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April 28, 2025
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Although my personal travel in 2024 is far from over, today is the last full day of activities for the Road Scholar segment of the trip. Tomorrow, we’ll fly together to Sydney where we’ll share a final hotel dinner and …
April 25, 2025
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If arriving in Cairns wasn’t enough to raise the excitement for those in the group who had been anticipating a visit to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), the dinner presentation by Dave O’Brien – who will also lead our excursion …
April 23, 2025
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As our flight takes us to Cairns, the last stop on the Great Australian Train Trek, I thought it might be interesting to look at how Uluru became Ayers Rock before having its traditional name returned – at least for …