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Aldinga South Australia

Aldinga Aldinga Township +0 South Australia

Aldinga Aldinga Township South Australia

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The Great War Exhibition

Dominion Museum New Zealand The Great War Exhibition + Wellington

Dominion Museum New Zealand The Great War Exhibition Wellington

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Gardens round the world (part 2)

Carrick Hill Hampton Court +1 New Plymouth Summer Palace Thorngrove Manor Villa Carlotta

Carrick Hill Hampton Court New Plymouth Summer Palace Thorngrove Manor Villa Carlotta

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Park Hotel, Lambton Quay

New Zealand Park Hotel Lambton Quay + Wellington

New Zealand Park Hotel Lambton Quay Wellington

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Coastal Walk, New Plymouth

Coastal walkway New Plymouth + New Zealand

Coastal walkway New Plymouth New Zealand

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ANZAC Day 2017

ANZAC Day Australia New Zealand + war memorials

ANZAC Day Australia New Zealand war memorials

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Fort Cornwallis George Town Malaysia

Heritage fort in UNESCO town George Town on the island of Penang was established as a trading port in 1786. Fort Cornwallis marks the spot where Captain Francis Light and his crew from the British East India company landed on the 17th of July 1786. The original fort was a wooden one, work began to replace it with bricks in 1793 and it was given a major upgrade in 1804 to what can be seen now. Throughout its history the fort never engaged in any battle even when the Japanese took control of Penang during World War II. The fort is named for the Governor General of Bengal at the time, Charles Marquis Cornwallis. Fort Cornwallis was built as a star shaped fort so it could be easily defended from all sides. Statue of Francis Light in the grounds of Fort Cornwallis. There are no images of Francis so his statue is based on images of his son Captain William Light who established the city of Adelaide in Australia. As well as being a surveyor William was also an artist who painted some sel...

Woolmers Estate, Tasmania

A World Heritage Listed Convict Site Woolmers Estate can be found in northern Tasmania, it's about a 30 minute drive from Launceston. I originally discovered it when on Trip Advisor looking at the 10 best things to do when visiting Clarendon, the National Trust property that is nearby. Turns out Woolmers Estate is quite well known and an UNESCO World Heritage Site! The first Thomas Archer was granted 800 acres in 1817 and this became the basis of his pastoral holdings, over the years it grew much larger and he was able to build some considerable wealth. Labour was plentiful in colonial Tasmania through its convict assignment system. Convicts were assigned to free settlers who were then responsible for housing, feeding and clothing them in exchange for their labour. Great system for the government as they didn't have to pay to keep the convicts and the free settlers got cheap labour. Woolmers Estate was built with a mixture of convict, 'ticket of leave' (freed co...

Royal Tiaras

My collection so far (that I've seen, not own!) The Scroll tiara, worn by Kate Middleton on her wedding day. I kept getting tiara youtube videos recommended to me and then realised I've seen quite a few of the recommendations in real life. So as I like putting together collections, here are the ones I've seen. Cartier Exhibition, National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Australia held a Cartier exhibition in 2018. I travelled to Canberra and was able to see this exhibition, on display were some tiaras as well as other jewels and Cartier objects. What made this exhibition special was that the items on display were not just those owned by Cartier but also loaned to Cartier for the exhibition, including jewels owned by Queen Elizabeth II. Once such item was the Scroll tiara, ( the Halo Cartier tiara) which the Queen loaned to Kate Middleton on her wedding day. The tiara was originally bought by the Queen's father King George VI for his wife Elizabeth for the...

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Abigwideworld: There's a big wide world out there and I want to see as much of it as possible, is a sentence that I have used over the years to explain why I love to travel so much. I'm fortunate that I've been able to see quite a bit of the world, but there's a lot more to see! This blog is a great way for me to record my travels.

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