Posted on Monday, 5th October 2009 by Pete Werner

First, I apologize I’ve been slow in putting up the remaining blog entries on our vacation.  It’s been crazy ever since we got back and frankly - it’s depressing to be reminded that I’m home
This was the next to last day of our trip and the itinerary started early (like 6:30 am) so [...]

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Posted on Friday, 25th September 2009 by Pete Werner

When someone in Australia finds out you’re gay, they immediately tell you that Sydney has the largest gay population in Australia.  Almost like “you should go there and be with your own kind”.  Always said with the best intentions, I was amused by how often this happened - I’m not lying, it was like a [...]

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Posted on Saturday, 19th September 2009 by Pete Werner

Days 5 and 6 of our trip took us to Uluru, in what is known here as “the red center” (the soil is red, and it’s in the center of the country – those Aussies are so creative with naming things ). Uluru is also known more popularly as Ayers Rock. I’ll be honest; while [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 16th September 2009 by Pete Werner

On the third day of our Adventures by Disney vacation, we headed out into Cairns for a 45 minute boat ride out to the Great Barrier Reef.  Considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world, this was something I had been looking forward to for many years.  Not so much for myself, because [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 10th September 2009 by Pete Werner

You’ll have to forgive me for not updating the trip blog in a few days – getting enough time to actually sit and write has been a challenge – Disney is keeping us very busy!

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Posted on Saturday, 5th September 2009 by Pete Werner

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”  - so goes the opening of one of Charles Dickens classic novels – A Tale of Two Cities.  Although, when Dickens wrote that famous phrase, I seriously doubt he meant ‘best of times’ (I’m on vacation in Australia) and ‘worst of times’ (I [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 3rd September 2009 by Pete Werner

Oh, where to begin.
First, let me say that my updates to the blog may be more challenging than I could have possibly imagined. The resort has no Wi-Fi. How a five star resort gets by without Wi-Fi is beyond me, but perhaps we’re just spoiled with that in America and the rest of the world [...]

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