Train With a View!

Yangon Railway Station

Yangon Railway Station

Perth's Swan River - location of the Australia Day fireworks

Perth's Swan River - location of the Australia Day fireworks

Where it all started, Sydney Cove

Where it all started, Sydney Cove

Christmas Markets, Berlin

Christmas Markets, Berlin

Christmas Lights, Orchard Rd, Singapore

Christmas Lights, Orchard Rd, Singapore

Overpriced Hotel - Ngaungshwe

Not worth $70 night - Ngaungshwe

Overpriced Hotel - Ngaungshwe

Overpriced Hotel - Ngaungshwe

Koh Chang White Sand Beach

Koh Chang White Sand Beach

Koh Samui Chaweng Beach

Koh Samui Chaweng Beach

Phuket Kata Beach

Phuket Kata Beach

View from Hpa-An Hotel

View from Hpa-An Hotel

Model Railway, Hobart

Buddhas at Bagan

Sule Pagoda, Central Yangon

Central Mandalay

Local on the local loop train, Yangon

Local on the local loop train, Yangon

Floating Village - Inle Lake Burma

Vaisala Hotel, Vaisala, Savai'i, Samoa

Vaisala Hotel, Vaisala, Savai'i, Samoa

Busy restaurant, Vaisala Hotel, Samoa

Busy restaurant, Vaisala Hotel, Samoa

Australia's Killer Beaches and Sun

Australia's Killer Beaches and Sun

New Zealand Native Bird, Zealandia, Wellington

New Zealand Native Bird, Zealandia, Wellington - Nope I have no idea which one!

Zealandia, Wellington, New Zealand

Part of the lake-side walkway - Zealandia

Wellington Waterfront

Wellington Waterfront

Mt Taranaki / Egmont

Mt Taranaki / Egmont

Karajini, WA

Bell Gorge, WA

Emma Gorge, NT

Truckie on the Oodnadatta Track and the Old Ghan Railroad

Truckie on the Oodnadatta Track and the Old Ghan Railroad

Whitebait Fritter, Lake Ferry, for research purposes only - honest

Whitebait Fritter, Lake Ferry, for research purposes only - honest

Flashy Featherston Pub - which probably doesn't server under-age drinkers any more...

Flashy Featherston Pub - which probably doesn't server under-age drinkers any more...

Packing to Leave London 1990

Packing to Leave London 1990, the right to work in the UK was critical for my travelling at the time

Plane arriving at Lukla, Nepal 1990

My flight arriving Lukla, Nepal, 1990

Halong Bay, Vietnam

Halong Bay, Vietnam, on a cold winter's day

Planehenge, SA

New World Museum Te Papa Wellington New Zealand

New World Museum Te Papa Wellington New Zealand

Louvre Entrance Hall, Below the Glass Pyramid

Louvre Entrance Hall, Below the Glass Pyramid

Cape Palliser Lighthouse, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Cape Palliser Lighthouse, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Martinborough Hotel, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Martinborough Hotel, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Lake Ferry Hotel, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Lake Ferry Hotel, Wairarapa, New Zealand

South Coast from Lake Ferry Hotel

South Coast from Lake Ferry Hotel

Sunset, Exmouth, Western Australia

Moon over Hailong Bay Vietnam

Camping, Australia

The writer, not writing, camping, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia

Beach Restaurant Boat, Krabi, Thailand

Beach Restaurant Boat, Krabi, Thailand

Invisible City Wellington New Zealand

Cyclo, Saigon, Vietnam

Cyclo, Saigon, Vietnam

S.S. Mataroa docked at Curacao 1952

S.S. Mataroa docked at Curacao 1952

Peggy Fellows, cycling England, 1952

Peggy Fellows, cycling England, 1952

Broome, WA

Bell Gorge, WA

Vancouver Jan 1988

Vancouver Jericho Beach Hostel, Jan 1988

canberra-wmemorialar-

Canberra War Memorial photo courtesy FDW via flickr.com

Grouse Mountain, Vancouver, Jan 1988

From the top of Grouse Mountain, Jan 1988

Stanley Park, Vancouver, Jun 1988

Stanley Park, Vancouver, Jun 1988

view from Vancouver Lookout

View from Vancouver Lookout, 1988

Queen Elizabeth cruiser liner Wellington, NZ

Me, near the start of the Everest Trek, Nepal, March 1990

Patong Beach, August, Phuket

Patong Beach, on an overcast day - July

Christmas Market, Berlin, Germany

Koh Lipe, Krabi Thailand

northern ireland, snowy landscape

Northern Ireland in the snow - I'll travel to see it - but I hate the cold at home!

"Leaning Man" near Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand

Melbourne skyline from the Tasmanian ferry

Looking back towards St Kilda and the Melbourne CBD

Tuk Tuk Kata, Phuket, Thailand

Tuk Tuk, Kata Beach, Thailand

Rain on the beach in Langkawi, Malaysia - still warm enough to swim though!

Thailand, Land of Smiles and Beaches

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