Born and Bred = Y/N Yes Why Are You Travelling = It's a rite of passage
We leave next week for an extended 12 to 18 month trip. The plan is to have no plan but at some stage we will be in Cairns to visit our daughter and her tribe (if they haven't been transferred somewhere else, meantime). We have been all over Oz in the past but now will go back to places known and unknown to live it all over again. I have set up a blog and will post the URL in due course.
Peter
buffy61 said
07:02 AM Jun 4, 2013
No Kiwis both of us!! Been here 2 yrs. He got diagnosed with cancer last year. After surgery and chemo and more surgery we have decided that life is for living...so we are going to live it travelling this fab country!! Cant wait...about 6 weeks to go now!! :)
Mark said
10:38 AM Jun 4, 2013
buffy61 wrote:
No Kiwis both of us!! Been here 2 yrs. He got diagnosed with cancer last year. After surgery and chemo and more surgery we have decided that life is for living...so we are going to live it travelling this fab country!! Cant wait...about 6 weeks to go now!! :)
Hi buffy61
Good on you for having such a positive attitude and getting up and doing it despite all of the troubles you have been through. I'm sure that the journey will be all you want it to be and what you will make it too. Your so right, life is for living, I got assulted two years ago and came within an inch of meeting the angels, changed my view on life too. Enjoy your travels and thanls for the reply.
Travel safely
Mark said
10:43 AM Jun 4, 2013
The Phantom wrote:
Born and Bred = Y/N Yes Why Are You Travelling = It's a rite of passage
We leave next week for an extended 12 to 18 month trip. The plan is to have no plan but at some stage we will be in Cairns to visit our daughter and her tribe (if they haven't been transferred somewhere else, meantime). We have been all over Oz in the past but now will go back to places known and unknown to live it all over again. I have set up a blog and will post the URL in due course.
Peter
Hi Phantom
Thnaks for the reply, love the idea of a plan that is no plan. When we first started out two years ago I spent my spare time preparing for the next leg of the journey instead of enjoying where I was, I've learnt to forget about the next bit until it's time to think about it. enjoy your travels.
Mark
Mark said
10:44 AM Jun 4, 2013
Solo Steve wrote:
1. Born and Bred
4. Its my Country and I'll travel if I want to.
Thanks for the repy Solo Steve
Fair play and absolutely right too.
Travel safely
Mark
Mark said
10:47 AM Jun 4, 2013
BarbandDaz wrote:
Hi Mark
Born and Bred = Y/N Yes
Country of Origin = (not applicable if answer to Q1 is yes!!)
Time Lived in Australia = (not applicable if answer to Q1 is yes!!)
Why Are You Travelling = General Question to All Since I became ill in 2004 and then medically retired in 2010 - my hubby and I decided that we must do the trips we had been dreaming off - whilst I am still able to enjoy it. We are slowly getting through the list and my health is stable (at the moment) so we will keep investigating our great country.
G'Day BarbandDaz
Sorry to hear of your health troubles, but like Buffy61 say's, "life is for living" so good on you too for getting out there too. Hope you have many years of safe and enjoyable travel.
Mark
Mark said
10:48 AM Jun 4, 2013
briche wrote:
Ans to the 4 questions
1. Yes
2 & 3. NA
4. Because we can. Full time for now
briche.
Hi birche
thanks for the reply, enjoy your travels and thanks for the response.
Mark
Mark said
10:50 AM Jun 4, 2013
Beth54 wrote:
Mark wrote:
Hi Nomadic1
Yeah, like you, we like to see things for ourselves too.
Thanks for the reply, i can see why you call yourself Nomadic.
Cheers
And I can tell you that Nomadic1 is a very intelligent, friendly lady who I hope to meet again one day.
Thanks for the heads up on Nomadics intelligence and friendliness Beth54, hope you eet up with her soon. Take care and safe travels.
Mark said
11:00 AM Jun 4, 2013
bowlerbear wrote:
Like a lot of answers 1) Yes .....4) Beats waiting to die. I've only just started travelling and hope to still be doing it down the track a bit. Chris
Hi bowlerbear
I'm amazed at the number of ladies that travel on their own with such spirit a spirit of adventure
My wife Linda tells me that if anything should happen to me, she's gonna see the journey through too. We looked after a caravan park a couple of years ago and the number of ladies that came in on their own, set up went about their hobbies and pastimes was incredible. We would see so many of them sitting and chatting having a sundowner or two. I remember one lady who towed a small-ish van with a van who had a full sized sewing machine in the back of the van and made clothes as she travelled, all racked out with material and stuff. Good on you all.
It really must be something to do with Australia, I mentioned in another post on this subject that people wouldn;t be doing this back in the old country, same as women travellers, it just wouldn't happen.
Aussie girls must be more adventurous I guess
Travel safely
Mark
dorian said
01:41 PM Jun 4, 2013
I wasn't born here, but I came here when I was 3, so I don't have any memories of the old country. That's all I want to say on that score.
As for the term "True Blue", what does it actually mean?
adj 1. unwaveringly or staunchly loyal, esp to a person, a cause, etc
noun 1. a nonfading blue dye or pigment.
This expression alludes to the idea of blue being the color of constancy, but the exact allusion is disputed. One theory holds it alludes to the unchanging blue sky, another to the fastness of a blue dye that will not run. Blue has been the identifying color of various factions in history. In the mid-1600s the Scottish Covenanters, who pledged to uphold Presbyterianism, were called true blue (as opposed to red , the color of the royalists). In the 1800s the same term came to mean "staunchly Tory," and in America, "politically sound."
Helena said
01:56 PM Jun 4, 2013
born in Scotland 47 years travelling because we love it and what better Country to travel in. While you have the health do it life is short as time flies
Who on earth would want to sit in four walls when we have such a big place to explore . Helena.
gillyb said
03:42 PM Jun 4, 2013
Born & Bred No
Born in UK
Arrived in Qld 1978 (am now a proud Aussie with certificate as proof)
First travelled after cancer recovery, it certainly changes your outlook on life.
Looking forward to hitting the road again soon in my little Avan...so much to see
ozjohn said
04:50 PM Jun 4, 2013
I believe that 'True Blue' is not about where one was born or where one came from, but a persons attitude and feelings towards our country. A feeling of belonging, standing against those that would who question or assult our rights and freedoms. The right to be the same, or the right to be different. 'True Blue' is in the heart and mind, a state of being. Cheers, Ozjohn. (Oz Born and bred)
Beth54 said
05:42 PM Jun 4, 2013
Mark wrote:
I'm amazed at the number of ladies that travel on their own with such spirit a spirit of adventure
My wife Linda tells me that if anything should happen to me, she's gonna see the journey through too. We looked after a caravan park a couple of years ago and the number of ladies that came in on their own, set up went about their hobbies and pastimes was incredible. We would see so many of them sitting and chatting having a sundowner or two. I remember one lady who towed a small-ish van with a van who had a full sized sewing machine in the back of the van and made clothes as she travelled, all racked out with material and stuff. Good on you all.
It really must be something to do with Australia, I mentioned in another post on this subject that people wouldn;t be doing this back in the old country, same as women travellers, it just wouldn't happen.
Aussie girls must be more adventurous I guess
Travel safely
Mark
I'm a solo female too, and I've been surprised at how many people are surprised at me travelling alone. In my experience they seem to be people who've been married for years and just wouldn't think of doing it alone. Single blokes don't seem to see it at unusual. Don't get me wrong, I'd prefer to have a bloke along for the 'bloke' stuff, but nobody has come along who I'd want to travel with.
My sister has been married for almost 40 years, but she reckons if (heaven forbid) her hubby passed before her, she'd sell the Patrol and caravan and get herself a campervan and still go travelling.
But my girlfriend, who separated last year, is just too scared to go it alone. Although she is going to Winton in the school hols with her 10 year old grandson. But I don't know that'd he'd be capable of protecting her...
Bent Axle Bob said
06:11 PM Jun 4, 2013
1...No, however my grandfather was born in Bendigo.
2...New Zealand
3...35 years
4...Luv my garden, but cabbages take 3months to grow, so plant them, travel , come back and eat 'em. Start again, Seriously, there is just so much out there to see. This time thru Broken Hill to Longreach, Townsville, Yeppoon back south into the Snowy Moutains , down the Cann River Road, back thru Omeo, Mt Beauty and onto Wodonga. Follow the Mighty Murray and then back to Perth to plan the next trip. Who said retirement was boring?
neilnruth said
12:11 AM Jun 5, 2013
Born in Australia and married to an Australian. Love this country but have also been blessed to see many parts of the world. Now we want to go back to the places we have seen and see what is new plus the places we haven't been. My cousin lives in London and travelled to Australia every second year until recently (he used to work for British Airways). He loves Australia but can't believe how many kilometres we do for pleasure. He just doesn't do that in England even though he travels the world.
Plendo said
12:37 AM Jun 5, 2013
Born and Bred = N (but I have had the operation)
Country of Origin = Scotland
Time Lived in Australia = 39 Years
Why Are You Travelling = See and experience places I have never been.
If you took to the road in the UK, and traveled slowly round the coast you would be home in no time!
I have two brothers and a sister in Scotland with vans, and they can not believe what we are planning to do. They compare us to gypsies.
The dog lady said
02:55 AM Jun 5, 2013
(a) Born = No (b) and Bred = Yes
Country of Origin = Netherlands (not my fault but at least my parents tried to correct their error by bringing me here)
Time Lived in Australia = 57 Years
Why Are You Travelling = As said before - It's a big country and I can't see it all from my front verandah.
The dog lady said
03:03 AM Jun 5, 2013
ozjohn wrote:
I believe that 'True Blue' is not about where one was born or where one came from, but a persons attitude and feelings towards our country. A feeling of belonging, standing against those that would who question or assult our rights and freedoms. The right to be the same, or the right to be different. 'True Blue' is in the heart and mind, a state of being. Cheers, Ozjohn. (Oz Born and bred)
Hear hear! I don't care where you came from, if you love being an Aussie and living in this great country, then you can be true blue too. Just don't call yourself "something"- Australian.
I wasn't born here (not my fault), but I chose to be Aussie and don't need to qualify that in any way, it's all I need
EllenajoeL said
03:18 AM Jun 5, 2013
+1 Sheba (--->Beth) et al
I reckon the real reason for travelling around this fair land is because we can....
and everything else follows, including (perhaps) the sense of 'belonging' here.
Mark said
03:26 AM Jun 6, 2013
ozjohn wrote:
I believe that 'True Blue' is not about where one was born or where one came from, but a persons attitude and feelings towards our country. A feeling of belonging, standing against those that would who question or assult our rights and freedoms. The right to be the same, or the right to be different. 'True Blue' is in the heart and mind, a state of being. Cheers, Ozjohn. (Oz Born and bred)
Thanks for that post ozjohn
Perhaps I didn't think about the title too much before I posted, I think your definition is spot on.
Mark
Mark said
03:34 AM Jun 6, 2013
Once again thanks to everybody for their replies
As I said to ozjohn, perhaps the title was the wrong one to use
Like a few other people have said, it doesn't matter where we actually come from it's more to do with whether we embrace what we have when we get here, I know we have and have done so to our detriment (or not to be honest) by the loss of some "friends"............ such is life!!
Anyway, before I get told off for getting political, I'll stop. But many thanks for your thoughts and actually putting my initial question into a better perspective.
Bye for now
Mark
Mark said
03:36 AM Jun 6, 2013
Bent Axle Bob wrote:
1...No, however my grandfather was born in Bendigo.
2...New Zealand
3...35 years
4...Luv my garden, but cabbages take 3months to grow, so plant them, travel , come back and eat 'em. Start again, Seriously, there is just so much out there to see. This time thru Broken Hill to Longreach, Townsville, Yeppoon back south into the Snowy Moutains , down the Cann River Road, back thru Omeo, Mt Beauty and onto Wodonga. Follow the Mighty Murray and then back to Perth to plan the next trip. Who said retirement was boring?
Wonderful reply Bent Axle Bob
Thanks for the humorous response.
Mark
Mark said
03:40 AM Jun 6, 2013
dorian wrote:
I wasn't born here, but I came here when I was 3, so I don't have any memories of the old country. That's all I want to say on that score.
As for the term "True Blue", what does it actually mean?
adj 1. unwaveringly or staunchly loyal, esp to a person, a cause, etc
noun 1. a nonfading blue dye or pigment.
This expression alludes to the idea of blue being the color of constancy, but the exact allusion is disputed. One theory holds it alludes to the unchanging blue sky, another to the fastness of a blue dye that will not run. Blue has been the identifying color of various factions in history. In the mid-1600s the Scottish Covenanters, who pledged to uphold Presbyterianism, were called true blue (as opposed to red , the color of the royalists). In the 1800s the same term came to mean "staunchly Tory," and in America, "politically sound."
And are you enjoying your travels around this great country Dorian?
dorian said
03:47 AM Jun 6, 2013
I haven't started travelling yet. My reasons for wanting to travel have less to do with seeing the country, but have more to do with seeing less of people. You can't pick your neighbours, but at least you can get away from them ... if you're mobile.
Mike C said
04:10 AM Jun 6, 2013
Born and Bred = No
Country of Origin = London England
Time Lived in Australia = 43 years
Why Are You Travelling = To enjoy freedom, devoid myself of responsibilities and meet and enjoy the company of others of a like mind. (part timer at the moment but hopefully full in a few years)
Yes I am a 10 pound pome.. but was (a long time ago) a red head so that at least covers the Blue part :)
cheers
Mike
Mark said
05:30 AM Jun 6, 2013
dorian wrote:
I haven't started travelling yet. My reasons for wanting to travel have less to do with seeing the country, but have more to do with seeing less of people. You can't pick your neighbours, but at least you can get away from them ... if you're mobile.
I guess we all have our own reasons and yours is your personal choice, hope you find what you seek.
1. Born and Bred
4. Its my Country and I'll travel if I want to.
Why Are You Travelling = It's a rite of passage
We leave next week for an extended 12 to 18 month trip. The plan is to have no plan but at some stage we will be in Cairns to visit our daughter and her tribe (if they haven't been transferred somewhere else, meantime).
We have been all over Oz in the past but now will go back to places known and unknown to live it all over again.
I have set up a blog and will post the URL in due course.
Peter
Kiwis both of us!!
Been here 2 yrs.
He got diagnosed with cancer last year. After surgery and chemo and more surgery we have decided that life is for living...so we are going to live it travelling this fab country!!
Cant wait...about 6 weeks to go now!! :)
Hi buffy61
Good on you for having such a positive attitude and getting up and doing it despite all of the troubles you have been through. I'm sure that the journey will be all you want it to be and what you will make it too. Your so right, life is for living, I got assulted two years ago and came within an inch of meeting the angels, changed my view on life too. Enjoy your travels and thanls for the reply.
Travel safely
Hi Phantom
Thnaks for the reply, love the idea of a plan that is no plan. When we first started out two years ago I spent my spare time preparing for the next leg of the journey instead of enjoying where I was, I've learnt to forget about the next bit until it's time to think about it. enjoy your travels.
Mark
Thanks for the repy Solo Steve
Fair play and absolutely right too.
Travel safely
Mark
G'Day BarbandDaz
Sorry to hear of your health troubles, but like Buffy61 say's, "life is for living" so good on you too for getting out there too. Hope you have many years of safe and enjoyable travel.
Mark
Hi birche
thanks for the reply, enjoy your travels and thanks for the response.
Mark
Hi bowlerbear
I'm amazed at the number of ladies that travel on their own with such spirit a spirit of adventure
My wife Linda tells me that if anything should happen to me, she's gonna see the journey through too. We looked after a caravan park a couple of years ago and the number of ladies that came in on their own, set up went about their hobbies and pastimes was incredible. We would see so many of them sitting and chatting having a sundowner or two. I remember one lady who towed a small-ish van with a van who had a full sized sewing machine in the back of the van and made clothes as she travelled, all racked out with material and stuff. Good on you all.
It really must be something to do with Australia, I mentioned in another post on this subject that people wouldn;t be doing this back in the old country, same as women travellers, it just wouldn't happen.
Aussie girls must be more adventurous I guess
Travel safely
Mark
As for the term "True Blue", what does it actually mean?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/true+blue
adj
1. unwaveringly or staunchly loyal, esp to a person, a cause, etc
noun
1. a nonfading blue dye or pigment.
This expression alludes to the idea of blue being the color of constancy, but the exact allusion is disputed. One theory holds it alludes to the unchanging blue sky, another to the fastness of a blue dye that will not run. Blue has been the identifying color of various factions in history. In the mid-1600s the Scottish Covenanters, who pledged to uphold Presbyterianism, were called true blue (as opposed to red , the color of the royalists). In the 1800s the same term came to mean "staunchly Tory," and in America, "politically sound."
47 years
travelling because we love it and what better Country to travel in. While you have the health do it life is short as time flies
Who on earth would want to sit in four walls when we have such a big place to explore . Helena.
Born & Bred No
Born in UK
Arrived in Qld 1978 (am now a proud Aussie with certificate as proof)
First travelled after cancer recovery, it certainly changes your outlook on life.
Looking forward to hitting the road again soon in my little Avan...so much to see
I believe that 'True Blue' is not about where one was born or where one came from, but a persons attitude and feelings towards our country.
A feeling of belonging, standing against those that would who question or assult our rights and freedoms.
The right to be the same, or the right to be different.
'True Blue' is in the heart and mind, a state of being.
Cheers, Ozjohn.
(Oz Born and bred)
I'm a solo female too, and I've been surprised at how many people are surprised at me travelling alone. In my experience they seem to be people who've been married for years and just wouldn't think of doing it alone. Single blokes don't seem to see it at unusual. Don't get me wrong, I'd prefer to have a bloke along for the 'bloke' stuff, but nobody has come along who I'd want to travel with.
My sister has been married for almost 40 years, but she reckons if (heaven forbid) her hubby passed before her, she'd sell the Patrol and caravan and get herself a campervan and still go travelling.
But my girlfriend, who separated last year, is just too scared to go it alone. Although she is going to Winton in the school hols with her 10 year old grandson. But I don't know that'd he'd be capable of protecting her...
1...No, however my grandfather was born in Bendigo.
2...New Zealand
3...35 years
4...Luv my garden, but cabbages take 3months to grow, so plant them, travel , come back and eat 'em. Start again, Seriously, there is just so much out there to see. This time thru Broken Hill to Longreach, Townsville, Yeppoon back south into the Snowy Moutains , down the Cann River Road, back thru Omeo, Mt Beauty and onto Wodonga. Follow the Mighty Murray and then back to Perth to plan the next trip. Who said retirement was boring?
My cousin lives in London and travelled to Australia every second year until recently (he used to work for British Airways). He loves Australia but can't believe how many kilometres we do for pleasure. He just doesn't do that in England even though he travels the world.
If you took to the road in the UK, and traveled slowly round the coast you would be home in no time!
I have two brothers and a sister in Scotland with vans, and they can not believe what we are planning to do. They compare us to gypsies.
(b) and Bred = Yes
Hear hear! I don't care where you came from, if you love being an Aussie and living in this great country, then you can be true blue too. Just don't call yourself "something"- Australian.
I wasn't born here (not my fault), but I chose to be Aussie and don't need to qualify that in any way, it's all I need
+1 Sheba (--->Beth) et al
I reckon the real reason for travelling around this fair land is because we can....
and everything else follows, including (perhaps) the sense of 'belonging' here.
Thanks for that post ozjohn
Perhaps I didn't think about the title too much before I posted, I think your definition is spot on.
Mark
Once again thanks to everybody for their replies
As I said to ozjohn, perhaps the title was the wrong one to use
Like a few other people have said, it doesn't matter where we actually come from it's more to do with whether we embrace what we have when we get here, I know we have and have done so to our detriment (or not to be honest) by the loss of some "friends"............ such is life!!
Anyway, before I get told off for getting political, I'll stop. But many thanks for your thoughts and actually putting my initial question into a better perspective.
Bye for now
Mark
Wonderful reply Bent Axle Bob
Thanks for the humorous response.
Mark
And are you enjoying your travels around this great country Dorian?
I guess we all have our own reasons and yours is your personal choice, hope you find what you seek.
Mark