Wollongong Ambassadors welcome Norwegian Star

Thursday 23rd February, the day after our 31st wedding anniversary, we were up with the birds. The cruise liner, Norwegian Star, was making its inaugural visit to Wollongong, berthing at Port Kembla. This was the fourth cruise ship to visit our shores, following on from the Radiance of the Seas (October 30th, 2016 ) and …

Wollongong Ambassadors Welcome Radiance of the Seas

You heard it here first! Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas is coming to Wollongong on Sunday October 30th. Well, okay, perhaps that's not a scoop. But! This is the inaugural cruise ship visit to our shores. Officially, it will drop anchor in Port Kembla which is about ten minutes out of the city centre. The port is …

A Special Stay in the Blue Mountains near Sydney

It's almost three months since our short stay in the Blue Mountains about three hours drive away, and I meant to do this post so much earlier. Better late than never, as they say. As you can see, it was a special occasion - our thirtieth wedding anniversary, and so we spoiled ourselves with two …