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The Big Adventure

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  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
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    Our Ship


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  • Goldiegirl
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    Parakeet, Sydney Botanical Gardens
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    Koala, Taronga Zoo, Sydney


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    Flower, Dunedin Botanical Gardens, New Zealand


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  • Goldiegirl
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    Just sailed under Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco


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    Alcatraz Island


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  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
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    AlexLK wrote: »
    Holiday sounds fantastic, did you sail all the way to Aus? :)

    Glad to hear you're feeling better too. :)


    We flew out to Singapore, then sailed down to Australia and New Zealand, across the Pacific to San Francisco and Flew back from there. Some people were doing the full world cruises from Southampton back to Southampton. They boarded on 9th January and got back on 22nd April!
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  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
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    Over the next few weeks I'm going to try and get up to date with some diaries. I may not comment, but I will be lurking!
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  • AlexLK
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    Goldiegirl wrote: »
    We flew out to Singapore, then sailed down to Australia and New Zealand, across the Pacific to San Francisco and Flew back from there. Some people were doing the full world cruises from Southampton back to Southampton. They boarded on 9th January and got back on 22nd April!

    Photos are amazing, Goldie. :D I will probably show them to my son tomorrow as he's still very interested in wildlife. He also likes coastal landscapes, probably because he doesn't see them very often.

    Cruise sounds brilliant. I'd love to go on an around the world tour, or even a half way around the world tour like you did.
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  • Karmacat
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    Goldie, thank you for that! Wonderful stuff ...
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  • greent
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    Amazing photos, Goldie :) xx
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  • It is lovely to hear from you and I am so glad the trip was a success. And that you are feeling better. Good luck with the decorating.
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  • newgirly
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    Thanks for posting photos , it looks fantastic and really puts into perspective for me why I wanted to be mortgage free in the first place :)
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