Gold Coast War Museum

After visiting numerous military museums in Europe I wasn't expected much from this local one but I was very surprised with the quality and variety of the collection. There was vast amounts of memorabilia from past conflicts including vehicles, aircrafts, weapons, uniforms and equipment. There was plent of WW2 era memorabilia and a great collection of australian posters which I hadn't seen before, the "Avenge our Nurses" poster was very poignant.

I would definitely recommend checking it out. ou can view how to get there from here.

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Tower Bridge - Eurotrip Mosaic Project

After arriving back from London I wanted to somehow get some more use out of the 30,000 photos we had taken over the last 3 years and I came up with the idea of a mosaic. I searched the net and found a fantastic program called Andrea Mosaic which made the whole process pretty simple.

You point the program to a directory or directories on your PC and then it scans them into its database. I used a collection of 30,000 photos from our trip, I then selected the main photo which was Tower Bridge. After that I decided to use 2,000 photos in the image and made a few changes to the lighting, rotation of photos etc. Then pressed the start button. The mosiac was finished within a few minutes, after looking at the photos close up to ensure there was nothing too dodgy I put it on a memory stick and took it to get printed and framed. It turned out fantastic and now we have a perfect way to remember our time in Europe.

Goondiwindi Queensland

A few weeks ago I went to Goondiwindi with Brett's mum to visit his Grandmother. We took our time on the way up and back and did a few pit stops along the way in Milmerran and Warwick.

We had blue skies the whole time and it wasn't too cold. So in the morning's Brett's mum and I went for walks along the river and saw lots of native birds, from hundreds of Corellas to kookaburras, cockatoos and quite a few ducks. Brett's relatives own a farm out in Goondiwindi, and they still have a few head of sheep out there. So while we were there I was lucky enough to go and watch his uncle and cousin do some crutching (which is where they shave the wool from the sheeps' bums). Brett's mum and I fell in love with a little black lamb, whom we wanted to take home with us. The rest of the time was very relaxing, spent drinking endless amounts of tea and hearing family stories.

Maleny Hideaway and Rainbow Beach - Sunshine Coast QLD

A little while ago we stayed at a place called the Maleny Hideaway up the Sunshine Coast. It was a fantastic place on 20 acres of the beautiful Blackall Range. On the way up we made a visit to the Ginger Factory which was a bit of fun. It was a very relaxing weekend and I recommend staying there, you can book it here.

The next day we travelled through the Sunshine Coast Hinterland and drove over to Rainbow Beach.

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Morocco

Melissa wanted to go somewhere different for our latest trip and Marrakesh Morocco in Northern Africa definitely was. The roads were crazy, there were donkeys, pedestrians, bikes, motorbikes, trucks, buses and cars all competing for space in what seems to be absolute chaos.

We stayed in a tradition Moroccan hotel, we also went on a road trip to Casablanca to see the Hassan II Mosque which is huge, its over 210 metres tall and is really awe inspiring.

Another trip we did was to the Atlas mountains, we did some climbing and visited a traditional Berber village. We met some great locals and made some new friends, it was a fantastic trip. One of the last before we finally head home to Australia after nearly three years in Europe.

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Canterbury

We had heard that this city is great for a day trip from London, the Cathedral was amazing. Seeing the all the famous tombs was the best part.

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Budapest

We were off to a great start here with a free upgrade to a huge apartment. The place was a bit quieter then I expected but we did a bus tour saw the sites and found some cheap pubs, we also looked around some large markets. On the Saturday night we went out clubbing and went to a place called London Soho, wasnt too bad a night.

Plymouth

We wanted to check out some more English cities while we were still over here. Plymouth has a lot of history, its where the pilgrims left for America from and there is still a huge Navy dock. There was plenty to do, a seafood festival and live bands were on as well. Overall a great time.

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Tivoli Gardens - Copenhagen

Tivoli Gardens is a famous amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on August 15, 1843 and, except for Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampenborg, it is the oldest amusement park which has survived intact to the present day.

We had a lot of fun, went on some crazy rides and played a lot of games.

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Copenhagen

We made it over to Copenhagen to visit our Danish and English friends, Helenna and Rob. It was a great trip, a bit wet on the first day but that didnt stop us! We did the tourist thing on the Saturday and hit the clubs that night, we then went on a boat cruise on the Sunday.

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