Author: Mrs Wander
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Mansions, Squeaky Beaches and Pelicans, Oh My!
This week we leave Hervey Bay to explore some fancy houses on a sunset cruise around Noosaville. We stretch our legs with longer hikes and Botanical gardens and unexpectedly found a squeaky beach at Byron Bay! A few big things such as a Pineapple and a Prawn give us photo opportunities, as well as a…
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Sleeping Koalas and Giant Mangoes in Australia
It’s time for road trip #2 in Australia! Our second mystery car was waiting for us in Cairns and then we made our way down the coast. We stayed a few days in Townsville to do a day trip hiking on Magnetic Island where we found Koalas in the wild! A Wellie, Mango, Crocodile and…
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A Serendipitous Meeting in Australia
After an overnight flight from Bali, we arrived quite sleepy to Melbourne where we were able to meet up with a friend of mine from my prior company who just happened to be in town on the same day. Then we had a few days exploring Melbourne with our friend who lives here we had…
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Experiencing the Culinary Treasures of Thailand
Last time we explored more of Singapore and had our first experience with medical tourism. In between our two visits to the hospital we were able to spend time with Mr. Wander’s Aunt and Uncle that teach at a university in Bangkok eating some delicious foods, watching a Japanese movie, and exploring a few neighborhoods…
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A Thousand Flowers and a Pesky EKG Test
This week we enjoyed a bit of luxury getting ourselves back to Singapore to finally see the Jewel at Changi Airport and tour all the Gardens by the Bay, near the iconic Marina Bay Sands Hotel. One more very comfortable, although early, flight brought us to Bangkok, Thailand where we tried Medical Tourism for the…
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Dodging Fires on the Great Ocean Road
The extreme hot and dry weather caused issues for Victoria as we made our way out of Melbourne. We were lucky and the fires were contained before we needed to go through an area under warnings. We enjoyed many coastal views such as the iconic Twelve Apostles and some artisan food shops as we followed…
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First Glimpse of the Land Down Under
Part two of our road trip out of Sydney continued South along the coast, and then west as we reached the corner of the mainland. We found our first wild kangaroos and tried a few iconic Australian foods before we reached Melbourne and some of the hottest weather we’ve seen since Egypt! Jervis Bay to…
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Flying Into the Future to Celebrate the New Year in Australia
Mr. Wander and I made it back from the Christmas markets to one of the coldest days in December. We stayed with friends and family over the two weeks we had state-side and celebrated Christmas with our immediate families. Minnesota decided to send us off with a very snowy farewell, making us drive through a…
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Embracing “Fast Travel” in the Southern Hemisphere
Sometimes we like to kid ourselves that we’re slowing down but in 2025 we managed to visit 4 continents, 23 countries, and travel over 95,000 miles! That’s 30,000 more than last year and we even had more months at home. It feels like we’ve slowed down some but the numbers sometimes say differently. Join us…
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Munching Our Way Through the European Christmas Markets
We made it into Cologne without much trouble but decided we could visit Dusseldorf to meet some friends before our new travel companion arrived! She came on the train after her semester ended and together we visited the markets of Cologne, Luxembourg, and Basel, while eating plenty of delicious foods and of course, melted cheese!…