Our Wonderful World
  • AFL Grand Final Day MCG September 2024
  • Flight Singapore to Melbourne and home to Wheelers Hill
  • Flight Dubai to Singapore and Stopover at Conrad
  • Istanbul to Dubai and Stopover
  • wonderful Stopover in Dubai
  • Flight from Prague to Istanbul
  • Stunning Prague
  • Budapest to Prague
  • Budapest and The Hilton by The Castle - Superb
  • Budapest Hungary 12 and 13 August 2024
  • Scenic Saling the Danube Bend
  • Bratislava Slovak Republic 11 August 2024
  • Stunning Vienna Austria 10 August 2024
  • Sailing in the Wachau Valley
  • Passau and Viking Vilhjalm
  • Linz Austria 8th August 2024
  • Boarding the Viking River Cruise in Passau
  • Krems Austria 9 August 2024
  • Beautiful Passau on the Danube River
  • Enjoyable Days in Berlin, Germany
  • ICE Train from Berlin to Passau
  • Berlin is magnificent with bus and ferry rides and Brandenburg gate
  • Visit to Potsdam from Berlin
  • Walking to Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
  • Arrival in Berlin and 2 days of walking etc
  • Tour of Hamburg and then to Station
  • Water Ferry in Berlin
  • Day Tour to Potsdam
  • Visit to Edinburgh and Lunch with Tom and Veronica Burns at The New Club.
  • Departure from Berlin HBF and train to Nurnberg HBF and then to Passau
  • Departure from Oceania Sirena and tour of Hamburg and train to Berlin
  • Our last Sea Day - Sunshine and plenty of Activities
  • Return to Kirkwall (Orkney Islands).
  • Visit to Torshavn (Faroe Islands) Denmark
  • Day out of Nuuk in Nuuk Fyjord with Ice Floes
  • Changed itinerary and visit to Paamuit
  • Oceania Sirena Sea Day Activities and Visit to Nuuk Greenland
  • The Oceania Farmers Harvest Buffet - Exraordinary
  • Sail from Reykjavik to Ishfandor, iceland
  • Transfer from Hotel to Oceania Sirena 17th July 2024
  • Puffin Excursion Reykjavik.
  • Reykjavik Golden Circle Tour-Spectacular Day
  • Recital and visit to HARPA Concert Hall .
  • Depart from Marriott Fairways, our drive to JFK airport, Flight to Iceland
  • Lunch with Good Friends- Wendy and Peter.
  • Trip from Galloway to New York City.
  • Atlantic City Boardwalk - A Great Day!
  • Our First Day in New Jersey at Marriott Fairways Resort.
  • Travel and Fly to New Jersey and Marriott Fairways Resort
  • Our Last Day at Bluewater , Hilton Head Island.
  • Harbourtown and the Sea Pines golf links - Special.
  • July 4th American Independence Day and Golf at Country Club of Hilton Head.
  • Golf at Hilton Head Country Club Course
  • Hilton Head Light house, Country Club for golf and Ice Creams
  • Arrival in Hilton Head Island - Bluewater Resort and Marina.
  • Drive to Savannah and stopover.
  • Visit to Disneyworld and Epcot.
  • Drive to Daytona Beach and Resort stay.
  • Conrad Orlando -just a Beautiful Resort
  • A Day of Travel to Orlando Florida
  • Late Autumn / Fall and our Garden
  • Visit to the Rainbow Lorikeets and Sebel Hotel Coolangatta
  • Our Last Morning at The Langham, Surfers Paradise.
  • AFL Gold Coast vs West Coast and dinner at The Langham
  • Music of The Night Concert at Twin Towns
  • The Langham Gold Coast Residences- Suite 2503 - Superb!
  • Golf at Coolangatta and Royal Pines
  • Move to the Beachcomber Resort.
  • Visit to RACV Royal Pines, Cararra
  • Golf and Walking in Coolangatta
  • Sofitel Gold Coast Queensland
  • Queensland holiday April 2024
  • Sailing overnight from Ho Chi Minh to Bangkok
  • Visit to HO CHI MINH (SAIGON)
  • Sailing to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon ) for 2 days
  • Visit to Nha Trang, Vietnam .
  • Experience Chan May and Hue - Superb
  • Sea day Sailing Cruising south China Sea
  • Visit to Manila - Reduced Day 7
  • Explore Coron in Palawan the Philippines.
  • Explore Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
  • Our Arrival in The Philippines.
  • Sea-day on Oceania Riviera
  • Arrival in Sihanoukville , Cambodia after Cruising Gulf of Thailand
  • Excursion from Laem Chabang (Port of Bangkok)
  • Bangkok - Arrival at Hilton Millenium
  • Bangkok and Lunch at Iconsiam Shopping Mall
  • Bangkok and visit to Grand Palace - Exceptional
  • Departure from Bangkok - return to Melbourne
  • Maura, Sultan of Brunei
  • Singapore Departure and Sailing to Maura, Brunei
  • Singapore Transfer to Oceania Riviera 28th January 2024
  • Singapore Sights and Attractions 27 Jan 2024
  • Singapore Marina Bay Light Show 27 Jan 2024
  • Singapore and Sentosa Island - visit James and Rachael
  • Singapore Lunch at Sentosa Cove - The fish Market
  • Our Garden and surrounds in January 2024.
  • Singapore and Oceania Riviera Cruise Jan 2024
  • Christmas 2023 and New Year 2024
  • Welcome to Viking tour and river Cruise in Hanoi
  • Drive Wheelers Hill to Numurkah Lakeside Country Club Resort Golf and Afternoon chasing Silo Art Visit to Yarrawonga Golf and Lunch Lunch in Yarrawonga and Silo Art Trip home to Melbourne and more silo Art
  • Travel to Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh Accommodation Fusion /Suites Ho Chi Minh Flight Ho Chi Minh and Radisson Blue Cam Ranh Bay Flight to Hanoi and Transfer to Hotel Transfer to Ha Long Bay and Scarlett Pearl Cruise Hanoi Excursions and Nimb Binh Excursion Activities Viking tour and Lotte Hotel Hanoi Cam Ranh Bay and Visit for the Day to Nha Trang. 4 October 2023 Further Days at Radisson Blu Cam Ranh Bay Resort Travel from Penang to Lankawi, Malaysia End Viking Cruise Tour and Fly to Penang Our short Stay at Shangri La Rasa Sayang Penang Malaysia The Exceptional “The Danni” Langkawi - Breakfast and Brunch 29th October 2023 Hanoi and Meeting of Viking Tour and Cruise members Arrival in Hanoi and Transfer to the Meritel Hotel, Hanoi Hanoi Foodie tour and Traffic Hanoi Excursions on Day 1 of Viking tour Langkawi Cable Car and Sky Cab visit. 30 October Return to Ho Chi Minh and Excursions and Farewell Dinner Flight from Hanoi to Siem Reip and Sofitel Resort The School to learn English and Computer Kantreang Visit to Angkor Wat Temples Siem Reap, Cambodia Bayon Temple and Ta Prohm Temple Vipassana Dhurak Buddhist Centre of Kingdom of Cambodia Transfer to the Viking Saigon Cruise Ship on Mekong river Kampong Siem and Khsach Kandal Phnom Penh Viking Daily Newsletters and updates. Phnom Penh Day 2 Our Departure from Langkawi and flight to Kuala Lumpur Sailing the Mekong River and visit to Tan Chau Sampan boat Excursion along Mekong Delta and visit Sa Dec market Short Kuala Lumpur visit and Doubletree Hotel Bangkok visit -Terrific at Shangri-La Bangkok Departure and Flight to Singapore 7Nov 2023 Flight to Singapore, stopover and flight home Return to Melbourne and home in Wheelers Hill.
  • Sydney and flight to Johannesburg and domestic flight to Port Elizabeth South Africa and Addo Elephant Park Four Days and Nights at Addo Elephant Park Depart Port Elizabeth and fly to Cape Town South Africa and to Cape Grace hotel Cape Grace on Cape Town’s Waterfront VA Waterfront Cape Town Depart Cape Grace Hotel and flight Challenges Cape Town to The Motse, Tswalu Klein Jan dinner at the Motse- Exceptional Animal Game Drive the MOTSE The Lions-Game Drive- the Motse Flights from The Motse to Johannesburg and then to Tuningi Safari Park Day 2 at Tuningi Safari Lodge , Madikwe Tuningi drives and Boma Dinner Heavy Rainfall across Madikwe and Drives Leave Tuningi and fly to Johannesburg and Transfer to Hilton Sandton Our Short Johannesburg stay and Refresh Helicopter Flight over Victoria Falls Zimbabwe and across Zambian side Wonderful Victoria Falls Zimbabwe and Zambia Helicopter Flight over Victoria Falls Zambezi Queen another wonderful highlight Wonderful Chief’s Camp Ockavango Delta Boma Celebration at Chief’s Camp Our Flights to Namibia Sossusvlei Desert Lodge Namib Desert Unbelievable Desert experiences Helicopter Experience over Namib Desert Petrified Forrest Dead Blei Depart Namib Desert and fly to Johannesburg Short Break in Johannesburg at Protea Marriott Flight from Johannesburg to Abu Dhabi Our stay at Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri Abu Dhabi Flight Abu Dhabi to KL and Bangkok Stay at Conrad Bangkok Check in Marriott Vacation Club at The Empire Place Sathorn, Yannawa, Bangkok Exploring Bangkok in the Heat and Humidity Out and About on Chao Phraya River Bangkok Our Holiday Summary and Highlights New Page
  • New Year 2023
  • Departure from Melbourne on Grand Princess
  • New Page
  • Our Flights and Trip Home to Melbourne
  • A Visit to London- Theatre, Restaurants and history.
  • Grand Princess Cruise to South Australia January 2023 Day in Adelaide Visit to Kangaroo Island Day in Port Lincoln Return to Melbourne 9 January 2023 New Page
  • Melbourne to Hawaii Hilton Hawaiian Village -Grand Waikikian Pride of America Cruise Hilton_Hawaiian_Village_Lagoon_Tower Fly Honolulu to Auckland New Zealand Auckland New Zealand Queenstown New Zealand Fly Queenstown NZ to Melbourne, Australia Return to Melbourne and our winter Garden
  • Our Day in Windsor - Royalty - on display
  • Living History with The Funeral of Queen Elizabeth 11
  • Travel to Oxford and Check in to our Oxford House
  • New Zealand Cruise Grand Princess 4 Nov 2022 Aboard Grand Princess and Sea Days Departure from Melbourne and Embarkation A Day in Dunedin and Deparure Sailing through Doubtful and Dusty Sounds in Fjordland NZ Christchurch ( Port of Lyttleton) Visit to Windy Wellington. Auckland and Catch up with Friends Sea Days and Return to Melbourne
  • Arrival in Portsmouth then drive to Bath 17 September 2022
  • Day 18 - Honfleur France and Tour and Picnic
  • Day 16 Visit to Amsterdam - Port of Ijmuiden
  • Glorious Bath - Beauty and History
  • Day 16 Ijmuiden, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Holiday Oslo and Oceania Serina and England September 2022
  • Day 7 North Cape -( Honningsvag), Norway
  • Day 5 Saturday September 3 - Sea Day
  • Short Break to Country Victoria - Marysville Holiday Queensland GoldCoast May 2022 Our time Post Covid 2022 Update and Comments to life Post Covid Planning for 2023 and 2024 Holiday Queensland Gold Coast May 2022 Coolangatta - the Beachcomber International Wednesday and Thursday Rain and Golf and Kirra Visit Friday and Saturday Very Wet and Cooler Wet one Day Perfect the Next Weather Remains Changeable Wet Election Day 2022. Overcast with Heavy Rainfall. Our Covid -19 and Recovery Experience Sunday and Monday the Wild and Wet Tuesday and Wednesday- Some improvement in Weather Surfers Paradise-Perfect today
  • Visit to Hammerfest September 4 2022.
  • Kristiansund Norway September 2 2022
  • Maloy, Norway 1 September 2022
  • visit to Kristiansand Norway August 31, 2022
  • Depart Barcelona and fly to Oslo via Frankfurt 29August 2022
  • Day 8 August Return Back to Barcelona and Transfer to Hilton Barcelona
  • Day 7 August 27 2022 Explore Palma de Mallorca
  • Day 6 August 26- Cannes and Monte Carlo
  • Day 5 Livorno and Pisa and Take a Selfie tour
  • Day 4 Naples or Napoli and Pompeii and Sorrento
  • Day 3 Civitavecchia and Rome
  • Day 2 and Visit to Ajaccio - arriving 11.00 am
  • Norwegian Epic Cruise on Mediterranean 21-28 August 2022
  • Dubai and Visit to the Mall of the Emirates
  • Habtoor Palace Hotel Dubai UAE and La Perle Theatre
  • Our Flights Melbourne to Dubai
  • Post Covid-19 our World is really different
  • Flight from Dubai to Barcelona and Transfer
  • Holiday Europe and Cruises August 2022 Holiday UAE Dubai and Barcelona and NCL Cruise (Mediterranean) August 2022 Holiday London to Helsinki and Singapore Habtoor Palace hotel and our night at Le Pearle
  • MelbourneDemons Premiers 2021 after 57 years - Wonderful !!!!
  • Our Wonderful World - Jeanette and Ken Coutts
  • Our Wonderful World
  • South Africa Holiday and Cruise - Cancelled until March 2023
  • The purpose and goal of our site Our interest in Travel and the peoples of the World
  • Cancelled and Recovery Steps Coronavirus- Covid 19 Queensland Holidays changed July August 2020 Hawaii Holiday Cancelled October/ November 2020
  • Holidays 2018 Sydney February 2018 Our Winter Weekend at RACV Cape Schanck Resort Mornington Peninsula, Victoria Australia. Disneyworld Nov Dec 2018 Disneyworld, Disney cruise, Charleston, Phoenix AZ, Palm Desert and Honolulu, Hawaii Holidays 2019 UAE, Norway , Finland, Russia and Singapore , UAE, Norway, Finland, Russia, Italy and Singapore March April 2019 Cruise Amsterdam to Lisbon September 2019 Abu Dhabi and Scotland Sept 2019 Our Cruise on Oceania Marina from Amsterdam to Lisbon Lisbon and Algarve Portugal Sept 2019 Paris and Viking River Cruise Provence France Our Queensland Gold Coast holiday . August 2019. Our Sydney short stay and cruise to Hobart and Melbourne Feb 2029
  • Sydney Holiday and Cruise on Majestic Princess to Tasmania and MelbourneNew Page Morning in Sydney - Visit to Bangaroo and join the Majestic Princess in Sydney Visit to Hobart Tasmania Another Seaday on Majestic Princess Overnight at Sea and Return to Melbourne, Victoria
  • Diary Photos Photos of Our Japan Cruise and Land holiday - June 2014 Japan Holiday June/ July 2014 More Japan Holiday Photos June 2014 Daily Diary updates - Japan - June 2014 The Last Photos from Japan Diary of Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe - March April 2014 Diary of Queensland / Gold Coast Holiday August 2014 Photos of Queensland Gold Coast Holiday August 2014 Coolongatta Beach Gold Coast Queensland Short Break to San Remo and Phillip Island Victoria September 2014 Photos of our Short Break to San Remo Diary of Holiday in Canada, USA and Caribbean Cruise Oct 2014 Melbourne to Hong Kong then flight to Canada and then Washington DC Washington DC Fort Lauderdale and Ruby Princess Hong Kong, Vancouver Island and Butchart Gardens Bear Mtn, Vancouver Island , Butchart Gardens, Jasper and Columbia Icefields Washington DC and Williamsburg VA Williamsburg and Clemson College Football Disneyworld Florida Clearwater , Naples and Ft Lauderdale Caribbean Cruise - Ruby Princess
  • Our Purchase of 7 Garden Court - And plans for Total Reconstruction and remodelling Our New Wheelers Hill Home Our Glen Waverley House & Garden The Sale of 13 Caithness Crescent, Glen Waverley Our New Garden a Significant Challenge May June 2016. The Repair and Update of our Pool - January 2020 Our Home - December 2019 March / April 2020. Our Garden April 2020 Our Neighbourhood in Wheelers Hill. Our Beautiful Japanese Maple an Crepe Myrtles. Our Fountains and Water Features Page Short Break - Our Celebrations - 50 years since we met.
  • Queensland Holiday 2021
  • Northern Australia Wilderness Holiday July 2015 USA West Coast and Rockies Holiday (October 2015 – November 2015) Indian Tauck Tour and Thailand Resort Khou Lak
  • Photos of Our House Spring in Victoria 7 Garden Court , Wheelers Hill Photos of 13 Caithness Crescent
  • Our Family
  • Oceania Nautica Our Oceania Nautica Cruise Bangkok to Istanbul April May 2015 Diary of our Cruise / Holiday Diary of our Northern Australia and Kimberley Holiday and Tour
  • South Africa Botswana Queensland Venice to Miami and Hawaii October 2017 Singapore ,Prague and Rome October 2017
  • India & Thailand Canada/USA Oceania
  • Family Photos Family Photos | July - August 2014 More Family Photos Olivers Birthday Party at Eltham Mini Railway Oliver's Party and Visit to Moorabbin Airport Ken's Birthday Party David
  • Our Time Share Ownership & Vacation Clubs Sporting Clubs & Affiliations Melbourne Demons AFL Premiers 2021

Our Wonderful World

  • AFL Grand Final Day MCG September 2024/
  • Flight Singapore to Melbourne and home to Wheelers Hill/
  • Flight Dubai to Singapore and Stopover at Conrad/
  • Istanbul to Dubai and Stopover/
  • wonderful Stopover in Dubai/
  • Flight from Prague to Istanbul/
  • Stunning Prague/
  • Budapest to Prague/
  • Budapest and The Hilton by The Castle - Superb/
  • Budapest Hungary 12 and 13 August 2024/
  • Scenic Saling the Danube Bend/
  • Bratislava Slovak Republic 11 August 2024/
  • Stunning Vienna Austria 10 August 2024/
  • Sailing in the Wachau Valley/
  • Passau and Viking Vilhjalm/
  • Linz Austria 8th August 2024/
  • Boarding the Viking River Cruise in Passau/
  • Krems Austria 9 August 2024/
  • Beautiful Passau on the Danube River/
  • Enjoyable Days in Berlin, Germany/
  • ICE Train from Berlin to Passau/
  • Berlin is magnificent with bus and ferry rides and Brandenburg gate/
  • Visit to Potsdam from Berlin/
  • Walking to Brandenburg Gate, Berlin/
  • Arrival in Berlin and 2 days of walking etc/
  • Tour of Hamburg and then to Station/
  • Water Ferry in Berlin/
  • Day Tour to Potsdam/
  • Visit to Edinburgh and Lunch with Tom and Veronica Burns at The New Club./
  • Departure from Berlin HBF and train to Nurnberg HBF and then to Passau/
  • Departure from Oceania Sirena and tour of Hamburg and train to Berlin/
  • Our last Sea Day - Sunshine and plenty of Activities/
  • Return to Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)./
  • Visit to Torshavn (Faroe Islands) Denmark/
  • Day out of Nuuk in Nuuk Fyjord with Ice Floes/
  • Changed itinerary and visit to Paamuit/
  • Oceania Sirena Sea Day Activities and Visit to Nuuk Greenland/
  • The Oceania Farmers Harvest Buffet - Exraordinary/
  • Sail from Reykjavik to Ishfandor, iceland/
  • Transfer from Hotel to Oceania Sirena 17th July 2024/
  • Puffin Excursion Reykjavik./
  • Reykjavik Golden Circle Tour-Spectacular Day/
  • Recital and visit to HARPA Concert Hall ./
  • Depart from Marriott Fairways, our drive to JFK airport, Flight to Iceland/
  • Lunch with Good Friends- Wendy and Peter./
  • Trip from Galloway to New York City./
  • Atlantic City Boardwalk - A Great Day!/
  • Our First Day in New Jersey at Marriott Fairways Resort./
  • Travel and Fly to New Jersey and Marriott Fairways Resort/
  • Our Last Day at Bluewater , Hilton Head Island./
  • Harbourtown and the Sea Pines golf links - Special./
  • July 4th American Independence Day and Golf at Country Club of Hilton Head./
  • Golf at Hilton Head Country Club Course/
  • Hilton Head Light house, Country Club for golf and Ice Creams/
  • Arrival in Hilton Head Island - Bluewater Resort and Marina./
  • Drive to Savannah and stopover./
  • Visit to Disneyworld and Epcot./
  • Drive to Daytona Beach and Resort stay./
  • Conrad Orlando -just a Beautiful Resort/
  • A Day of Travel to Orlando Florida/
  • Late Autumn / Fall and our Garden/
  • Visit to the Rainbow Lorikeets and Sebel Hotel Coolangatta/
  • Our Last Morning at The Langham, Surfers Paradise./
  • AFL Gold Coast vs West Coast and dinner at The Langham/
  • Music of The Night Concert at Twin Towns/
  • The Langham Gold Coast Residences- Suite 2503 - Superb!/
  • Golf at Coolangatta and Royal Pines/
  • Move to the Beachcomber Resort./
  • Visit to RACV Royal Pines, Cararra/
  • Golf and Walking in Coolangatta/
  • Sofitel Gold Coast Queensland/
  • Queensland holiday April 2024/
  • Sailing overnight from Ho Chi Minh to Bangkok/
  • Visit to HO CHI MINH (SAIGON)/
  • Sailing to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon ) for 2 days/
  • Visit to Nha Trang, Vietnam ./
  • Experience Chan May and Hue - Superb/
  • Sea day Sailing Cruising south China Sea/
  • Visit to Manila - Reduced Day 7/
  • Explore Coron in Palawan the Philippines./
  • Explore Kota Kinabalu, Borneo/
  • Our Arrival in The Philippines./
  • Sea-day on Oceania Riviera/
  • Arrival in Sihanoukville , Cambodia after Cruising Gulf of Thailand/
  • Excursion from Laem Chabang (Port of Bangkok)/
  • Bangkok - Arrival at Hilton Millenium/
  • Bangkok and Lunch at Iconsiam Shopping Mall/
  • Bangkok and visit to Grand Palace - Exceptional/
  • Departure from Bangkok - return to Melbourne/
  • Maura, Sultan of Brunei/
  • Singapore Departure and Sailing to Maura, Brunei/
  • Singapore Transfer to Oceania Riviera 28th January 2024/
  • Singapore Sights and Attractions 27 Jan 2024/
  • Singapore Marina Bay Light Show 27 Jan 2024/
  • Singapore and Sentosa Island - visit James and Rachael/
  • Singapore Lunch at Sentosa Cove - The fish Market/
  • Our Garden and surrounds in January 2024./
  • Singapore and Oceania Riviera Cruise Jan 2024/
  • Christmas 2023 and New Year 2024/
  • Welcome to Viking tour and river Cruise in Hanoi/
  • Holiday In Central Victoria/
    • Drive Wheelers Hill to Numurkah
    • Lakeside Country Club Resort
    • Golf and Afternoon chasing Silo Art
    • Visit to Yarrawonga Golf and Lunch
    • Lunch in Yarrawonga and Silo Art
    • Trip home to Melbourne and more silo Art
  • Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia with Viking river Cruise October 2023/
    • Travel to Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh
    • Accommodation Fusion /Suites Ho Chi Minh
    • Flight Ho Chi Minh and Radisson Blue Cam Ranh Bay
    • Flight to Hanoi and Transfer to Hotel
    • Transfer to Ha Long Bay and Scarlett Pearl Cruise
    • Hanoi Excursions and Nimb Binh Excursion Activities
    • Viking tour and Lotte Hotel Hanoi
    • Cam Ranh Bay and Visit for the Day to Nha Trang. 4 October 2023
    • Further Days at Radisson Blu Cam Ranh Bay Resort
    • Travel from Penang to Lankawi, Malaysia
    • End Viking Cruise Tour and Fly to Penang
    • Our short Stay at Shangri La Rasa Sayang Penang Malaysia
    • The Exceptional “The Danni” Langkawi - Breakfast and Brunch 29th October 2023
    • Hanoi and Meeting of Viking Tour and Cruise members
    • Arrival in Hanoi and Transfer to the Meritel Hotel, Hanoi
    • Hanoi Foodie tour and Traffic
    • Hanoi Excursions on Day 1 of Viking tour
    • Langkawi Cable Car and Sky Cab visit. 30 October
    • Return to Ho Chi Minh and Excursions and Farewell Dinner
    • Flight from Hanoi to Siem Reip and Sofitel Resort
    • The School to learn English and Computer Kantreang
    • Visit to Angkor Wat Temples Siem Reap, Cambodia
    • Bayon Temple and Ta Prohm Temple
    • Vipassana Dhurak Buddhist Centre of Kingdom of Cambodia
    • Transfer to the Viking Saigon Cruise Ship on Mekong river
    • Kampong Siem and Khsach Kandal
    • Phnom Penh
    • Viking Daily Newsletters and updates.
    • Phnom Penh Day 2
    • Our Departure from Langkawi and flight to Kuala Lumpur
    • Sailing the Mekong River and visit to Tan Chau
    • Sampan boat Excursion along Mekong Delta and visit Sa Dec market
    • Short Kuala Lumpur visit and Doubletree Hotel
    • Bangkok visit -Terrific at Shangri-La
    • Bangkok Departure and Flight to Singapore 7Nov 2023
    • Flight to Singapore, stopover and flight home
    • Return to Melbourne and home in Wheelers Hill.
  • South Africa , Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia March 2023/
    • Sydney and flight to Johannesburg and domestic flight to Port Elizabeth
    • South Africa and Addo Elephant Park
    • Four Days and Nights at Addo Elephant Park
    • Depart Port Elizabeth and fly to Cape Town South Africa and to Cape Grace hotel
    • Cape Grace on Cape Town’s Waterfront
    • VA Waterfront Cape Town
    • Depart Cape Grace Hotel and flight Challenges
    • Cape Town to The Motse, Tswalu
    • Klein Jan dinner at the Motse- Exceptional
    • Animal Game Drive the MOTSE
    • The Lions-Game Drive- the Motse
    • Flights from The Motse to Johannesburg and then to Tuningi Safari Park
    • Day 2 at Tuningi Safari Lodge , Madikwe
    • Tuningi drives and Boma Dinner
    • Heavy Rainfall across Madikwe and Drives
    • Leave Tuningi and fly to Johannesburg and Transfer to Hilton Sandton
    • Our Short Johannesburg stay and Refresh
    • Helicopter Flight over Victoria Falls Zimbabwe and across Zambian side
    • Wonderful Victoria Falls Zimbabwe and Zambia
    • Helicopter Flight over Victoria Falls
    • Zambezi Queen another wonderful highlight
    • Wonderful Chief’s Camp Ockavango Delta
    • Boma Celebration at Chief’s Camp
    • Our Flights to Namibia
    • Sossusvlei Desert Lodge Namib Desert
    • Unbelievable Desert experiences
    • Helicopter Experience over Namib Desert
    • Petrified Forrest Dead Blei
    • Depart Namib Desert and fly to Johannesburg
    • Short Break in Johannesburg at Protea Marriott
    • Flight from Johannesburg to Abu Dhabi
    • Our stay at Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri Abu Dhabi
    • Flight Abu Dhabi to KL and Bangkok
    • Stay at Conrad Bangkok
    • Check in Marriott Vacation Club at The Empire Place Sathorn, Yannawa, Bangkok
    • Exploring Bangkok in the Heat and Humidity
    • Out and About on Chao Phraya River Bangkok
    • Our Holiday Summary and Highlights
    • New Page
  • New Year 2023/
  • Departure from Melbourne on Grand Princess/
  • New Page/
  • Our Flights and Trip Home to Melbourne/
  • A Visit to London- Theatre, Restaurants and history./
  • Grand Princess South Australian Cruise January 2023/
    • Grand Princess Cruise to South Australia January 2023
    • Day in Adelaide
    • Visit to Kangaroo Island
    • Day in Port Lincoln
    • Return to Melbourne 9 January 2023
    • New Page
  • Hawaii and New Zealand July August 2023/
    • Melbourne to Hawaii
    • Hilton Hawaiian Village -Grand Waikikian
    • Pride of America Cruise
    • Hilton_Hawaiian_Village_Lagoon_Tower
    • Fly Honolulu to Auckland New Zealand
    • Auckland New Zealand
    • Queenstown New Zealand
    • Fly Queenstown NZ to Melbourne, Australia
    • Return to Melbourne and our winter Garden
  • Our Day in Windsor - Royalty - on display /
  • Living History with The Funeral of Queen Elizabeth 11/
  • Travel to Oxford and Check in to our Oxford House/
  • Grand Princess Cruise Melbourne to New Zealand Nov 2022/
    • New Zealand Cruise Grand Princess 4 Nov 2022
    • Aboard Grand Princess and Sea Days
    • Departure from Melbourne and Embarkation
    • A Day in Dunedin and Deparure
    • Sailing through Doubtful and Dusty Sounds in Fjordland NZ
    • Christchurch ( Port of Lyttleton)
    • Visit to Windy Wellington.
    • Auckland and Catch up with Friends
    • Sea Days and Return to Melbourne
  • Arrival in Portsmouth then drive to Bath 17 September 2022/
  • Day 18 - Honfleur France and Tour and Picnic/
  • Day 16 Visit to Amsterdam - Port of Ijmuiden/
  • Glorious Bath - Beauty and History/
  • Day 16 Ijmuiden, Amsterdam, Netherlands/
  • Holiday Oslo and Oceania Serina and England September 2022/
  • Day 7 North Cape -( Honningsvag), Norway/
  • Day 5 Saturday September 3 - Sea Day/
  • Holidays 2022 post Covid/
    • Short Break to Country Victoria - Marysville
    • Holiday Queensland GoldCoast May 2022
    • Our time Post Covid 2022
    • Update and Comments to life Post Covid
    • Planning for 2023 and 2024
    • Holiday Queensland Gold Coast May 2022
    • Coolangatta - the Beachcomber International
    • Wednesday and Thursday Rain and Golf and Kirra Visit
    • Friday and Saturday Very Wet and Cooler
    • Wet one Day Perfect the Next
    • Weather Remains Changeable
    • Wet Election Day 2022. Overcast with Heavy Rainfall.
    • Our Covid -19 and Recovery Experience
    • Sunday and Monday the Wild and Wet
    • Tuesday and Wednesday- Some improvement in Weather
    • Surfers Paradise-Perfect today
  • Visit to Hammerfest September 4 2022./
  • Kristiansund Norway September 2 2022/
  • Maloy, Norway 1 September 2022/
  • visit to Kristiansand Norway August 31, 2022/
  • Depart Barcelona and fly to Oslo via Frankfurt 29August 2022/
  • Day 8 August Return Back to Barcelona and Transfer to Hilton Barcelona/
  • Day 7 August 27 2022 Explore Palma de Mallorca/
  • Day 6 August 26- Cannes and Monte Carlo/
  • Day 5 Livorno and Pisa and Take a Selfie tour/
  • Day 4 Naples or Napoli and Pompeii and Sorrento/
  • Day 3 Civitavecchia and Rome/
  • Day 2 and Visit to Ajaccio - arriving 11.00 am/
  • Norwegian Epic Cruise on Mediterranean 21-28 August 2022/
  • Dubai and Visit to the Mall of the Emirates/
  • Habtoor Palace Hotel Dubai UAE and La Perle Theatre/
  • Our Flights Melbourne to Dubai/
  • Post Covid-19 our World is really different/
  • Flight from Dubai to Barcelona and Transfer/
  • Holiday UAE Dubai Barcelona, Oslo, London and Cruises NCL and Oceania/
    • Holiday Europe and Cruises August 2022
    • Holiday UAE Dubai and Barcelona and NCL Cruise (Mediterranean) August 2022
    • Holiday London to Helsinki and Singapore
    • Habtoor Palace hotel and our night at Le Pearle
  • MelbourneDemons Premiers 2021 after 57 years - Wonderful !!!!/
  • Our Wonderful World - Jeanette and Ken Coutts/
  • Our Wonderful World/
  • Holiday 2021 South Africa and Cruise Cape Town to Singapore January 2021/
    • South Africa Holiday and Cruise - Cancelled until March 2023
  • About Ken & Jeanette/
    • The purpose and goal of our site
    • Our interest in Travel and the peoples of the World
  • Holiday USA and Canada May June 2020/
    • Cancelled and Recovery Steps
    • Coronavirus- Covid 19
    • Queensland Holidays changed July August 2020
    • Hawaii Holiday Cancelled October/ November 2020
  • Holidays 2018 and 2019./
    • Holidays 2018
    • Sydney February 2018
    • Our Winter Weekend at RACV Cape Schanck Resort Mornington Peninsula, Victoria Australia.
    • Disneyworld Nov Dec 2018
    • Disneyworld, Disney cruise, Charleston, Phoenix AZ, Palm Desert and Honolulu, Hawaii
    • Holidays 2019
    • UAE, Norway , Finland, Russia and Singapore ,
    • UAE, Norway, Finland, Russia, Italy and Singapore March April 2019
    • Cruise Amsterdam to Lisbon September 2019
    • Abu Dhabi and Scotland Sept 2019
    • Our Cruise on Oceania Marina from Amsterdam to Lisbon
    • Lisbon and Algarve Portugal Sept 2019
    • Paris and Viking River Cruise Provence France
    • Our Queensland Gold Coast holiday . August 2019.
    • Our Sydney short stay and cruise to Hobart and Melbourne Feb 2029
  • Holidays 2020/
    • Sydney Holiday and Cruise on Majestic Princess to Tasmania and MelbourneNew Page
    • Morning in Sydney - Visit to Bangaroo and join the Majestic Princess in Sydney
    • Visit to Hobart Tasmania
    • Another Seaday on Majestic Princess
    • Overnight at Sea and Return to Melbourne, Victoria
  • Holidays (Up to 2014)/
    • Diary
    • Photos
    • Photos of Our Japan Cruise and Land holiday - June 2014
    • Japan Holiday June/ July 2014
    • More Japan Holiday Photos June 2014
    • Daily Diary updates - Japan - June 2014
    • The Last Photos from Japan
    • Diary of Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe - March April 2014
    • Diary of Queensland / Gold Coast Holiday August 2014
    • Photos of Queensland Gold Coast Holiday August 2014
    • Coolongatta Beach Gold Coast Queensland
    • Short Break to San Remo and Phillip Island Victoria September 2014
    • Photos of our Short Break to San Remo
    • Diary of Holiday in Canada, USA and Caribbean Cruise Oct 2014
    • Melbourne to Hong Kong then flight to Canada and then Washington DC
    • Washington DC
    • Fort Lauderdale and Ruby Princess
    • Hong Kong, Vancouver Island and Butchart Gardens
    • Bear Mtn, Vancouver Island , Butchart Gardens, Jasper and Columbia Icefields
    • Washington DC and Williamsburg VA
    • Williamsburg and Clemson College Football
    • Disneyworld Florida
    • Clearwater , Naples and Ft Lauderdale
    • Caribbean Cruise - Ruby Princess
  • Our Home/
    • Our Purchase of 7 Garden Court - And plans for Total Reconstruction and remodelling
    • Our New Wheelers Hill Home
    • Our Glen Waverley House & Garden
    • The Sale of 13 Caithness Crescent, Glen Waverley
    • Our New Garden a Significant Challenge May June 2016.
    • The Repair and Update of our Pool - January 2020
    • Our Home - December 2019 March / April 2020.
    • Our Garden April 2020
    • Our Neighbourhood in Wheelers Hill.
    • Our Beautiful Japanese Maple an Crepe Myrtles.
    • Our Fountains and Water Features Page
    • Short Break - Our Celebrations - 50 years since we met.
  • Queensland Holiday 2021/
  • Holiday Photos/
    • Northern Australia Wilderness Holiday July 2015
    • USA West Coast and Rockies Holiday (October 2015 – November 2015)
    • Indian Tauck Tour and Thailand Resort Khou Lak
  • House & Garden Library/
    • Photos of Our House
    • Spring in Victoria
    • 7 Garden Court , Wheelers Hill
    • Photos of 13 Caithness Crescent
  • Our Family/
  • Holidays (2015)/
    • Oceania Nautica
    • Our Oceania Nautica Cruise Bangkok to Istanbul April May 2015
    • Diary of our Cruise / Holiday
    • Diary of our Northern Australia and Kimberley Holiday and Tour
  • Holidays 2017/
    • South Africa
    • Botswana
    • Queensland
    • Venice to Miami and Hawaii October 2017
    • Singapore ,Prague and Rome October 2017
  • Holidays (2016)/
    • India & Thailand
    • Canada/USA
    • Oceania
  • Family Library/
    • Family Photos
    • Family Photos | July - August 2014
    • More Family Photos
    • Olivers Birthday Party at Eltham Mini Railway
    • Oliver's Party and Visit to Moorabbin Airport
    • Ken's Birthday Party
    • David
  • Clubs & Affiliations/
    • Our Time Share Ownership & Vacation Clubs
    • Sporting Clubs & Affiliations
    • Melbourne Demons AFL Premiers 2021
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Our Wonderful World

The Coutts Family Travels

The Langham Gold Coast Residences Suite 2503 - Superb!

Our Wonderful World

  • AFL Grand Final Day MCG September 2024/
  • Flight Singapore to Melbourne and home to Wheelers Hill/
  • Flight Dubai to Singapore and Stopover at Conrad/
  • Istanbul to Dubai and Stopover/
  • wonderful Stopover in Dubai/
  • Flight from Prague to Istanbul/
  • Stunning Prague/
  • Budapest to Prague/
  • Budapest and The Hilton by The Castle - Superb/
  • Budapest Hungary 12 and 13 August 2024/
  • Scenic Saling the Danube Bend/
  • Bratislava Slovak Republic 11 August 2024/
  • Stunning Vienna Austria 10 August 2024/
  • Sailing in the Wachau Valley/
  • Passau and Viking Vilhjalm/
  • Linz Austria 8th August 2024/
  • Boarding the Viking River Cruise in Passau/
  • Krems Austria 9 August 2024/
  • Beautiful Passau on the Danube River/
  • Enjoyable Days in Berlin, Germany/
  • ICE Train from Berlin to Passau/
  • Berlin is magnificent with bus and ferry rides and Brandenburg gate/
  • Visit to Potsdam from Berlin/
  • Walking to Brandenburg Gate, Berlin/
  • Arrival in Berlin and 2 days of walking etc/
  • Tour of Hamburg and then to Station/
  • Water Ferry in Berlin/
  • Day Tour to Potsdam/
  • Visit to Edinburgh and Lunch with Tom and Veronica Burns at The New Club./
  • Departure from Berlin HBF and train to Nurnberg HBF and then to Passau/
  • Departure from Oceania Sirena and tour of Hamburg and train to Berlin/
  • Our last Sea Day - Sunshine and plenty of Activities/
  • Return to Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)./
  • Visit to Torshavn (Faroe Islands) Denmark/
  • Day out of Nuuk in Nuuk Fyjord with Ice Floes/
  • Changed itinerary and visit to Paamuit/
  • Oceania Sirena Sea Day Activities and Visit to Nuuk Greenland/
  • The Oceania Farmers Harvest Buffet - Exraordinary/
  • Sail from Reykjavik to Ishfandor, iceland/
  • Transfer from Hotel to Oceania Sirena 17th July 2024/
  • Puffin Excursion Reykjavik./
  • Reykjavik Golden Circle Tour-Spectacular Day/
  • Recital and visit to HARPA Concert Hall ./
  • Depart from Marriott Fairways, our drive to JFK airport, Flight to Iceland/
  • Lunch with Good Friends- Wendy and Peter./
  • Trip from Galloway to New York City./
  • Atlantic City Boardwalk - A Great Day!/
  • Our First Day in New Jersey at Marriott Fairways Resort./
  • Travel and Fly to New Jersey and Marriott Fairways Resort/
  • Our Last Day at Bluewater , Hilton Head Island./
  • Harbourtown and the Sea Pines golf links - Special./
  • July 4th American Independence Day and Golf at Country Club of Hilton Head./
  • Golf at Hilton Head Country Club Course/
  • Hilton Head Light house, Country Club for golf and Ice Creams/
  • Arrival in Hilton Head Island - Bluewater Resort and Marina./
  • Drive to Savannah and stopover./
  • Visit to Disneyworld and Epcot./
  • Drive to Daytona Beach and Resort stay./
  • Conrad Orlando -just a Beautiful Resort/
  • A Day of Travel to Orlando Florida/
  • Late Autumn / Fall and our Garden/
  • Visit to the Rainbow Lorikeets and Sebel Hotel Coolangatta/
  • Our Last Morning at The Langham, Surfers Paradise./
  • AFL Gold Coast vs West Coast and dinner at The Langham/
  • Music of The Night Concert at Twin Towns/
  • The Langham Gold Coast Residences- Suite 2503 - Superb!/
  • Golf at Coolangatta and Royal Pines/
  • Move to the Beachcomber Resort./
  • Visit to RACV Royal Pines, Cararra/
  • Golf and Walking in Coolangatta/
  • Sofitel Gold Coast Queensland/
  • Queensland holiday April 2024/
  • Sailing overnight from Ho Chi Minh to Bangkok/
  • Visit to HO CHI MINH (SAIGON)/
  • Sailing to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon ) for 2 days/
  • Visit to Nha Trang, Vietnam ./
  • Experience Chan May and Hue - Superb/
  • Sea day Sailing Cruising south China Sea/
  • Visit to Manila - Reduced Day 7/
  • Explore Coron in Palawan the Philippines./
  • Explore Kota Kinabalu, Borneo/
  • Our Arrival in The Philippines./
  • Sea-day on Oceania Riviera/
  • Arrival in Sihanoukville , Cambodia after Cruising Gulf of Thailand/
  • Excursion from Laem Chabang (Port of Bangkok)/
  • Bangkok - Arrival at Hilton Millenium/
  • Bangkok and Lunch at Iconsiam Shopping Mall/
  • Bangkok and visit to Grand Palace - Exceptional/
  • Departure from Bangkok - return to Melbourne/
  • Maura, Sultan of Brunei/
  • Singapore Departure and Sailing to Maura, Brunei/
  • Singapore Transfer to Oceania Riviera 28th January 2024/
  • Singapore Sights and Attractions 27 Jan 2024/
  • Singapore Marina Bay Light Show 27 Jan 2024/
  • Singapore and Sentosa Island - visit James and Rachael/
  • Singapore Lunch at Sentosa Cove - The fish Market/
  • Our Garden and surrounds in January 2024./
  • Singapore and Oceania Riviera Cruise Jan 2024/
  • Christmas 2023 and New Year 2024/
  • Welcome to Viking tour and river Cruise in Hanoi/
  • Holiday In Central Victoria/
    • Drive Wheelers Hill to Numurkah
    • Lakeside Country Club Resort
    • Golf and Afternoon chasing Silo Art
    • Visit to Yarrawonga Golf and Lunch
    • Lunch in Yarrawonga and Silo Art
    • Trip home to Melbourne and more silo Art
  • Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia with Viking river Cruise October 2023/
    • Travel to Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh
    • Accommodation Fusion /Suites Ho Chi Minh
    • Flight Ho Chi Minh and Radisson Blue Cam Ranh Bay
    • Flight to Hanoi and Transfer to Hotel
    • Transfer to Ha Long Bay and Scarlett Pearl Cruise
    • Hanoi Excursions and Nimb Binh Excursion Activities
    • Viking tour and Lotte Hotel Hanoi
    • Cam Ranh Bay and Visit for the Day to Nha Trang. 4 October 2023
    • Further Days at Radisson Blu Cam Ranh Bay Resort
    • Travel from Penang to Lankawi, Malaysia
    • End Viking Cruise Tour and Fly to Penang
    • Our short Stay at Shangri La Rasa Sayang Penang Malaysia
    • The Exceptional “The Danni” Langkawi - Breakfast and Brunch 29th October 2023
    • Hanoi and Meeting of Viking Tour and Cruise members
    • Arrival in Hanoi and Transfer to the Meritel Hotel, Hanoi
    • Hanoi Foodie tour and Traffic
    • Hanoi Excursions on Day 1 of Viking tour
    • Langkawi Cable Car and Sky Cab visit. 30 October
    • Return to Ho Chi Minh and Excursions and Farewell Dinner
    • Flight from Hanoi to Siem Reip and Sofitel Resort
    • The School to learn English and Computer Kantreang
    • Visit to Angkor Wat Temples Siem Reap, Cambodia
    • Bayon Temple and Ta Prohm Temple
    • Vipassana Dhurak Buddhist Centre of Kingdom of Cambodia
    • Transfer to the Viking Saigon Cruise Ship on Mekong river
    • Kampong Siem and Khsach Kandal
    • Phnom Penh
    • Viking Daily Newsletters and updates.
    • Phnom Penh Day 2
    • Our Departure from Langkawi and flight to Kuala Lumpur
    • Sailing the Mekong River and visit to Tan Chau
    • Sampan boat Excursion along Mekong Delta and visit Sa Dec market
    • Short Kuala Lumpur visit and Doubletree Hotel
    • Bangkok visit -Terrific at Shangri-La
    • Bangkok Departure and Flight to Singapore 7Nov 2023
    • Flight to Singapore, stopover and flight home
    • Return to Melbourne and home in Wheelers Hill.
  • South Africa , Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia March 2023/
    • Sydney and flight to Johannesburg and domestic flight to Port Elizabeth
    • South Africa and Addo Elephant Park
    • Four Days and Nights at Addo Elephant Park
    • Depart Port Elizabeth and fly to Cape Town South Africa and to Cape Grace hotel
    • Cape Grace on Cape Town’s Waterfront
    • VA Waterfront Cape Town
    • Depart Cape Grace Hotel and flight Challenges
    • Cape Town to The Motse, Tswalu
    • Klein Jan dinner at the Motse- Exceptional
    • Animal Game Drive the MOTSE
    • The Lions-Game Drive- the Motse
    • Flights from The Motse to Johannesburg and then to Tuningi Safari Park
    • Day 2 at Tuningi Safari Lodge , Madikwe
    • Tuningi drives and Boma Dinner
    • Heavy Rainfall across Madikwe and Drives
    • Leave Tuningi and fly to Johannesburg and Transfer to Hilton Sandton
    • Our Short Johannesburg stay and Refresh
    • Helicopter Flight over Victoria Falls Zimbabwe and across Zambian side
    • Wonderful Victoria Falls Zimbabwe and Zambia
    • Helicopter Flight over Victoria Falls
    • Zambezi Queen another wonderful highlight
    • Wonderful Chief’s Camp Ockavango Delta
    • Boma Celebration at Chief’s Camp
    • Our Flights to Namibia
    • Sossusvlei Desert Lodge Namib Desert
    • Unbelievable Desert experiences
    • Helicopter Experience over Namib Desert
    • Petrified Forrest Dead Blei
    • Depart Namib Desert and fly to Johannesburg
    • Short Break in Johannesburg at Protea Marriott
    • Flight from Johannesburg to Abu Dhabi
    • Our stay at Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri Abu Dhabi
    • Flight Abu Dhabi to KL and Bangkok
    • Stay at Conrad Bangkok
    • Check in Marriott Vacation Club at The Empire Place Sathorn, Yannawa, Bangkok
    • Exploring Bangkok in the Heat and Humidity
    • Out and About on Chao Phraya River Bangkok
    • Our Holiday Summary and Highlights
    • New Page
  • New Year 2023/
  • Departure from Melbourne on Grand Princess/
  • New Page/
  • Our Flights and Trip Home to Melbourne/
  • A Visit to London- Theatre, Restaurants and history./
  • Grand Princess South Australian Cruise January 2023/
    • Grand Princess Cruise to South Australia January 2023
    • Day in Adelaide
    • Visit to Kangaroo Island
    • Day in Port Lincoln
    • Return to Melbourne 9 January 2023
    • New Page
  • Hawaii and New Zealand July August 2023/
    • Melbourne to Hawaii
    • Hilton Hawaiian Village -Grand Waikikian
    • Pride of America Cruise
    • Hilton_Hawaiian_Village_Lagoon_Tower
    • Fly Honolulu to Auckland New Zealand
    • Auckland New Zealand
    • Queenstown New Zealand
    • Fly Queenstown NZ to Melbourne, Australia
    • Return to Melbourne and our winter Garden
  • Our Day in Windsor - Royalty - on display /
  • Living History with The Funeral of Queen Elizabeth 11/
  • Travel to Oxford and Check in to our Oxford House/
  • Grand Princess Cruise Melbourne to New Zealand Nov 2022/
    • New Zealand Cruise Grand Princess 4 Nov 2022
    • Aboard Grand Princess and Sea Days
    • Departure from Melbourne and Embarkation
    • A Day in Dunedin and Deparure
    • Sailing through Doubtful and Dusty Sounds in Fjordland NZ
    • Christchurch ( Port of Lyttleton)
    • Visit to Windy Wellington.
    • Auckland and Catch up with Friends
    • Sea Days and Return to Melbourne
  • Arrival in Portsmouth then drive to Bath 17 September 2022/
  • Day 18 - Honfleur France and Tour and Picnic/
  • Day 16 Visit to Amsterdam - Port of Ijmuiden/
  • Glorious Bath - Beauty and History/
  • Day 16 Ijmuiden, Amsterdam, Netherlands/
  • Holiday Oslo and Oceania Serina and England September 2022/
  • Day 7 North Cape -( Honningsvag), Norway/
  • Day 5 Saturday September 3 - Sea Day/
  • Holidays 2022 post Covid/
    • Short Break to Country Victoria - Marysville
    • Holiday Queensland GoldCoast May 2022
    • Our time Post Covid 2022
    • Update and Comments to life Post Covid
    • Planning for 2023 and 2024
    • Holiday Queensland Gold Coast May 2022
    • Coolangatta - the Beachcomber International
    • Wednesday and Thursday Rain and Golf and Kirra Visit
    • Friday and Saturday Very Wet and Cooler
    • Wet one Day Perfect the Next
    • Weather Remains Changeable
    • Wet Election Day 2022. Overcast with Heavy Rainfall.
    • Our Covid -19 and Recovery Experience
    • Sunday and Monday the Wild and Wet
    • Tuesday and Wednesday- Some improvement in Weather
    • Surfers Paradise-Perfect today
  • Visit to Hammerfest September 4 2022./
  • Kristiansund Norway September 2 2022/
  • Maloy, Norway 1 September 2022/
  • visit to Kristiansand Norway August 31, 2022/
  • Depart Barcelona and fly to Oslo via Frankfurt 29August 2022/
  • Day 8 August Return Back to Barcelona and Transfer to Hilton Barcelona/
  • Day 7 August 27 2022 Explore Palma de Mallorca/
  • Day 6 August 26- Cannes and Monte Carlo/
  • Day 5 Livorno and Pisa and Take a Selfie tour/
  • Day 4 Naples or Napoli and Pompeii and Sorrento/
  • Day 3 Civitavecchia and Rome/
  • Day 2 and Visit to Ajaccio - arriving 11.00 am/
  • Norwegian Epic Cruise on Mediterranean 21-28 August 2022/
  • Dubai and Visit to the Mall of the Emirates/
  • Habtoor Palace Hotel Dubai UAE and La Perle Theatre/
  • Our Flights Melbourne to Dubai/
  • Post Covid-19 our World is really different/
  • Flight from Dubai to Barcelona and Transfer/
  • Holiday UAE Dubai Barcelona, Oslo, London and Cruises NCL and Oceania/
    • Holiday Europe and Cruises August 2022
    • Holiday UAE Dubai and Barcelona and NCL Cruise (Mediterranean) August 2022
    • Holiday London to Helsinki and Singapore
    • Habtoor Palace hotel and our night at Le Pearle
  • MelbourneDemons Premiers 2021 after 57 years - Wonderful !!!!/
  • Our Wonderful World - Jeanette and Ken Coutts/
  • Our Wonderful World/
  • Holiday 2021 South Africa and Cruise Cape Town to Singapore January 2021/
    • South Africa Holiday and Cruise - Cancelled until March 2023
  • About Ken & Jeanette/
    • The purpose and goal of our site
    • Our interest in Travel and the peoples of the World
  • Holiday USA and Canada May June 2020/
    • Cancelled and Recovery Steps
    • Coronavirus- Covid 19
    • Queensland Holidays changed July August 2020
    • Hawaii Holiday Cancelled October/ November 2020
  • Holidays 2018 and 2019./
    • Holidays 2018
    • Sydney February 2018
    • Our Winter Weekend at RACV Cape Schanck Resort Mornington Peninsula, Victoria Australia.
    • Disneyworld Nov Dec 2018
    • Disneyworld, Disney cruise, Charleston, Phoenix AZ, Palm Desert and Honolulu, Hawaii
    • Holidays 2019
    • UAE, Norway , Finland, Russia and Singapore ,
    • UAE, Norway, Finland, Russia, Italy and Singapore March April 2019
    • Cruise Amsterdam to Lisbon September 2019
    • Abu Dhabi and Scotland Sept 2019
    • Our Cruise on Oceania Marina from Amsterdam to Lisbon
    • Lisbon and Algarve Portugal Sept 2019
    • Paris and Viking River Cruise Provence France
    • Our Queensland Gold Coast holiday . August 2019.
    • Our Sydney short stay and cruise to Hobart and Melbourne Feb 2029
  • Holidays 2020/
    • Sydney Holiday and Cruise on Majestic Princess to Tasmania and MelbourneNew Page
    • Morning in Sydney - Visit to Bangaroo and join the Majestic Princess in Sydney
    • Visit to Hobart Tasmania
    • Another Seaday on Majestic Princess
    • Overnight at Sea and Return to Melbourne, Victoria
  • Holidays (Up to 2014)/
    • Diary
    • Photos
    • Photos of Our Japan Cruise and Land holiday - June 2014
    • Japan Holiday June/ July 2014
    • More Japan Holiday Photos June 2014
    • Daily Diary updates - Japan - June 2014
    • The Last Photos from Japan
    • Diary of Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe - March April 2014
    • Diary of Queensland / Gold Coast Holiday August 2014
    • Photos of Queensland Gold Coast Holiday August 2014
    • Coolongatta Beach Gold Coast Queensland
    • Short Break to San Remo and Phillip Island Victoria September 2014
    • Photos of our Short Break to San Remo
    • Diary of Holiday in Canada, USA and Caribbean Cruise Oct 2014
    • Melbourne to Hong Kong then flight to Canada and then Washington DC
    • Washington DC
    • Fort Lauderdale and Ruby Princess
    • Hong Kong, Vancouver Island and Butchart Gardens
    • Bear Mtn, Vancouver Island , Butchart Gardens, Jasper and Columbia Icefields
    • Washington DC and Williamsburg VA
    • Williamsburg and Clemson College Football
    • Disneyworld Florida
    • Clearwater , Naples and Ft Lauderdale
    • Caribbean Cruise - Ruby Princess
  • Our Home/
    • Our Purchase of 7 Garden Court - And plans for Total Reconstruction and remodelling
    • Our New Wheelers Hill Home
    • Our Glen Waverley House & Garden
    • The Sale of 13 Caithness Crescent, Glen Waverley
    • Our New Garden a Significant Challenge May June 2016.
    • The Repair and Update of our Pool - January 2020
    • Our Home - December 2019 March / April 2020.
    • Our Garden April 2020
    • Our Neighbourhood in Wheelers Hill.
    • Our Beautiful Japanese Maple an Crepe Myrtles.
    • Our Fountains and Water Features Page
    • Short Break - Our Celebrations - 50 years since we met.
  • Queensland Holiday 2021/
  • Holiday Photos/
    • Northern Australia Wilderness Holiday July 2015
    • USA West Coast and Rockies Holiday (October 2015 – November 2015)
    • Indian Tauck Tour and Thailand Resort Khou Lak
  • House & Garden Library/
    • Photos of Our House
    • Spring in Victoria
    • 7 Garden Court , Wheelers Hill
    • Photos of 13 Caithness Crescent
  • Our Family/
  • Holidays (2015)/
    • Oceania Nautica
    • Our Oceania Nautica Cruise Bangkok to Istanbul April May 2015
    • Diary of our Cruise / Holiday
    • Diary of our Northern Australia and Kimberley Holiday and Tour
  • Holidays 2017/
    • South Africa
    • Botswana
    • Queensland
    • Venice to Miami and Hawaii October 2017
    • Singapore ,Prague and Rome October 2017
  • Holidays (2016)/
    • India & Thailand
    • Canada/USA
    • Oceania
  • Family Library/
    • Family Photos
    • Family Photos | July - August 2014
    • More Family Photos
    • Olivers Birthday Party at Eltham Mini Railway
    • Oliver's Party and Visit to Moorabbin Airport
    • Ken's Birthday Party
    • David
  • Clubs & Affiliations/
    • Our Time Share Ownership & Vacation Clubs
    • Sporting Clubs & Affiliations
    • Melbourne Demons AFL Premiers 2021

The Langham Gold Coast Residences (Suite - 2503) - Superb.

We vacated the Beachcomber at 10.05am on Friday morning and after checking out we then drove to Danger Point intending to watch the Waves and the Surfers but there was no parking so we decided to return to Coolangatta, park the car at Woolies in the Strand and then visit the Surf Club for Cappuccinos, before we then had lunch in the park looking out over the Surf Beach. The waves were rough and the surfers were finding it uncomfortable and the temperature was cooled from 27 Degrees by a cool southerly wind which was at times quite strong.

However, the weather became even cooler with rough Squalls and we decided to drive to Broadbeach and see if we could check into the Langham at say 2.15pm. The drive from Coolangatta to Broadbeach took almost 40 minutes with the roadworks associated with the extension of the Tram to Burleigh Heads.

We were delighted to be advised that our Suite (2503) in the Residences was available and we checked in then self parked the Vehicle in B1-99 and then caught the lift only to find that our keys would allow access. We returned to the Reception area had our 2 card-keys re keyed and then caught the lift to thje 25th Floor.

We were greeted by a stunning view over Broadbeach and Surfers Paradise. Our Suite is a one bedroom residence with lounge, separate kitchen, full ensuite and king-bed Bedroom overlooking the Beach. There is also a small study overlooking the beach and then across to the hinterland. It is quite simply stunning and farbetter than we had imagined. Ken said we were doing something special and this has surpassed our appreciation of the “Luxury Escapes” deal. We are delighted.

Our package includes drinks each evening , one full dinner, daily breakfast and car parking on B1.

The following gallery of photos represents a sample of the Hotel and it’s facilities.

 

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We decided against eating in within the restaurant. So we went out and drove to the Pacific Fair shopping centre and purchased some food and drinks.

The Weather has remained windy and with occasional showers and there is a further improvement over the days ahead.

We spend the night in our Suite and enjoy the meal and then watch the Port Adelaide and St Kilda AFL match which was a real grind.

Asleep by 10.45pm after another great day .

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We awake to a pleasant morning with bright sunshine and clouds out over the ocean. The views are simply spectacular. The Bed was dreamy comfortable, although Jeanette didn’t sleep well. Ken did sleep comfortably and very well.

We awake to sunlight, many people walking along the Surfers Paradise beach and we stand outside on the balcony taking photos before we then go down to enjoy a superb buffet breakfast.

Ken takes photos of the beach and the breakfast area. Then upon completing breakfast he takes a photo of Jeanette at the telephone box with the beautiful flowers.

The Rolling Surf of Surfers Paradide Beach from our Suite Balcony. doesn’t come much better than this.

  • AFL Grand Final Day MCG September 2024/
  • Flight Singapore to Melbourne and home to Wheelers Hill/
  • Flight Dubai to Singapore and Stopover at Conrad/
  • Istanbul to Dubai and Stopover/
  • wonderful Stopover in Dubai/
  • Flight from Prague to Istanbul/
  • Stunning Prague/
  • Budapest to Prague/
  • Budapest and The Hilton by The Castle - Superb/
  • Budapest Hungary 12 and 13 August 2024/
  • Scenic Saling the Danube Bend/
  • Bratislava Slovak Republic 11 August 2024/
  • Stunning Vienna Austria 10 August 2024/
  • Sailing in the Wachau Valley/
  • Passau and Viking Vilhjalm/
  • Linz Austria 8th August 2024/
  • Boarding the Viking River Cruise in Passau/
  • Krems Austria 9 August 2024/
  • Beautiful Passau on the Danube River/
  • Enjoyable Days in Berlin, Germany/
  • ICE Train from Berlin to Passau/
  • Berlin is magnificent with bus and ferry rides and Brandenburg gate/
  • Visit to Potsdam from Berlin/
  • Walking to Brandenburg Gate, Berlin/
  • Arrival in Berlin and 2 days of walking etc/
  • Tour of Hamburg and then to Station/
  • Water Ferry in Berlin/
  • Day Tour to Potsdam/
  • Visit to Edinburgh and Lunch with Tom and Veronica Burns at The New Club./
  • Departure from Berlin HBF and train to Nurnberg HBF and then to Passau/
  • Departure from Oceania Sirena and tour of Hamburg and train to Berlin/
  • Our last Sea Day - Sunshine and plenty of Activities/
  • Return to Kirkwall (Orkney Islands)./
  • Visit to Torshavn (Faroe Islands) Denmark/
  • Day out of Nuuk in Nuuk Fyjord with Ice Floes/
  • Changed itinerary and visit to Paamuit/
  • Oceania Sirena Sea Day Activities and Visit to Nuuk Greenland/
  • The Oceania Farmers Harvest Buffet - Exraordinary/
  • Sail from Reykjavik to Ishfandor, iceland/
  • Transfer from Hotel to Oceania Sirena 17th July 2024/
  • Puffin Excursion Reykjavik./
  • Reykjavik Golden Circle Tour-Spectacular Day/
  • Recital and visit to HARPA Concert Hall ./
  • Depart from Marriott Fairways, our drive to JFK airport, Flight to Iceland/
  • Lunch with Good Friends- Wendy and Peter./
  • Trip from Galloway to New York City./
  • Atlantic City Boardwalk - A Great Day!/
  • Our First Day in New Jersey at Marriott Fairways Resort./
  • Travel and Fly to New Jersey and Marriott Fairways Resort/
  • Our Last Day at Bluewater , Hilton Head Island./
  • Harbourtown and the Sea Pines golf links - Special./
  • July 4th American Independence Day and Golf at Country Club of Hilton Head./
  • Golf at Hilton Head Country Club Course/
  • Hilton Head Light house, Country Club for golf and Ice Creams/
  • Arrival in Hilton Head Island - Bluewater Resort and Marina./
  • Drive to Savannah and stopover./
  • Visit to Disneyworld and Epcot./
  • Drive to Daytona Beach and Resort stay./
  • Conrad Orlando -just a Beautiful Resort/
  • A Day of Travel to Orlando Florida/
  • Late Autumn / Fall and our Garden/
  • Visit to the Rainbow Lorikeets and Sebel Hotel Coolangatta/
  • Our Last Morning at The Langham, Surfers Paradise./
  • AFL Gold Coast vs West Coast and dinner at The Langham/
  • Music of The Night Concert at Twin Towns/
  • The Langham Gold Coast Residences- Suite 2503 - Superb!/
  • Golf at Coolangatta and Royal Pines/
  • Move to the Beachcomber Resort./
  • Visit to RACV Royal Pines, Cararra/
  • Golf and Walking in Coolangatta/
  • Sofitel Gold Coast Queensland/
  • Queensland holiday April 2024/
  • Sailing overnight from Ho Chi Minh to Bangkok/
  • Visit to HO CHI MINH (SAIGON)/
  • Sailing to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon ) for 2 days/
  • Visit to Nha Trang, Vietnam ./
  • Experience Chan May and Hue - Superb/
  • Sea day Sailing Cruising south China Sea/
  • Visit to Manila - Reduced Day 7/
  • Explore Coron in Palawan the Philippines./
  • Explore Kota Kinabalu, Borneo/
  • Our Arrival in The Philippines./
  • Sea-day on Oceania Riviera/
  • Arrival in Sihanoukville , Cambodia after Cruising Gulf of Thailand/
  • Excursion from Laem Chabang (Port of Bangkok)/
  • Bangkok - Arrival at Hilton Millenium/
  • Bangkok and Lunch at Iconsiam Shopping Mall/
  • Bangkok and visit to Grand Palace - Exceptional/
  • Departure from Bangkok - return to Melbourne/
  • Maura, Sultan of Brunei/
  • Singapore Departure and Sailing to Maura, Brunei/
  • Singapore Transfer to Oceania Riviera 28th January 2024/
  • Singapore Sights and Attractions 27 Jan 2024/
  • Singapore Marina Bay Light Show 27 Jan 2024/
  • Singapore and Sentosa Island - visit James and Rachael/
  • Singapore Lunch at Sentosa Cove - The fish Market/
  • Our Garden and surrounds in January 2024./
  • Singapore and Oceania Riviera Cruise Jan 2024/
  • Christmas 2023 and New Year 2024/
  • Welcome to Viking tour and river Cruise in Hanoi/
  • Holiday In Central Victoria/
    • Drive Wheelers Hill to Numurkah
    • Lakeside Country Club Resort
    • Golf and Afternoon chasing Silo Art
    • Visit to Yarrawonga Golf and Lunch
    • Lunch in Yarrawonga and Silo Art
    • Trip home to Melbourne and more silo Art
  • Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia with Viking river Cruise October 2023/
    • Travel to Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh
    • Accommodation Fusion /Suites Ho Chi Minh
    • Flight Ho Chi Minh and Radisson Blue Cam Ranh Bay
    • Flight to Hanoi and Transfer to Hotel
    • Transfer to Ha Long Bay and Scarlett Pearl Cruise
    • Hanoi Excursions and Nimb Binh Excursion Activities
    • Viking tour and Lotte Hotel Hanoi
    • Cam Ranh Bay and Visit for the Day to Nha Trang. 4 October 2023
    • Further Days at Radisson Blu Cam Ranh Bay Resort
    • Travel from Penang to Lankawi, Malaysia
    • End Viking Cruise Tour and Fly to Penang
    • Our short Stay at Shangri La Rasa Sayang Penang Malaysia
    • The Exceptional “The Danni” Langkawi - Breakfast and Brunch 29th October 2023
    • Hanoi and Meeting of Viking Tour and Cruise members
    • Arrival in Hanoi and Transfer to the Meritel Hotel, Hanoi
    • Hanoi Foodie tour and Traffic
    • Hanoi Excursions on Day 1 of Viking tour
    • Langkawi Cable Car and Sky Cab visit. 30 October
    • Return to Ho Chi Minh and Excursions and Farewell Dinner
    • Flight from Hanoi to Siem Reip and Sofitel Resort
    • The School to learn English and Computer Kantreang
    • Visit to Angkor Wat Temples Siem Reap, Cambodia
    • Bayon Temple and Ta Prohm Temple
    • Vipassana Dhurak Buddhist Centre of Kingdom of Cambodia
    • Transfer to the Viking Saigon Cruise Ship on Mekong river
    • Kampong Siem and Khsach Kandal
    • Phnom Penh
    • Viking Daily Newsletters and updates.
    • Phnom Penh Day 2
    • Our Departure from Langkawi and flight to Kuala Lumpur
    • Sailing the Mekong River and visit to Tan Chau
    • Sampan boat Excursion along Mekong Delta and visit Sa Dec market
    • Short Kuala Lumpur visit and Doubletree Hotel
    • Bangkok visit -Terrific at Shangri-La
    • Bangkok Departure and Flight to Singapore 7Nov 2023
    • Flight to Singapore, stopover and flight home
    • Return to Melbourne and home in Wheelers Hill.
  • South Africa , Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia March 2023/
    • Sydney and flight to Johannesburg and domestic flight to Port Elizabeth
    • South Africa and Addo Elephant Park
    • Four Days and Nights at Addo Elephant Park
    • Depart Port Elizabeth and fly to Cape Town South Africa and to Cape Grace hotel
    • Cape Grace on Cape Town’s Waterfront
    • VA Waterfront Cape Town
    • Depart Cape Grace Hotel and flight Challenges
    • Cape Town to The Motse, Tswalu
    • Klein Jan dinner at the Motse- Exceptional
    • Animal Game Drive the MOTSE
    • The Lions-Game Drive- the Motse
    • Flights from The Motse to Johannesburg and then to Tuningi Safari Park
    • Day 2 at Tuningi Safari Lodge , Madikwe
    • Tuningi drives and Boma Dinner
    • Heavy Rainfall across Madikwe and Drives
    • Leave Tuningi and fly to Johannesburg and Transfer to Hilton Sandton
    • Our Short Johannesburg stay and Refresh
    • Helicopter Flight over Victoria Falls Zimbabwe and across Zambian side
    • Wonderful Victoria Falls Zimbabwe and Zambia
    • Helicopter Flight over Victoria Falls
    • Zambezi Queen another wonderful highlight
    • Wonderful Chief’s Camp Ockavango Delta
    • Boma Celebration at Chief’s Camp
    • Our Flights to Namibia
    • Sossusvlei Desert Lodge Namib Desert
    • Unbelievable Desert experiences
    • Helicopter Experience over Namib Desert
    • Petrified Forrest Dead Blei
    • Depart Namib Desert and fly to Johannesburg
    • Short Break in Johannesburg at Protea Marriott
    • Flight from Johannesburg to Abu Dhabi
    • Our stay at Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri Abu Dhabi
    • Flight Abu Dhabi to KL and Bangkok
    • Stay at Conrad Bangkok
    • Check in Marriott Vacation Club at The Empire Place Sathorn, Yannawa, Bangkok
    • Exploring Bangkok in the Heat and Humidity
    • Out and About on Chao Phraya River Bangkok
    • Our Holiday Summary and Highlights
    • New Page
  • New Year 2023/
  • Departure from Melbourne on Grand Princess/
  • New Page/
  • Our Flights and Trip Home to Melbourne/
  • A Visit to London- Theatre, Restaurants and history./
  • Grand Princess South Australian Cruise January 2023/
    • Grand Princess Cruise to South Australia January 2023
    • Day in Adelaide
    • Visit to Kangaroo Island
    • Day in Port Lincoln
    • Return to Melbourne 9 January 2023
    • New Page
  • Hawaii and New Zealand July August 2023/
    • Melbourne to Hawaii
    • Hilton Hawaiian Village -Grand Waikikian
    • Pride of America Cruise
    • Hilton_Hawaiian_Village_Lagoon_Tower
    • Fly Honolulu to Auckland New Zealand
    • Auckland New Zealand
    • Queenstown New Zealand
    • Fly Queenstown NZ to Melbourne, Australia
    • Return to Melbourne and our winter Garden
  • Our Day in Windsor - Royalty - on display /
  • Living History with The Funeral of Queen Elizabeth 11/
  • Travel to Oxford and Check in to our Oxford House/
  • Grand Princess Cruise Melbourne to New Zealand Nov 2022/
    • New Zealand Cruise Grand Princess 4 Nov 2022
    • Aboard Grand Princess and Sea Days
    • Departure from Melbourne and Embarkation
    • A Day in Dunedin and Deparure
    • Sailing through Doubtful and Dusty Sounds in Fjordland NZ
    • Christchurch ( Port of Lyttleton)
    • Visit to Windy Wellington.
    • Auckland and Catch up with Friends
    • Sea Days and Return to Melbourne
  • Arrival in Portsmouth then drive to Bath 17 September 2022/
  • Day 18 - Honfleur France and Tour and Picnic/
  • Day 16 Visit to Amsterdam - Port of Ijmuiden/
  • Glorious Bath - Beauty and History/
  • Day 16 Ijmuiden, Amsterdam, Netherlands/
  • Holiday Oslo and Oceania Serina and England September 2022/
  • Day 7 North Cape -( Honningsvag), Norway/
  • Day 5 Saturday September 3 - Sea Day/
  • Holidays 2022 post Covid/
    • Short Break to Country Victoria - Marysville
    • Holiday Queensland GoldCoast May 2022
    • Our time Post Covid 2022
    • Update and Comments to life Post Covid
    • Planning for 2023 and 2024
    • Holiday Queensland Gold Coast May 2022
    • Coolangatta - the Beachcomber International
    • Wednesday and Thursday Rain and Golf and Kirra Visit
    • Friday and Saturday Very Wet and Cooler
    • Wet one Day Perfect the Next
    • Weather Remains Changeable
    • Wet Election Day 2022. Overcast with Heavy Rainfall.
    • Our Covid -19 and Recovery Experience
    • Sunday and Monday the Wild and Wet
    • Tuesday and Wednesday- Some improvement in Weather
    • Surfers Paradise-Perfect today
  • Visit to Hammerfest September 4 2022./
  • Kristiansund Norway September 2 2022/
  • Maloy, Norway 1 September 2022/
  • visit to Kristiansand Norway August 31, 2022/
  • Depart Barcelona and fly to Oslo via Frankfurt 29August 2022/
  • Day 8 August Return Back to Barcelona and Transfer to Hilton Barcelona/
  • Day 7 August 27 2022 Explore Palma de Mallorca/
  • Day 6 August 26- Cannes and Monte Carlo/
  • Day 5 Livorno and Pisa and Take a Selfie tour/
  • Day 4 Naples or Napoli and Pompeii and Sorrento/
  • Day 3 Civitavecchia and Rome/
  • Day 2 and Visit to Ajaccio - arriving 11.00 am/
  • Norwegian Epic Cruise on Mediterranean 21-28 August 2022/
  • Dubai and Visit to the Mall of the Emirates/
  • Habtoor Palace Hotel Dubai UAE and La Perle Theatre/
  • Our Flights Melbourne to Dubai/
  • Post Covid-19 our World is really different/
  • Flight from Dubai to Barcelona and Transfer/
  • Holiday UAE Dubai Barcelona, Oslo, London and Cruises NCL and Oceania/
    • Holiday Europe and Cruises August 2022
    • Holiday UAE Dubai and Barcelona and NCL Cruise (Mediterranean) August 2022
    • Holiday London to Helsinki and Singapore
    • Habtoor Palace hotel and our night at Le Pearle
  • MelbourneDemons Premiers 2021 after 57 years - Wonderful !!!!/
  • Our Wonderful World - Jeanette and Ken Coutts/
  • Our Wonderful World/
  • Holiday 2021 South Africa and Cruise Cape Town to Singapore January 2021/
    • South Africa Holiday and Cruise - Cancelled until March 2023
  • About Ken & Jeanette/
    • The purpose and goal of our site
    • Our interest in Travel and the peoples of the World
  • Holiday USA and Canada May June 2020/
    • Cancelled and Recovery Steps
    • Coronavirus- Covid 19
    • Queensland Holidays changed July August 2020
    • Hawaii Holiday Cancelled October/ November 2020
  • Holidays 2018 and 2019./
    • Holidays 2018
    • Sydney February 2018
    • Our Winter Weekend at RACV Cape Schanck Resort Mornington Peninsula, Victoria Australia.
    • Disneyworld Nov Dec 2018
    • Disneyworld, Disney cruise, Charleston, Phoenix AZ, Palm Desert and Honolulu, Hawaii
    • Holidays 2019
    • UAE, Norway , Finland, Russia and Singapore ,
    • UAE, Norway, Finland, Russia, Italy and Singapore March April 2019
    • Cruise Amsterdam to Lisbon September 2019
    • Abu Dhabi and Scotland Sept 2019
    • Our Cruise on Oceania Marina from Amsterdam to Lisbon
    • Lisbon and Algarve Portugal Sept 2019
    • Paris and Viking River Cruise Provence France
    • Our Queensland Gold Coast holiday . August 2019.
    • Our Sydney short stay and cruise to Hobart and Melbourne Feb 2029
  • Holidays 2020/
    • Sydney Holiday and Cruise on Majestic Princess to Tasmania and MelbourneNew Page
    • Morning in Sydney - Visit to Bangaroo and join the Majestic Princess in Sydney
    • Visit to Hobart Tasmania
    • Another Seaday on Majestic Princess
    • Overnight at Sea and Return to Melbourne, Victoria
  • Holidays (Up to 2014)/
    • Diary
    • Photos
    • Photos of Our Japan Cruise and Land holiday - June 2014
    • Japan Holiday June/ July 2014
    • More Japan Holiday Photos June 2014
    • Daily Diary updates - Japan - June 2014
    • The Last Photos from Japan
    • Diary of Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe - March April 2014
    • Diary of Queensland / Gold Coast Holiday August 2014
    • Photos of Queensland Gold Coast Holiday August 2014
    • Coolongatta Beach Gold Coast Queensland
    • Short Break to San Remo and Phillip Island Victoria September 2014
    • Photos of our Short Break to San Remo
    • Diary of Holiday in Canada, USA and Caribbean Cruise Oct 2014
    • Melbourne to Hong Kong then flight to Canada and then Washington DC
    • Washington DC
    • Fort Lauderdale and Ruby Princess
    • Hong Kong, Vancouver Island and Butchart Gardens
    • Bear Mtn, Vancouver Island , Butchart Gardens, Jasper and Columbia Icefields
    • Washington DC and Williamsburg VA
    • Williamsburg and Clemson College Football
    • Disneyworld Florida
    • Clearwater , Naples and Ft Lauderdale
    • Caribbean Cruise - Ruby Princess
  • Our Home/
    • Our Purchase of 7 Garden Court - And plans for Total Reconstruction and remodelling
    • Our New Wheelers Hill Home
    • Our Glen Waverley House & Garden
    • The Sale of 13 Caithness Crescent, Glen Waverley
    • Our New Garden a Significant Challenge May June 2016.
    • The Repair and Update of our Pool - January 2020
    • Our Home - December 2019 March / April 2020.
    • Our Garden April 2020
    • Our Neighbourhood in Wheelers Hill.
    • Our Beautiful Japanese Maple an Crepe Myrtles.
    • Our Fountains and Water Features Page
    • Short Break - Our Celebrations - 50 years since we met.
  • Queensland Holiday 2021/
  • Holiday Photos/
    • Northern Australia Wilderness Holiday July 2015
    • USA West Coast and Rockies Holiday (October 2015 – November 2015)
    • Indian Tauck Tour and Thailand Resort Khou Lak
  • House & Garden Library/
    • Photos of Our House
    • Spring in Victoria
    • 7 Garden Court , Wheelers Hill
    • Photos of 13 Caithness Crescent
  • Our Family/
  • Holidays (2015)/
    • Oceania Nautica
    • Our Oceania Nautica Cruise Bangkok to Istanbul April May 2015
    • Diary of our Cruise / Holiday
    • Diary of our Northern Australia and Kimberley Holiday and Tour
  • Holidays 2017/
    • South Africa
    • Botswana
    • Queensland
    • Venice to Miami and Hawaii October 2017
    • Singapore ,Prague and Rome October 2017
  • Holidays (2016)/
    • India & Thailand
    • Canada/USA
    • Oceania
  • Family Library/
    • Family Photos
    • Family Photos | July - August 2014
    • More Family Photos
    • Olivers Birthday Party at Eltham Mini Railway
    • Oliver's Party and Visit to Moorabbin Airport
    • Ken's Birthday Party
    • David
  • Clubs & Affiliations/
    • Our Time Share Ownership & Vacation Clubs
    • Sporting Clubs & Affiliations
    • Melbourne Demons AFL Premiers 2021

Our Wonderful World

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