{"id":380,"date":"2023-03-18T06:11:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T06:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/?page_id=380"},"modified":"2023-04-21T08:08:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T08:08:48","slug":"latest-travel-blog-posts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/latest-travel-blog-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Travel Blog Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a convenient summary of the latest travel blog posts. However, for better viewing, please go to the menu item <strong>Itinerary &gt; [<em>location<\/em>] &gt; Travel Blog<\/strong>., where <em>location<\/em> is the City or Location within the itinerary.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8EC994F2-1765-454A-B9D0-99D924DB2FA3-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8EC994F2-1765-454A-B9D0-99D924DB2FA3-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8EC994F2-1765-454A-B9D0-99D924DB2FA3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8EC994F2-1765-454A-B9D0-99D924DB2FA3-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8EC994F2-1765-454A-B9D0-99D924DB2FA3.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/15\/arrival-in-melbourne\/\">Arrival in Melbourne<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-15T18:37:25+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 15, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">After a very long flight, we arrived in Melbourne. The flight was supposed to take nearly 16 hours from Los Angeles to Melbourne, but we had favorable headwinds, and actually arrived quite early \u2014 it was more like 14\u00bd hours. We were met, as arranged, by our Tour Director, Matt. He gathered five of us\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/15\/arrival-in-melbourne\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Arrival in Melbourne<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/369F04D7-3F5B-428A-9BE8-C9559EEC37DD.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/369F04D7-3F5B-428A-9BE8-C9559EEC37DD.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/369F04D7-3F5B-428A-9BE8-C9559EEC37DD-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/15\/at-the-hotel\/\">At the Hotel<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-15T19:05:32+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 15, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">On arrival at our hotel \u2014 the Pan Pacific Melbourne \u2014 I checked in, and immediately went up to my room to take a shower. After a very long flight, that was absolutely necessary! This is what my room looked like: Really quite nice!<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/80BE847E-A9F5-4771-BA3C-52E2C5AC6983.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/80BE847E-A9F5-4771-BA3C-52E2C5AC6983.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/80BE847E-A9F5-4771-BA3C-52E2C5AC6983-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/15\/initial-explorations\/\">Initial Explorations<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-15T20:00:24+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 15, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">After my very refreshing shower, I met up with the other four fellow travellers, and we decided to go exploring Melbourne. We were relatively fresh, despite the long flight, because we had managed to get a reasonable amount of sleep on the flight. Matt recommended that we take the City Circle tram to get a\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/15\/initial-explorations\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Initial Explorations<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/38FD9D43-B398-4774-971F-26DC78BEA1FF-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/38FD9D43-B398-4774-971F-26DC78BEA1FF-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/38FD9D43-B398-4774-971F-26DC78BEA1FF-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/38FD9D43-B398-4774-971F-26DC78BEA1FF-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/38FD9D43-B398-4774-971F-26DC78BEA1FF-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/38FD9D43-B398-4774-971F-26DC78BEA1FF-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/38FD9D43-B398-4774-971F-26DC78BEA1FF-800x450.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/16\/tour-of-melbourne\/\">Tour of Melbourne<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-16T04:52:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 16, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">On this day, our tour guide Matt took us on a bus tour of Melbourne. We drove through parts of the city, seeing lots of interesting features and architecture, and some upper echelon shopping areas. Then we were taken to St. Kilda\u2019s, a beach community that apparently is both popular and high end. In particular,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/16\/tour-of-melbourne\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Tour of Melbourne<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"514\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/46F1446E-EA85-4450-B7DA-07D89782E5E2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/46F1446E-EA85-4450-B7DA-07D89782E5E2.jpeg 514w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/46F1446E-EA85-4450-B7DA-07D89782E5E2-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/16\/shrine-of-remembrance\/\">Shrine of Remembrance<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-16T05:20:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 16, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Shrine of Remembrance honors Australian and New Zealand military members who died during WW1, WW2, and other conflicts. It is a very impressive memorial; a moving experience. From the top we found a wonderful 360 degree view of Melbourne. The city is impressive, not least for its varied and innovative architecture.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/F021DC45-E78C-4AEC-893D-4D6A15E1F18D.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/F021DC45-E78C-4AEC-893D-4D6A15E1F18D.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/F021DC45-E78C-4AEC-893D-4D6A15E1F18D-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/16\/lunch-at-jardin-tan\/\">Lunch at Jardin Tan<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-16T05:37:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 16, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Right opposite the Shrine of Remembrance is the Botanical Gardens, and a restaurant called Jardin Tan. We had lunch there, and it was an absolutely incredible meal! Both presentation and taste were exceptional! Here is an approximation of what we ate (different dishes presented in a similar fashion).<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"514\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/F19D5C2A-56D2-480B-A80D-07A0960A0E3F.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/F19D5C2A-56D2-480B-A80D-07A0960A0E3F.jpeg 514w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/F19D5C2A-56D2-480B-A80D-07A0960A0E3F-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/16\/the-botanical-gardens\/\">The Botanical Gardens<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-16T05:45:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 16, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">After lunch, we strolled through the Botanical Gardens. Very scenic and interesting. After that, back to the hotel for a rest, and and an included dinner at the hotel.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"514\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/C1D1C282-0867-4BE8-B656-82C8D648F453.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/C1D1C282-0867-4BE8-B656-82C8D648F453.jpeg 514w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/C1D1C282-0867-4BE8-B656-82C8D648F453-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/17\/flying-to-uluru\/\">Flying to Uluru<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-17T06:21:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 17, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Very early (wake up call for 4am!) the next morning, we flew from Melbourne to Uluru, via Sydney. We experienced sunrise in the air. I managed to get a good photo over Sydney, as we approached our landing there. Our flight to Uluru from Sydney was delayed by an hour, but aside from that, it\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/17\/flying-to-uluru\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Flying to Uluru<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"514\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8CED8215-FCC9-4B6A-9687-82047770CAB7.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8CED8215-FCC9-4B6A-9687-82047770CAB7.jpeg 514w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8CED8215-FCC9-4B6A-9687-82047770CAB7-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/17\/arriving-at-our-hotel\/\">Arriving at our Hotel<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-17T06:51:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 17, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We waited a while for our baggage in the single room that contained everything needed in the airport: car rentals, baggage claim, check-in, etc. Then, we boarded our bus, which took us to our hotel, Sails in the Desert. This is luxury, in an unconventional way. Here\u2019s what my room looks like. Throughout the hotel\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/17\/arriving-at-our-hotel\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Arriving at our Hotel<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/58552EFB-F34C-40AD-9863-74FF928BAB46-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/58552EFB-F34C-40AD-9863-74FF928BAB46-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/58552EFB-F34C-40AD-9863-74FF928BAB46-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/58552EFB-F34C-40AD-9863-74FF928BAB46-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/58552EFB-F34C-40AD-9863-74FF928BAB46-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/58552EFB-F34C-40AD-9863-74FF928BAB46-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/58552EFB-F34C-40AD-9863-74FF928BAB46-800x450.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/17\/sunset-at-uluru\/\">Sunset at Uluru<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-17T07:00:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 17, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">After a bit of a rest, we all went on the bus to a viewing area, where we could see Uluru at sunset. Uluru is certainly impressive, but the sunset didn\u2019t cooperate, and we didn\u2019t get a great show of color. But still it glowed\u2026 And on the way back we were treated to a\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/17\/sunset-at-uluru\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Sunset at Uluru<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2F75DD13-B553-4622-99A7-CBDBDD7649FC.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2F75DD13-B553-4622-99A7-CBDBDD7649FC.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2F75DD13-B553-4622-99A7-CBDBDD7649FC-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/17\/dinner-at-the-ilkari-restaurant\/\">Dinner at the Ilkari Restaurant<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-17T07:14:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 17, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">That evening, after an orientation from our tour director, Matt, we ate dinner at the Ilkari Restaurant in the Sails in the Desert hotel. We all agreed that this was a superb meal. The highlight was the lamb chops (\u2018lollipop\u2019 style), but everything else was great, too. Our bus driver has told us that this\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/17\/dinner-at-the-ilkari-restaurant\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Dinner at the Ilkari Restaurant<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"514\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/62E957D3-6B75-43BD-9AF3-35C7203141A3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/62E957D3-6B75-43BD-9AF3-35C7203141A3.jpeg 514w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/62E957D3-6B75-43BD-9AF3-35C7203141A3-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/18\/walks-in-and-around-uluru\/\">Walks in and around Uluru<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-18T07:39:37+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 18, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Breakfast had to be early the following morning (6:30am), because we set out early at 7:20am to go on our two walks, to beat the heat. We are having an unusually hot spell at Uluru, a high of around 104F, so we don\u2019t want to do anything except stay in the air conditioning at that\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/18\/walks-in-and-around-uluru\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Walks in and around Uluru<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DCCDEC35-C1E9-4A52-82E1-6E638735FAE8-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DCCDEC35-C1E9-4A52-82E1-6E638735FAE8-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DCCDEC35-C1E9-4A52-82E1-6E638735FAE8-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DCCDEC35-C1E9-4A52-82E1-6E638735FAE8-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DCCDEC35-C1E9-4A52-82E1-6E638735FAE8-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DCCDEC35-C1E9-4A52-82E1-6E638735FAE8-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DCCDEC35-C1E9-4A52-82E1-6E638735FAE8-800x450.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/19\/uluru-at-sunrise\/\">Uluru at Sunrise<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-19T10:46:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 19, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We arose very early (on the bus at 5:45am!) to see sunrise at Uluru. The bus took us to a specific viewing area, where there were lots of other buses, and then followed a trail to a set of viewing areas, with throngs of other people. The sun was starting to rise, and as it\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/19\/uluru-at-sunrise\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Uluru at Sunrise<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CD620C28-C279-4B13-BB68-450727730425-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CD620C28-C279-4B13-BB68-450727730425-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CD620C28-C279-4B13-BB68-450727730425-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CD620C28-C279-4B13-BB68-450727730425-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CD620C28-C279-4B13-BB68-450727730425-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CD620C28-C279-4B13-BB68-450727730425-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CD620C28-C279-4B13-BB68-450727730425-800x450.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/19\/kata-tjuta\/\">Kata Tjuta<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-19T11:03:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 19, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We checked out from our hotel, and the bus took us to Kata Tjuta. Uluru is the largest sandstone monolith in the world. But it has a much lesser known little sister, Kata Tjuta. Perhaps little sister is a misnomer. Uluru is 1,140 feet high, and about 6 miles in circumference. Kata Tjuta is a\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/19\/kata-tjuta\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Kata Tjuta<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/E0D70ABF-A31C-417E-9A9D-1DAAF4687E35.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/E0D70ABF-A31C-417E-9A9D-1DAAF4687E35.jpeg 687w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/E0D70ABF-A31C-417E-9A9D-1DAAF4687E35-300x195.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/19\/flying-into-cairns\/\">Flying into Cairns<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-19T12:00:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 19, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The flight from Uluru to Cairns takes only about 2 hours and 30 minutes or so. Qantas, probably the best airline I\u2019ve ever flown, served us a small lunch, in my case a beef sandwich. When we arrived in Cairns, it was like going from one extreme to the other. Uluru was 104F, and very\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/19\/flying-into-cairns\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Flying into Cairns<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/265585C2-4134-4DFF-96E9-4A00F0F069A9.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/265585C2-4134-4DFF-96E9-4A00F0F069A9.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/265585C2-4134-4DFF-96E9-4A00F0F069A9-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/19\/our-hotel\/\">Our Hotel<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-19T12:21:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 19, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Our hotel in Cairns is the rather fancifully named \u201cShangri-La The Marina\u201d. It certainly is a luxurious hotel, and it is located, as you might guess from the name, right by the marina. But, when you arrive at the hotel, it appears more built-up than the above photo suggests. And it took me a surprisingly\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/19\/our-hotel\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Our Hotel<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8B356C51-B032-40C1-AD5C-105F2F781CBD-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8B356C51-B032-40C1-AD5C-105F2F781CBD-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8B356C51-B032-40C1-AD5C-105F2F781CBD-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8B356C51-B032-40C1-AD5C-105F2F781CBD-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8B356C51-B032-40C1-AD5C-105F2F781CBD-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8B356C51-B032-40C1-AD5C-105F2F781CBD-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8B356C51-B032-40C1-AD5C-105F2F781CBD-800x450.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/20\/daintree-rainforest\/\">Daintree Rainforest<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-20T06:50:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 20, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">After breakfast, we hopped on our bus, and headed north to the Daintree Rainforest, namely Mossman Gorge. We drove up the Captain Cook Highway, past many fields of sugar cane. Apparently, Australia grows a large amount of sugar cane. We drove through the town of Mossman, and arrived at the Mossman Gorge Visitor Centre. There,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/20\/daintree-rainforest\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Daintree Rainforest<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/0B2F308E-057D-4D67-8D26-616B94FD2554.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/0B2F308E-057D-4D67-8D26-616B94FD2554.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/0B2F308E-057D-4D67-8D26-616B94FD2554-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/0B2F308E-057D-4D67-8D26-616B94FD2554-768x346.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/20\/lawn-bowling-in-mossman\/\">Lawn Bowling In Mossman<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-20T07:38:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 20, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">After our Rainforest experience, we drove back through the town of Mossman, to the Mossman Lawn Bowls Club, where we were to experience a typical Australian pastime: Lawn Bowls. I was familiar with the concept of the game (they also play it in the UK), and also the concept of a social club centered around\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/20\/lawn-bowling-in-mossman\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lawn Bowling In Mossman<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/E2F2E414-EA3A-4DE7-A110-F57A33CD9047.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/E2F2E414-EA3A-4DE7-A110-F57A33CD9047.jpeg 761w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/E2F2E414-EA3A-4DE7-A110-F57A33CD9047-300x159.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/20\/search-for-trousers\/\">In Search of Trousers<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-20T08:08:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 20, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I had discovered that I had not packed as many pants\/trousers as I had thought, so I decided to try to buy some in Cairns. So, soon after we returned from the Daintree Rainforest, I set out for the Cairns Central Shopping Centre. Fortunately, a fellow traveller had rented a cab, and she shared it\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/20\/search-for-trousers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: In Search of Trousers<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FDA26550-C3A2-4A77-BEFE-E92246FF6068.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FDA26550-C3A2-4A77-BEFE-E92246FF6068.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/FDA26550-C3A2-4A77-BEFE-E92246FF6068-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/20\/dinner-at-ochre\/\">Dinner at Ochre<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-20T08:53:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 20, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I needed time to recover from the trousers escapade, but after resting a bit, I decided to venture out for dinner. Originally, I was planning to eat at Dundees (Crocodile Dundee \u2014 get it?), but they said I would have to wait an hour for a table (I was alone). So I looked elsewhere, and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/20\/dinner-at-ochre\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Dinner at Ochre<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CE45782F-8FDD-4558-990B-167200E6F027-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1024px;max-height:1024px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CE45782F-8FDD-4558-990B-167200E6F027-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CE45782F-8FDD-4558-990B-167200E6F027-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CE45782F-8FDD-4558-990B-167200E6F027-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CE45782F-8FDD-4558-990B-167200E6F027-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CE45782F-8FDD-4558-990B-167200E6F027-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CE45782F-8FDD-4558-990B-167200E6F027-800x450.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/21\/all-day-on-the-great-barrier-reef\/\">All Day on the Great Barrier Reef<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by bryan<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-03-21T09:18:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 21, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">So, finally, we get to do what most people come to Cairns to do: The Great Barrier Reef. At 8:15am, we were led by Matt to the jetty where we boarded the Reef Magic boat, and set out for the Great Barrier Reef. It was quite a long to get there: 90 minutes, or so,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/australia-and-newzealand\/2023\/03\/21\/all-day-on-the-great-barrier-reef\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: All Day on the Great Barrier Reef<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a convenient summary of the latest travel blog posts. 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