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Geelong for Graduation

We’re on our countdown to our big trip, that’s what this site is really for, but for the next few nights we’re in Geelong for my graduation which is on Monday 15th September in the afternoon. I completed my course back in July and this was the next graduation I could attend. The last unit of my course could have been completed over two trimesters, but I wanted to get the whole course completed so I could graduate in September and start our SEA trip shortly afterwards.

Tomorrow, Sunday, we’ll have a look around Geelong and find a museum or two to have a look around. We love a museum and this one is on the top of our list, Geelong Gaol. When we’re away we also get out and walk a lot, today we’ve managed 15,000 steps, but we expect this to be higher once we get into SEA.

I was having a bad hair day today, so having passed many massage places mentioning hair shampoo I thought I’d give the experience a whirl. Turned out to be far more than just a shampoo and blow dry!  It’s a “buffet” of relaxation, including shampoo, deep scalp massage and a facial over the course of...

Jumped on the scooter for a trip down the main road to Nongnooch Tropical Garden. Nick had been before as part of an overseas work trip outing but I had no idea what to expect…the place is vast and a bit quirky. In fact it purports to be one of the top ten in the...

Today we went to Universal Studios Beijing as we like a theme park, and this one has been built and run like a US theme park; clean, well looked after and generally excellent all round. There isn’t anything we could fault here, other than setting the seed that if we were to pop over to...

This is not really a shopping mall, but a large area taking in a few roads which are closed during the time this market/mall is open. It’s very much arranged for the tourists, and you don’t see locals at this market. What drew, Wendy, to this area was the Chocolate Factory which was clearly called...

After a short 45 min taxi ride from Da Nang we entered Hoi An to a warm welcome at a delightful boutique hotel. The receptionist was super informative and provided a map of Hoi An Old Quarter and additional info like a good optician for new glasses/tailors/activities and what prices were fair for tours etc....

In another step towards our travels around SEA I graduated this week from Deakin University in Geelong with a Master of Leadership degree. It took me 18 months to complete the course, which I completed online. It was a tough course to complete, with a few different elements; online units requiring typically three assessments to...