In celebration of the start of the AMAZINg race and in light of the successs of the pics when you were young thread- I thought this may be worth doing...

Pics and stories of travel adventures...overseas or even the outback.

This is not about when you go intersate to see a GUy show!!! HAHAHAAA


Anyone ??

Yes Irene but not tonight gotta gtb soon after my very late night last night xxxxxx

Thanks.

most of my pics which were snapshots are much damaged after travelling with me for a long time.Then not being looked after but i have some on my computer already so ill post a few of them.until something better comes along

Hydra, Greece ( we lived there for a couple of months)

awww!! Beautiful Irene. Sadly all my pics are packed away! Grrrrrrrr. They are all many kms away from here. They love to travel you see!!

Lovely pics Irene.

thanks.xx

im amazed at how damaged they are. most of the pics are of Josh..couldnt take pics of myself on the old cameras ( thats for the young ones he used to do a pretty good job for a 6 year old..any of me are taken by him.


i hope somone else has some. yikes
)


Ok heres a couple taken by the boy in Greece of me.






I still miss that place. I loved that island alot.

everytime i post any pic of me i toss and turn all night.

Ok lets go to nepal. these kids were amzing. you say wanna pic and they all line up. they get nothing from it no money no copy of the pic , they nevr see it but they were so utterly charming. every second lilttle girl was named Kali.

Irene those pics are amazing! I love the one of you in Greese with that rainbowish thing in your hair! Its pretty darn hot!! I love the nepali kids too!! SO adorable

thanks.

have you got any ?? come on i feel so LONELY!! :D:D:D:D:D

Well Irene, so you don't feel so lonely (and I should be sleeping!!!) here is a pic for you. I don't know if you'd call this cheating, but I lived in London at the time and this was one of my holiday overseas trips to Australia!!
diamond creek market in the 1970's with gay friend Dave.

HOW EMBARRASSMENT!!

Haha ok Irene, this is for you.

This is me outside of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in California.



It was seriously the most serene and beautiful place I had ever been in my life and I understand exactly why Michael lives here. There mountains and greenery everywhere you look! And the town centre is so tiny and everyone knows everyone (and they said even Michael comes in from time to time and theyre so unphased by it!). It's great!



^ This pic was taken in New York City in 2002 when I went to see MJ. He was massive over there at the time as he'd just released his album and this billboard was up in the middle of Times Square!! hahha I wanted to ask if maybe I could take it home for my room LOL!



^^ My trip to disneyland last yr in California. Unfortunately I wasnt feeling particularly well or photogenic that day.


This following picture was taken in Los Olivos, California, the town closest to where Michael Jackson lives. I was sitting here with a bunch of MJ fans that I met via the internet. The blond girl (who you can see the back of) is someone Ive been friends with online (shes from Vegas) for 4 years and I finally got to meet her in person and I actually stayed with her and her friend. The guy in the cap is from France, The girl across from me is from England, I'm from Australia (clearly lol) ...it was like the set of a multicultural joke! hahaha. Los Olivos is BEAUTIFUL. I'll never forget that place and I want to go back so bad!



This following pic is of me and one of my closest friends, Dorin, who travelled with me to California. It was about 4am in the morning of our first day. We were ready to go to breakfast and then turn up to the court house to support MJ. (We had to be there at 6am to try to get seats inside the court house)



a pic of a french girl that I made friends with called Sam. We made up a gangsta pose for "the Mike Jack Crew" and .... it was this hahaha. so lame.



Its also around MJs place.

Best trip of my life! SO much fun





^^ The Santa Maria Court House ... where I spent most of my time in California.... where Michael spent most of my time in California. Poor love. hahaha.

It was a fantastic trip.

Thats about the only worthwhile trip to post about haha.

xx

NOW thats more LIKE IT!!!!!

frogo your a SPUNK what a bod--- too bad Guy didnt know you - and nah thats no' cheatin' ahhh markets...ahh gay freinds...


Jess all your pics are superb!!!!!! thank God we have good cameras now~~ my eyes are refreshed!

Neverland looks truly beautful- did you try to jump in ? i think i may have and yeh the PEACE thats what people yearn for i think.

Disneyland rocks ..!!! i went there too. its the best.

Hahaha Irene, it really was beautiful and nah we didnt try to sneak in. It wouldnt have mattered cause that entire property is 2900 acres, and from the front gate to the main house is about a km, perhaps more... and man.... LOL Id get about half way, puff myself out and give up and come back LOL. And I didnt want Michael to get to know me by restraining order! LOL.

Sorry Irene, but I'm out of this one.

The most exciting travelling I've ever done IS TO Guy shows.

Sad but very true.

mullet boy!!!!!

all your pix are gorgeous irene

josh the photographer haha

lend him your camera tonight! we need pix of the living end! haha

when i was 4 my family moved to alice springs in northern territory, and we went to alot of site seeind there! airs rock (im not sure how to spell it) and other sruff, we have heaps of pictures of things there. anf that was when i was like 5 so i wac such a cutie then, but i cant put them on computer coz i dont have what you need to put them on computer!! LoL.
and got pictures of me and my family in palm valley and flinders ranges. im dressed funny LoL.
I have never been out of australia only to places in australia, i wish i could travel when i grow up! that would be so cool!
celia

OK Our Overseas Trip 1982............will add photos as the day goes on Ben was 6 at the time

Tower Bridge....London





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Ben at Tower Bridge

TOWER OF LONDON





Where Henry 8th wives lost their heads





Ben on the same spot





Ben and a Beefeater Guard

GREENWICH MERIDIEN LINE





The Observatory




Ben standing on 2 time zones...lol

WINDSOR CASTLE








Ben and hubby

Another interesting thread Irene. Great pics from everyone too.

I will have to get some of my pics scanned this weekend so I can post them. Loved your Greek Island ones, I have been there are couple of times but only to Santorini, Paros and Mykonos but loved it.

You weren't topless in that first shot were you - tsk tsk tsk. I used to do that too, actually on Mykonos if you had clothes on you were weird though I did find it a bit strange that people would be eating their lunch nude in the cafes by the beach, not very hygenic for the next person that would sit in their seats. I kept the bottoms on though unlike those nudey Europeans.

Speaking of nudey Europeans we couldn't believe it when we went to Munich in Germany and there was a park in the middle of the city like the Botanical Gardens and there were all these people wandering around naked. Walking their dogs nude, walking nude, playing sports nude. We thought it was hilarious and wondered where they actually put their clothes as it was literally right in the middle of the city.

My favourite countries that I have visited are Italy, Greece, Switzerland and Portugal.

My fav. places are the Italian Riviera, the Italian Lakes, Venice, Zermatt in Switzerland, The Algarve in Portugal, Santorini and Mykonos.

Great thread. My travel pics are away in boxes somewhere

I once spent 6mths backpacking around Europe. Some funny memories.
I LOVED greece too. Spent weeks on a couple of Islands there..was hard to leave

Wasn't backpacking just the best fun. I went back in 1987 and 1988 and had the best time.

I recommend it to all you younger people. It is such a fun adventure and you meet so many people and get to see and experience so much.

St George's Chapel Windsor Castle

Ben at Eton College.......lol

YEh thanks.

Greece is lovely.

I dont recall if i was topless. probably was- cos as you said everyone was. Its so much more conservative these days and can seem a bit much but then it wasnt a deal- Somtimes i had a top on and rolled down straps to avoid gettin lines. always kept my bum covered too LOL


anyway show some of your pics!!!!!!!!


nutra !! you saw more on London than i did !!!! xxxx

OK.. heres a few more of my England Trip so long ago...





warwick castle - not far from where i lived.



I think this is called st Michaels mount .It down in devon the home of my mother. My nanna swam out to it once way back in the 20's or sumthing she was a good swimmer .




MUm and Joshie at cockington in Devon




This is a real favorite pic. My mum dancing with her dad who
she hadnt seen since she was 11 years old. After their parents
separated they lost touch and it was wonderful for her to meet
him and the half brother she hadnt ever known.

And for me to meet him too- this was the only day i ever
met my grandad. He loved little Josh and saw him as the
grandson not me as his grandaughter ccos the poor man
had skipped a whole generation in his mind. The last he
had heard of my mum was she had gotten married~~

All so utterly sad. blooming pommies and their
'keeping up appearnces'

CASTLE HOWARD, YORKSHIRE

This is where they filmed "Brideshead Revisited" . It was on T V just as we left for England so at that time I only got to watch the first few episodes. They have repeated it and I am watching the series again at the moment, borrowed from Bigpond

We actually saw this by accident. We were tootling down the road and all of a sudden I shrieked "There's a sign pointing to Castle Howard!!!!!" We were staying with Roger's aunt and uncle just out of Scarborough so went and saw it the next day.......

Love these 2 Irene, I didn't get down there so didn't see St Michaels Mount, it has fascinated me ever since I was a young girl I remember we had 500 piece jigsaw puzzles and one of them was St Michael's Mount. I think you can walk across to it at low tide???

THE YORKSHIRE MOORS

Taken from my husband's aunt and uncle's back lawn

Josh spun eevry prayer wheel at swyambunath, Kathmandu

Fantastic thread Irene!!
But all my pics are in my mind!!!
Get stacks from my kids .. but don't know where mine are.
Lived out of Australia for years. Favourite places.. Italy (worked as an interpreter in Florence). And naturally did the Perugia thing.
London.. had some very strange things happen there.. turned out one of the places I was working in was the night time venue for one of the biggest spy rings ever. Big picture of my flatmate along with story!!
Travelled thru most of Europe.
And of course Canada - travelled right across - from Vancouver to Montreal.
Lived in Calgary and spent lots of time in Banff.
Along the way had some Canadian kids. And they're scattered everywhere round the world. Youngest son (in London) arrives in 12 days for short visit. Haven't seen him for 3 years.
You've sure brought back some memories.
Thanks heaps Irene.
ro

12 years!!!! that is way long!!!!:D


my mums sister lives in calagary too.


wow Italy!! a favorite place too. I dont think tthere would be many epople would wouldnt love Italy!!

Awwwwwww

Gorgeous kids!

WHITBY ABBEY YORKSHIRE







This was the most amazing place. These photos were taken around 12.30 pm. I was worried that they wouldn't come out because of all the fog so I was thrilled. I forgot to say for the younger ones, there are a lot of abbeys like this in England.They date back to the time of Henry the 8th. England was a Catholic country.He wanted to divorce and re-marry which the church would not allow. In order to do so, he formed the Church of England and subsequently detroyed as many abbeys/monastries as he could . In fact Catholicism was against the law. The song "12 Days of Christmas" is actually a song made during that time that had hidden meanings so that Catholics could continue to teach their children about the Catholic church/faith

That day we also went to Robin Hood Bay (no photos, sorry) Because it is more or less built down a hill/narrow streets we had to leave our car in the car park and walk down. It was still as foggy as anything and we could see everyone getting out of cars and walking down. There were so many people we thought something must have been happening so we hurried along to see what it was.

We got to the edge and couldn't believe our eyes!!!! The tide was out and there on the rocks (no sand, when the tide is in it would come right up to the edge of the houses) were people stretched out in deck chairs on the rocks IN THE FOG!!!! There were children with buckets playing in the rock pools. It was the funniest sight and I have never forgotten it!!

BOMBED RUINS OF COVENTRY CATHREDAL











This was fascinating. The cathedral was bombed by the Germans during World War 2 . After the war, the reconciliation commenced. Dresden in Germany had also been bombed by the British. The youth in Dresden came to Conventry and the youth in Coventry went to Dresden and each helped the other rebuild parts of their city. Coventry built a new cathedral but left the bombed ruins of the other as a memorial.The 2 blend into each other beautifully. In the second photo you will see "Father Forgive" etched into the wall. The altar's cross was built with charred remains of the roof's beams .

irene, meleese, wonderful pics!love the greece one of you, and meleese love the yorkshire pics. i might go through mine and do a couple of my english ones when i went to"meet the parents"

HADRIAN'S WALL





This was built during the Roman occupation of Britain. The Romans had managed to conquer England and Wales, but they weren't able to conquer the "Barbarians" (Scotland ) so the wall was built during Hadrian's reign as Emperor and manned 24/7 to keep them out!

Ooops, will try again.

This was taken in 1987 while backpacking thru Europe. We were staying in Nice on the French Riviera and decided to get the train to Monte Carlo for the day but ended up on the wrong train. By the time we realised we had crossed the border into Italy and ended up in a village in the middle of nowhere with no passports and no more trains for that day. We had no choice but to hitchhike back to Nice which took most of the day. First we were on the wrong road, then it took about 5 different lifts to get back.

This was also in 1987 in Munich. That is me on the right.

For a person who rarely drinks and hates beer I somehow got caught up in the atmosphere of the german beer halls in Munich. Each of those glasses (steins) holds one litre of beer and I managed at least two and I don't know how. I think the beer is very weak though and watered down.

Thanks Cherub, glad I'm not the only one contributing..............it was kinda turning into "my" thread which I didn't want........we stayed in Nice as well.

Would you believe I got horribly sick in Paris, just awful, and the day we left we stopped for petrol at a service station. It was very foggy and we looked down on Monte Carlo, wondering whether or not to go down.We decided not to and continued on our way. When we got to Rome we met some other Aussies.....we met Aussies EVERYWHERE, LOL....and they told us that Princess Grace had been killed. We had been nearly 3 weeks without news!!!!


We worked out that the morning we looked down on Monte Carlo would have been the day of her funeral so thank goodness we didn't go down

I finally worked out how to use photobucket.


It's amazing how when you are travelling you are oblivious to what is going on in the world.

Yes, after we left Paris we had spent several weeks at my in-laws holiday cottage in the South of France, it was off the beaten track in one of those quaint little villages.............so no newspapers/radio etc etc, and I don't think we met another English speaking person til we got to the Rome.......just one of those things

STONEHENGE



Ben and myself



This was amazing. My husband hadn't been there for years and was disappointed that you could no longer walk right up amongst the stones as he had been able to do when he was younger before he came to Australia. I can understand though, even when we were there( 1983) they had just cleaned off some graffiti

BLENHEIM PALACE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL'S BIRTH PLACE




SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL'S GRAVE


Sir Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace(home of the Duke of Marlborough) in 1885. He died in 1977 and is buried nearby at Bladon in a small graveyard halfway between London and Oxford

looks like i gotta pick out my best mexico, cuba, and vegas pics! i'm a photo taking freak of nature when i go on vacation. i never take less than 400 pics. well, except for vegas cuz that was only 4 days, but i still took about 350 shots.

i take pride in my pics. i'll post em up.

this is from when i went to cancun 2 years ago. we visited the hyatt cancun for a "Free breakfast", only to find out that these people wanted to sell us timeshare! well, we got a free breakfast out of it, so it was a win/lose situation, lmao!

when i go on vacation, i prefer taking pics of scenery, not people. the only reason i take pics of people is to have proof that i was actually there, lmao!

more pics to come!

Yes I'm more a scenery girl as well