We are now at the halfway point of this journey. We left NZ and have crossed the Tasmanian sea to Melbourne and we have now been gone for 30 days So far this has been a true adventure, just like Bilbo in J.R.R. Tolkien’s book. We have so far had spot on hotels and flights(except one delay in LAX). The trix is to book early and that we did. The wether has been nice. We only have had one day of rain and some light showers and the temperature has been well into the 20 range and

This classic Victorian style hotel situated across the road from the Parlament building in Melbourne. Buildt in 1883 during the boom time of Melbourne it is a momument and landmark. It has hosted most of royals an notabilities. To be able to stay in this iconic hotel and have Champagne breakfast served by vaitors in black and withe, having egg Benidict’s all in a restaurant with head space of 7 meters is something at least I appreciate 👍 This hotel has changed very little s

It started in Norway, then it spread to Sweden and thruout Germany and the rest of Europa. Now this pandemic has reached Australia and is now a worldwide plague. We all ask the same question: How is it possible to spread like this and what do the politicians do to correct the issue?? Of course nothing 🤦🏻‍♂️ And when do we get the vaccine?