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  • Hiroshima in Peace

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    Here is the diary of our few days staying in Hiroshima, Japan. We travelled here from Takayama, and will be heading to Kyoto next. Today was mostly a travel day. The train journey was easy and efficient as usual. We left Takayama at 9.45 and arrived in Hiroshima at three in the afternoon. We had a very short stop…

  • Take me to Takayama

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    Here is the diary of our flights to Japan and the first few days in Takayama. After this, we continued on to Hiroshima then Kyoto, spending two weeks in Japan.  Leaving Perth We left Perth at 4 pm, a much more pleasant departure time than for our previous overseas trips, however it meant we had to travel through…

  • 2010 Christmas Letter

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    Hi Everyone. We are getting our Christmas message out early this year as we have gone to Melbourne to spend time with some of Rob’s family. We wanted to share some of the highlights of our year in 2010. For our second year back in Perth, we tried to pack in lots of adventures as usual.…

  • 2010 Wood Family Summit

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    With our family spread all around Australia plus a few in the USA, it is rare for all of us to get together. Since the kids have grown and spread their wings, the brood is getting bigger, so we make the most of any chance we get to spend time together. In 2010 we travelled…

  • 2009 Christmas Letter

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    Hi and apologies to all those expecting a fancy animated Christmas image like last year, unfortunately we have been too busy with the new addition to our family who has been quite demanding (though not surprising for a seven week old!). In fact the whole year has been a very busy one for us. We…

  • Final Update from Around Australia

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    This is our last trip update as we have reached the end of the road for now (see the map of our journey). This may seem a little late for some, as we have been in Perth now for a couple of months. We arrived just before Easter and in time for Olive’s second birthday.…

  • Our ‘Round Australia trip: 2008-09

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    Between May 2008 and April 2009, Clare, Rob and Olive travelled around Australia in a VW Transporter Camper Van (a follow up to our around the world trip in 2005). This time there was three of us, as our family has now expanded with our bundle of joy, Olive. You can see our complete journey on this map.  You…

  • Map of our Journey around Australia

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    Around Australia in 2008 Here is a rough route of our complete journey. We started in Melbourne, heading up through Broken Hill and north to Darwin. From there we went across to Queensland, up and down the coast to Melbourne, then across the Nullarbor to finish in Perth. Just some of our stops are marked…

  • Our Favourite Historic Towns of Australia

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    Our Top-10 List: Favourite Historic Towns of Australia [ more Top-10 Lists ] Australia does not have a long history of developed cities like many other countries, but there are still many interesting historic towns dating back to the early settlers and the gold mining period. Here is a list is our own personal Top-Ten Historic…

  • Favourite Religious Sites of Australia

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    Our Top 10 List: Favourite Religious Sites of Australia [ more Top-10 Lists ] This list is our own personal Top-Ten Religious Sites we have seen in our travels around Australia, mostly from our 2008 around Australia trip. 1. Shrine of Our Lady of Yankalilla, South Australia If you look very closely you may or may…