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  1. We sailed Dubai to CapeTown at the end of 2015 and added 10 days in the Winelands and Sabi Game reserve before flying home to Australia. We had 3 nights at Arathusa Safari Lodge which is in the Sabi Sands Game reserve, a large unfenced area abutting Kruger National Park. The luxury lodge sits on a large dam that has frequent visits from many different animals, as well as having resident hippos. The staff were wonderful and we enjoyed our comfortable villa between relaxing, eating and morning and evening safari’s. We booked through Rhino Travel Agency and were very happy with them. Worth a look at their website to see what is available in different areas. https://www.rhinoafrica.com/en/destinations/sabi-sand-game-reserve/3013 My husband’s blog will show you a little of what we did. Unfortunately the photos don’t do it justice. http://www.thefletchers.com.au/The_Fletchers/South_Africa_2015/South_Africa_2015.html I have also had 3 nights at Chita Chita Lodge by myself a few years before, In the same area and enjoyed it too. We met a fellow Regent traveller while in Cape Town and they did an included post cruise trip to a safari camp and thoroughly enjoyed it. They were in a small group and seemed to have much the same experience as we had. I would go back tomorrow, however age has caught up with us and travel has become closer to home now. Jill
  2. Here is evidence of a wonderful meal.
  3. The Melbourne food and Wine Festival is on at present. Today we had lunch at Marion. They had paired with Noble Rot from the UK. I forgot to take photos until I had finished my main course of Flounder in seaweed butter sauce. It went beautifully with Western Australian Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay.
  4. Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2024. I’m looking forward to cruising vicariously with you. I will miss your jokes that i wake up to most days, but I’m sure someone on the cooler will stand in!
  5. Mysty, I’m very envious of your trip. I love all your research and I think that is a great way to build up the excitement. We have just returned from Darwin and Far North Queensland and had a delicious lunch at Ochre in Cairns. It is a very short walk from the cruise ships terminal and overlooks the harbour. https://ochrerestaurant.com.au I remember you saying you were looking forward to revisiting somewhere you ate last time but we did enjoy this. No photos as we were catching up with my sister and we were too busy talking! Asian Bayleaf Balinese had delicious Rijsttafel. We thought it was beautifully presented. We went for dinner so not sure about lunch. Asian https://www.bayvillage.com.au/bayleaf-balinese-restaurant/ Silky Oaks Lodge in the Daintree is open for lunch to non guests. It is a 1hour 30 minute drive along the beautiful coast, through the cane fields and into the hills and rainforest, so an interesting drive for delicious food in rainforest surroundings. Anyone coming on a land tour would enjoy staying here for a few nights. It was nominated in Gourmet Traveller tourism awards this year for Destination Dining. In Darwin we ate at quite a few restaurants but these are the ones we felt were worth a visit. Hanuman a South East Asian restaurant and enjoyed it. Need to book as very busy with locals and tourists. https://www.hanuman.com.au/darwin-1 Snapper Rocks on the Waterfront, a short walk from the cruise terminal. We ate there a few times as it was close to our hotel and we enjoyed it. Most cafes / restaurants on the Waterfront have happy hour and Snapper Rocks has a gin menu. On the night we did the Street Art and Food tour it finished here. https://snapper.rocks Darwin Gourmet Street Art and Food Tours. We did this the night after we arrived and it gave us good insight into the restaurants. https://www.darwingourmettours.com/about-us The street art is very good. They are all a short walk from each other and I think there should be a map available. We had an app on the phone which showed some of the paintings moving. It’s worth a wander if you have time. https://activatedarwin.nt.gov.au/local-favourites/guide-darwins-street-art
  6. We will be in Darwin for 2 weeks early next month. We have booked a food and art tour on our second night there to find out a bit more about restaurants. I see they have a tour for cruise ships too, i will let you know what we think and any information about restaurants we go to. https://darwingourmettours.rezdy.com/413967/3-5-hour-gourmet-lunch-or-dinner-art-tour
  7. JP and Chris. Very sorry to hear about your cat. Our Trev is nearly 18 and has had diabetes for 10 years with insulin twice a day. We have never had a cat live this long and didn’t expect him to still be here. We are lucky that there is a wonderful cattery where he is very happy and they will give him his insulin. Enjoy your break away. I love the way you travel and take advantage of every minute you have in a day as well as enjoying the food and wine of a region.
  8. Just catching up on your great thread. We visited TI in 2019 while on an expedition cruise. After doing a tour of the island we visited Gab Titui and found it interesting. Doesn’t take long and there was an artist showing his work. Worth a quick trip off the ship if you want to stretch your legs. We were lucky that we had a Moa Island artist on board for lino print workshops. His extended family came aboard and danced for us. We bought one of his Lino prints. It tells the story of their sea creature ancestors.
  9. Surname, not the one doing the great trip report at the moment!
  10. Yes. Do you know him?
  11. I just looked at my photos from 26th June 2013 cruise on Silver Cloud. I remember that when we arrived at North Cape it was cold but with clear views. While we were there the cloud came down and it was very cold. It was lucky we were there as it took 3 goes to dock at Honningsvag because of the high wind. My husband posing at North Cape with down jacket and beanie.
  12. We stayed there in 2010 and loved it. It’s been renovated since then and even more luxurious. Wonderful to see Uluṟu from your room ( and bed ). My husband did a brief blog about our time there. http://www.thefletchers.com.au/The_Fletchers/Central_Australia_2010/Central_Australia_2010.html
  13. We have had 3 great meals at Bayleaf Balinese Restaurant. We had our first Rijsttafel meal in Holland 50 years ago and were blown away by it. Always wanting to repeat the experience, we have ordered this each time and it has been delicious. It’s in the city so a short taxi ride from The Shangri La Hotel. https://www.bayvillage.com.au/bayleaf-balinese-restaurant/
  14. Broome. Matso's Brewery Watch out for the lemonade. It’s delicious but 4.6% alcohol. We went on Willies Pearl Farm Tour when we were there in 2019. Quite interesting if you want to see how pearls are farmed. I did buy a Pearl while there but probably could have found one I liked in town.
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