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
Hop on Hop off Bus around Berlin
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

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/
Hop on Hop off Bus around Berlin/
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/
Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia with Viking river Cruise October 2023/
South Africa , Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia March 2023/
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/
Hawaii and New Zealand July August 2023/
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/
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/
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/
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/
Holidays 2018 and 2019./
Holidays 2020/
Holidays (Up to 2014)/
Our Home/
Queensland Holiday 2021/
Holiday Photos/
House & Garden Library/
Our Family/
Holidays (2015)/
Holidays 2017/
Holidays (2016)/
Family Library/
Clubs & Affiliations/

Our Wonderful World

The Coutts Family Travels

Cruise Amsterdam to Lisbon September 2019

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/
Hop on Hop off Bus around Berlin/
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/
Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia with Viking river Cruise October 2023/
South Africa , Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia March 2023/
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/
Hawaii and New Zealand July August 2023/
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/
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/
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/
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/
Holidays 2018 and 2019./
Holidays 2020/
Holidays (Up to 2014)/
Our Home/
Queensland Holiday 2021/
Holiday Photos/
House & Garden Library/
Our Family/
Holidays (2015)/
Holidays 2017/
Holidays (2016)/
Family Library/
Clubs & Affiliations/

Cruise Amsterdam to Lisbon - Oceania Marina - September 2019

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/
Hop on Hop off Bus around Berlin/
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/
Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia with Viking river Cruise October 2023/
South Africa , Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia March 2023/
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/
Hawaii and New Zealand July August 2023/
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/
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/
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/
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
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Holidays 2018 and 2019./
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