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    The view from my "office"

    Reminds me very much of the Omena Hotel we stayed at in Helsinki many years ago (Very sharp pricing and a great location)
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    10 Transit in Sydney - Luggage Options

    Seems that there has been a bit of a boom in bag storage options, we were checking for a trip the other day. Some we saw -Bounce: Luggage Storage Near Me - Left Luggage & Lockers Luggage Storage Sydney A$8.00/Day | Bag Storage and Lockers, Luggage Storage - Cheap & Secure 24/7 Lockers & Bag...
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    Thoughts on North Face Rolling Thunder 28"?

    No experience but the weight is the first thing I noticed!
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    The view from my "office"

    Has a pretty wild hail storm yesterday afternoon in parts of Port Macquarie- gave way to a nice sunset
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    The view from my "office"

    The race was weight for age. The difference between 1st & 2nd was over $2million so I think the conspiracy theories may be wrong in this case
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    Our Virgin Cruise

    I am a little confused by the last sentence Having now done a cruise, I am even more confounded by the "only unpack" once mantra that many voice. When travelling I can pack and be ready to go in 5 minutes so I never factor packing/unpacking into holiday planning. This cruise experience has...
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    What cheeses me off

    My solution has been to move away from Google search & use DuckDuckGo in the drop-down. Has been a much better experience after PIA, our VPN suggested it. Must say I thought that PIA was pretty poor in not providing any other solution
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    Our Virgin Cruise

    I did get a grin when I commented that the Hall of Fame was in a small room :)
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    Our Virgin Cruise

    There were a few things that our experienced mates pointed out but they didn't particularly impact our plan of a 2 week catch-up, some drinks, food & fun. Have just read your new report & enjoyed that too. Our mates were home & doing their washing before we even got off the ship!-sometimes...
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    Our Virgin Cruise

    Melbourne to Sydney A final sea day & actually saw a couple of other ships. Seas were very calm & the weather was excellent so we spent some time around the pool and the hammock was well used. I wasn’t keen enough to get up for the voyage into Sydney Harbour but the early morning views docked...
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    Our Virgin Cruise

    Melbourne We have spent some time in Melbourne previously so no big plans for looking around. We walked both directions from the pier- very dry gardens with the Bay St direction seeming to be high density housing and general living services. To the west seemed to have more space & more...
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    Our Virgin Cruise

    Fiordland to Hobart Our 3 sea days passed without boredom. Our friends commented that at times the seas were as rough (no idea of wave heights) as they had experienced so were were happy to avoid any sea sickness on the way to Hobart. Calm start Also pretty calm for this sunrise Hobart...
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    The view from my "office"

    Our "Poor Weather" friends are already starting to move in at Port Macquarie
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    Our Virgin Cruise

    A few Fiordland photos from different camera This was certainly our highlight day
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    Our Virgin Cruise

    3 Sounds-Doubtful, Dusky, Milford. Fiordland - Wikipedia The weather wasn’t the finest for our Fiordland visit. We have visited many parts of New Zealand by road but not this area. Our cruise mates & other mates that have cruised through here previously rate it highly. We certainly enjoyed the...
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    Our Virgin Cruise

    Last of Port Chalmers
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    Our Virgin Cruise

    More Dunedin Gothic Grandeur: First Church of Otago, Dunedin – Sacred Travel Destinations The name appealed to me Back at Port Chalmers 6 of the Best Things to Do in Port Chalmers, Dunedin - See the South Island NZ Travel Blog
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    Our Virgin Cruise

    Dunedin A very scenic drive from the port to the city & then a walk around the CBD area. The railway station was a highlight building and I thoroughly enjoyed the NZ Sporting Hall of Fame within the building. The First Church of Otago was a great Gothic structure & viewing the various shops...
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    Our Virgin Cruise

    More Timaru
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    Our Virgin Cruise

    Timaru Timaru - Wikipedia Basically a small port city. Shuttle buses to the centre & greeted by friendly locals with a country town attitude. Some craft displays & vintage vehicle display where we were dropped. Only around 30,000 residents who seem well served by a massive number of individual...
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