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  • Wanderers 2017-2018
    • United States of America – May-June 2017
      • New York State
      • A quick trip through Connecticut
      • Philadelphia’s amazing history
      • The Virginias
      • Amazing stories from North Carolina
      • Knoxville and Oak Ridge in Tennessee
      • R&R at a North Carolina Beach
      • Celebrations in Washington DC
      • Farewell from New York
    • United States – November 2017
      • November in New York
      • Fun in Orlando, Florida
      • St Pete’s to Miami
    • Germany 2017
      • Back to Berlin v1
      • Frankfurt to Czech via Kreuzwertheim
      • Back to Berlin v2
    • Czech Republic
      • Finding beer and castles in Plzeň and Švihov
      • The beauty of Czech
      • Czech churches – grand and bizzare
      • Finding Fountains in Olomouc
      • Family in Brno, Little Italy in Mikulovo
    • Slovakia
      • Bratislava and Casta
      • Quaint Čičmany
      • The fairy tale castle of Bojnice
      • The mining town of Banská Štiavnica
      • Gothic town of Košice
      • Tokaj – for the wine
      • Presov & Spiz and a very impressive Castle
      • Slovak Paradise & High Tatras
    • Poland
      • Visiting Reality in Kraków and Auschwitz
      • Tracking the Vistula River at Kazimierz Dolny
      • Back to Warsaw
      • A Truely Polish Holiday
      • The Wolf’s Lair & Reszel
      • Gdańsk and Gdynia
      • Final stops at Toruń and Poznań
    • Lithuania
      • Stylish Vilnius
      • Klaipēda and the Curonian Spit
      • Šiauliai and the Hill of Crosses
      • Cultural city of Kaunas
      • A Beautiful Island Castle
    • Latvia
      • Eastern Latvia – a very Russian experience
      • Cēsis – more castles and gorges
      • Touring the Gaujas National Park
      • Culture in Riga
      • Jūrmala beach and Kemeri National Park
      • Ventspils, Kuldīga and Liepāja
    • Estonia
      • University town of Tartu
      • Relaxing in Lahemaa National Park
      • Wet Tallinn
      • Back to Tallinn
      • Pärnu and some beach
      • B&T’s excellent adventure
    • Finland
      • Helsinki – our first days
      • Arctic Circle – forests and a man-in-red
      • Back to Helsinki
      • Savonlinna and the Finish Lakeland
      • Imatra – looking for the rapids
      • The wooden town of Porvoo
    • Holland
      • Leaving Europe
    • England 2017 – there and back
      • Coast and Broads of East Anglia
      • About turn in Norwich
      • Recover and Return to our Travels
      • Around Dorset
      • Isle of Wight and Winchester
    • Family in Jamaica
      • Montego Bay and east to Ochos Rios
      • Finding adventures and celebrating Bruce’s 70th
    • Panama 2017
      • Shopping in Panama City
    • Colombia
      • A Little Time in Bogotá
    • Ecuador
      • Exploring in and around Quito
      • A tour of Ecuador – the Amazon forest
      • Ecuadorian highlands
      • Christmas in Cuenca
      • Up and down to farewell Ecuador
    • Peru
      • Welcoming 2018 in Lima
      • The Incas of Peru
      • Route of the Sun
    • Bolivia
      • Lake Titicaca to La Paz
      • Bolivian Altiplano
    • Chile – from north to south
      • Atacama Desert
      • Santiago, chasing food and wine
      • Lakes, Volcanoes and Islands around Puerto Montt
      • South to Puntas Arenas
    • Argentina – from south to north
      • Southernmost city of Ushuaia
      • Beautiful Buenos Aires
      • Mendoza’s food and wine
      • Córdoba in Argentina
      • Those massive Iguazú Falls
    • Antarctica – the ultimate distination
      • Discovering Antarctica – the first days
      • The beauty of Antarctica
      • Antarctica bases and storms
      • Antarctic Brag
    • Learning about democracy in Uruguay
      • Colonia de Sacramento
      • Happy Birthday in Montevideo
    • End of our journey in Brazil
      • Foz de Iguaçu on the other side
      • Brasilia – the new capital
      • Manaus on the Amazon
      • The luxury of the Iberostar Grand Amazon
      • Exploring Rio de Janeiro
      • The imperial city of Petrópolis
  • Travelling
    • Europe 2005
      • Melbourne to West Ealing
      • Visit London
      • Durham, Stainsby and Manchester
      • Manchester to London
      • London and Windsor
      • London to Berlin
      • Berlin to Nieder Weisel to Heidelberg
      • Heidelberg to Paris
      • Paris to Barcelona
      • Barcelona to Bilbao
      • Bilbao to London, and a concert
      • London to Rome
      • Rome to Cinque Terra
      • Cinque Terra to Arnex and Zermatt
      • Arnex to Frankfurt and home
      • Emails home
    • Europe 2007 – Spain & Russia & more
      • Barcelona 2007 – Hayden’s new home
      • Touring Spain 2007 – part 1
      • Touring Spain 2007 – part 2
      • Destination Madrid 2007
      • St Petersburg 2007
      • Novgorod to Moscow 2007
      • Golden Ring 2007 – part 1
      • Golding Ring 2007 – part 2
      • Moscow in sunshine 2007
      • Prague 2007 and a celebration
      • Warsaw 2007
      • Vienna 2007 – last stop
    • Europe 2008 – on the 40th Parallel
      • Latitude: 41° Barcelona
      • Andorra on the 42nd parallel
      • A drive through France
      • Celebrati6ons in Switzerland
      • Exploring Budapest
      • Hungary to Lake Balaton
      • Hungary along the Danube
      • To Bled in Slovenia
      • Lake Como
    • New Zealand 2009
      • Exploring Auckland
      • Bay of Islands – History and Beauty
      • Hamilton to Rotorua
      • Around Taupo
      • Art Deco in Napier
      • Tauranga to Auckland
    • IndoChina 2011
      • Malaysia
      • Vietnam
      • Laos
      • Cambodia
    • Nomads in 2012
      • Malaysia
        • Kuala Lumpur – stop 1
        • Tioman Island
        • Kuala Lumpur – stop 2
      • Dubai
      • Egypt
        • Cairo, Egypt
        • El Alamein and Alexandria, Egypt
        • Luxor, Egypt
        • Nile Cruise, Edfu and Kom Ombo
        • Upper Nile, Aswan and Abu Simbel
        • Sinai Peninsula, Sharm El Sheikh, Mt Sinai, St Catherine’s
        • Cairo, Egypt – again
      • Jordan
        • Amman, Jordan
        • Desert Castles, Jordan
        • Roman Ruins and Arabic Castles
        • The Biblical Pilgrimage, Jordan
        • Amman on a family Friday
        • Driving in Jordan. Finding Showbak Castle.
        • Petra – the rock
        • Wadi Rum – Beduoin desert
        • Aqaba on the Red Sea
        • Dead Sea
      • Turkey
        • Istanbul – around the ancient city
        • Istanbul – Galata Tower, İstiklâl Avenue, Taksim Square
        • Istanbul – the palaces
        • Gallipoli Peninsula
        • Troy and Pergamon and a lot of road
        • Scrambling over History in Ephesus
        • Selçuk – more than Ephesus
        • Pamukkale and Hierapolis
        • Fethiye
        • Antalya
        • Cappadocia
        • Safranbolu & Amasra
        • Istanbul Again
      • Greece
        • Crete
        • Santorini
        • Athens – same, same but different
      • Bulgaria
        • Sophia
        • Veliko Turnovo, Arbanassi and Ruse
        • Plovdiv
      • Romania
        • Bucharest
        • Suceava
        • Sighisoara
        • Dracula Territory
        • Wallachia
      • Italy
        • Rapallo
        • Tuscany
          • St Galgano
          • Sienna
          • San Gimignano
          • Tenuta di Papena
        • Sardinia
          • Santa Teresa
          • Alghero and an Italian Summer
          • Oristano, back to the farm
          • Cagliaro
          • Ferry to Naples
        • Amalfi Coast
          • Amalfi
          • Capri
          • Sorrento
          • Ravello
          • Vesuvius
        • Bari
        • Alberobello & Trulli Dwellings
      • France
        • Corsica
          • Saint-Florent
          • Ajaccio
          • Porto Vecchia
          • Bonofacio
        • West Coast of France
          • Bordeaux, land of wine and…
          • Nantes and the Loire
          • Brittany
          • Normandy
        • Northern France
          • World War I
          • Giverny & Claude Monet
        • Cite de Carcassone
        • La Belle France
        • Aix-en-Provence, Cezanne’s land
      • Montenegro
        • Skardoska Lake
        • Kolašin
        • Žabljak
        • Kotor
      • Croatia
        • Dubrovnik
        • Bol, Brač Island
        • Split
      • Spain
        • A Very Long Drive
        • A trip to Granada
        • San Sebastian
        • Hosting Spain
          • A few days in Barcelona
          • Tarragona and Tortosa
          • Valderrobes and Alcaniz
          • Lleida, Cardona and Montserrat
        • Dalí’s World
        • Valencia – without Paella
        • Pamplona – no bulls
        • Palatial Olite
        • The Art of Madrid
        • Chilling out in Granada
        • Loosing ourselves in Seville
        • Tenerife – the last adventure
        • Living in Badalona
        • Wrapping up Barcelona
      • England
        • Land’s End
        • St Michael’s Mount
        • Dorset & the Jurassic Coast
        • Dorset to the Cotswolds
        • London
      • Germany
        • Heidelberg to Paderborn
        • Nuremberg & Ulm
      • Switzerland
        • Sant Gallen and Arnex
    • The Orient 2013
      • Hong Kong en route to the Orient
      • South Korea
        • Insadong
        • Around Seoul
        • Seoul Palaces and Temples
        • Korean Folk Village and Hwaseong
        • Jeonju
        • Two Temples and a Salt Farm
        • Keep Fit Korea – Jirisan National Park
        • Busan
        • Gyeongju City Tour – meeting the Silla people
        • Junam Wetlands Park for the birds
        • Gayasan Haein Temple = Korea + Buddhism
      • Japan – thirty years in the planning
        • Introducing Japan in Fukuoka
        • Castles, mansions and volcanoes in Kumamoto
        • Becoming Japanese in Beppu
        • Meeting Expectations in Hiroshima
        • Miyajima Island – Japan’s treasure
        • Okayama – castles, gardens, bridges and old towns
        • Kyoto – the old capital
        • Nara – the ancient capital
        • Samurais and gardens in Kanazawa
        • Takayama – an old world
        • The hunt for Mt Fuji in Hakone
        • Tokyo – the ultimate capital
        • A Sunday drive to Nikko
        • Kamakura – another ancient capital
    • Tonga 2014
      • First Impressions
      • A Day of Rest
      • A drive around Tongatapu
      • Around Nuku’alofa
      • Fafá Island
    • Asia to America 2014-15
      • Central Asia
        • Start of a long journey in Hong Kong
        • China
          • Guilin – our first tourist city
          • Guilin to Yangshuo on the Li River
          • Chongqing – home to 33 million people
          • Cruising the Yangzi
          • Hongzhou and West Lake
          • Modern Shanghai & Ancient Suzhou
          • Beijing’s History
          • Climbing the Great Wall and walking amongst the Ming Tombs
          • Xi’an and those warriors
          • Lanzhou & Xiahe – cultures crossing
          • Exploring the Gobi Desert – Jiayuguan to Dunhuang
          • Turpan – Oasis in the desert
          • Urumqi – last days in China
        • Kazakhstan
          • Almaty – our introduction to Central Asia
        • Kyrgyzstan
          • Bishkek, now in Kyrgyzstan
          • Holidaying in Cholpon Ata
          • Bishkek to Osh – Armchair Photography
          • Breaking new ground – a drive to Kojo-Kelen
        • Uzbekistan
          • The Fergana Valley – Uzbekistan’s food bowl
          • Tashkent and Karimov
          • Exotic Samarkand
          • Shakhrisabz – Timur’s WIP
          • Compact Bukhara
          • Beautiful Khiva
          • The road to Nukus
        • Turkmenistan
          • Konye-Urgench & Darvaza absurdities
          • Rough sleep to luxury
          • Mary and ancient site of Merv
          • Gonur Dep – last of the ancient populations
        • Iran
          • Arriving in Iran
          • Yazd – Another oasis in the desert
          • Festivals & Itineraries
          • A real Caravanserai
          • No Shiraz in Shiraz
          • Among the ruins of Persepolis
          • Beautiful Esfahan
          • Kashan
          • Tehran
          • Tabriz – Azerbijan in Iran
        • Armenia
          • Kapan – an introduction to the Caucasus
          • Armenian Christianity at Tatev
          • Yerevan and Monasteries
          • Crossing borders – Yerevan to Tbilisi
        • Georgia
          • Tbilisi and all that Jazz
          • Tasting wine in the Kakheti Region
        • Istanbul is always a favourite stop
      • Europe 2014-2015
        • Coming “home” to Barcelona
        • Joyeux Noël de France
        • London & a Little Bit of Brighton
        • A Christmas Treat in Iceland
        • Winter in Barcelona
        • Chilled out in Frankfurt
        • Popping into Switzerland 2015
          • Orderliness in Zürich
          • Down memory lane in Schaffhausen
          • Culture in Bern, mountains near Arnex
          • A family event in Arnex-sur-Orbe
        • Malta 2015
          • Valletta, Kalkara and Birgu
          • Touring the island of Malta
          • Island hoping to Gozo
        • Journey’s end in Berlin
      • The Americas
        • Dominican Republic
          • Santo Domingo, of sun & rain
          • La Romana, where have the beaches gone?
        • Cuba
          • Havana, first impressions of Cuba
          • Cienfuegos and its French influence
          • Santa Clara, birth of the revolution
          • Trinidad, a step back in time
          • Camagüey, at odds in Cuba
          • Santiago de Cuba, love it or hate it
        • Mexico
          • Sayulita Reunion
          • Mexico City – home of the Aztecs and Frida
          • Teotihuacán Pyramids & Guadalupe tour
          • pre-Easter festivities in Guanajuato
          • Cancun to Tulum – upmarket to low key
          • Cobá – Maya ruins in a jungle
          • Chichen Itza – Premium Mayan ruins
          • Celestun – orange flamingos
          • Mérida – loveliest place in the Yucatan
          • La Paz on the Baja peninsula
          • Copper Canyon – a train journey to remember
          • Mexico City farewell
        • Panama
          • Panama City and that famous canal
          • Boquete – the Valley of Flowers
        • Costa Rica
          • San Jose and a tour
          • Manuel Antonio and nature stuff
        • Nicaragua
          • Managua and that lake
          • Lovely Leon
          • Granada – the Nicaraguan version
        • Guatemala
          • Ancient Antigua
          • Panajachel & Guatemala’s most beautiful lake
          • Chichicastenango and the local Maya people
          • Flores and Tikal
        • Belize
          • Belize City
          • R&R in San Pedro
        • USA and Canada
          • Los Angeles without a car
          • The Glitz of Vegas
          • Route 66 to Arizona
          • The Grand Canyon
          • Monument Valley
          • Mesa Verde and the 4th of July
          • The Arches of Utah
          • Searching for family in Salt Lake City
          • Teton & Yellowstone of Wyoming
          • Go west – Idaho & Oregon
          • Ravines, Lighthouses & Bridges in Oregon
          • California, here we come
          • Wining & dining in Napa & San Francisco
          • Starting our Second Journey in Seattle
          • Catching Up in Vancouver
          • Whistler, Lytton, Crawston
          • Washington to Wyoming
          • South Dakota – Easyrider on a Grand Scale
          • Curious attractions: Wall Drug and Mitchell Corn Palace
          • Crossing the mighty Mississippi in Wisconsin
          • Art and architecture in Chicago
          • The abandoned city of Detroit
          • Niagara Falls
          • Mardi Gras and Biosphère in Montreal
          • Québec – a little European
          • Boston, Rhode Island, Milford to New York
          • Looking up in New York
          • Taking in New York’s galleries
    • Spain & Africa 2016
      • Spain 2016
        • Back to Barcelona
        • Celebrating in Granada
        • Festivals in Alhama de Granada and Malaga
        • True Blue in the White Villages
        • That Rock in Gibraltar
        • History in Tarifa and Cadiz
        • Exploring Mérida & Trujillo in Extremadura
        • Farewelling Spain in Toledo and Aranjuez
      • Kenya
        • Nairobi to Samburu
        • Samburu to Nakuru
        • Masaimara – Adventure of the game hunt
        • Lake Navaisha and a little frustration
        • Ambesoli and Mount Kilimanjiro (I think)
      • Tanzania
        • Tanzania – villages and safari
        • Ngorongoro – a world of its own
        • Chilling out in Zanzibar
        • Kidichi Spice Farm, Zanzibar
        • Dar es Salaam and history
      • Namibia
        • Windhoek to the Kalahari
        • Quiver Tree Forest to Ai-Ais
        • Facing Reality in Helmeringhausen
        • Sossusvlei and the dunes
        • To the coast
        • And the desert again
        • Etosha – Namibia’s greatest wildlife sanctuary
        • Form and Function – Namibian style
        • Caprivi Strip, water at last in Namibia
      • In the Okavango Delta in Botswana
      • Zimbabwe and Victoria Falls
      • South Africa 2016
        • The day that Leonard Cohen died
        • Tsitsikamma and rain
        • Birds and lunch at Plettenberg Bay
        • Castles and lagoons at Knysna
        • Feathers in Oudtshoorn
        • Flowers and penguins in Hermanus
        • Stellenbosch and the wine
        • End of the road in Cape Town
        • Robben Island – not just Mandela
    • Thea’s adventure 2019
      • Qatar – first stop
      • The new Republic of North Macedonia
        • Skopje and a birthday celebration
        • To Demir Kapija and beyond
        • Beautiful Lake Ohrid
        • Return to Skopje
      • Come to Kosovo
        • Pristina
        • Peć or Pejë – take your pick
        • Prizren, the highlight of Kosovo
      • Discovering Albania
        • Finding Albania’s history in Krujë and Tiranë
        • Berat and excursions
        • Stone city of Gjirokastër
        • Archaeology and seaside in Sarandë
      • Carnival in Corfu
        • Discovering Old Corfu
        • Southern Corfu
        • Northern Corfu
      • Returning to Cyprus
        • Landing in Larnaca
        • Limassol to Troodos and memories
        • Nicosia – north and south
        • Lace in Lefkara, farewell in Larnaca
      • Quick catch up in Germany
        • Berlin and Pergamon
        • Spring in the Tiergarten
        • Discovering Stuttgart
      • Charlie and others in Switzerland
        • Arnex-sur-Orbe & Charlie
        • Climbing mountains in Rochers-de-Naye
        • A hike in the Vallon du Nozon
        • Farewell Europe in Zürich
      • United States of America – April-May 2019
        • New York
          • Exploring Hell’s Kitchen
          • An elongated birthday celebration
        • Touring the southern states
          • Charleston’s wealth and wars
          • Proms and puppets in Georgia
          • Tennessee – of music and slavery
          • Natchez and the Mississippi
          • Festivals in New Orleans
          • As big as Texas
          • A quick tour in New Mexico
          • Cowboys and deserts of Arizona
          • California again
        • A real holiday in Hawaii
          • A Hawaiian break
    • Rush back to Germany 2019
      • Spreewald and Dresden
      • Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin
      • Sightseeing in Berlin 2019 style
      • Lindau and Bodensee (Lake Constance)
      • Living in Berlin 2019
    • Berlin and beyond 2022
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      • Porto and nearby
      • Nazare to Sintra, Portugal
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Celebrate 50 and a bit

  • 50 years!
  • 18,262 days
  • 684 days honeymoon – well Manchester etc
  • at least 2,140 days of travel and holiday

Let’s celebrate!

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Bruce & Thea at North Balwyn, weekend before our wedding
Bruce & Thea, married., Mentone
Thea showing off her blue garter, Mentone
POGO with Bruce & Thea, Snake Pass GB
Earlesfield Road, Stockport with Bruce & Thea GB

Stainsby family. Evan's 14th birthday party. Hampton
47 Gibb + Kalumburu Road 20040704 WA AU
Bruce and Thea with Sally Hampton AU
Family - Thea's birthday in Hampton AU, Hayden heading to UK
Bruce and Thea, hot hikein Cinque Terra IT

Not dressed for the cold at Zermattt CH
Bruce & Thea in the bull ring (town centre) of Pedruza de la Sierra. ES
Bruce & Thea in the Jardines del Palacio del la Granja. ES
Painting Russian Dolls in Sergiev Posad RU.
Hayden is home. Hampton AU

Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island SA AU
Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island SA AU
Bruce & Thea in the zebra cable car at Tibidabo, Barcelona ES
Hayden, Thea, Bruce and Evan in Andorra la Vella AD
La Coma AD

Bruce, Evan, Thea and Hayden at La Coma, Andorra
Bruce & Thea enjoy an aperative at Chateau de Creissels, Millau en Aveyron FR
Bruce & Thea at Vallon Pont d'Arc FR
Exploring Budapest HU
Lake Bled SI

Bruce & Thea enjoy a drink at the Taupo pub on Lake Terrace NZ
lunch at the Elephant Hill Estate & Winery, Te Awanga near Napier NZ
Istana Negara (National Palace), Kuala Lumpur MY
Thien Hau pagoda, Saigon VN
Journey down the Thu Bon River, Hoi An VN

Walk to the village of Lao Chai of H'Mong people VN
Giving alms to the Buddhist monks in early morning, Luang Prabang LA
Plain of Jars - site 2 Phonsovan LA
Ta Prohm Temple - overcome by the jungle, Siem Reap KH
Picnic on the road. Nullabor Adventure WA

Bruce & Thea at Cape Naturaliste WA
Lover's seat at Ross, Tasmania
Bruce & Thea with luggage to last a year, Carlton AU
Afternoon Tea at Carcosa Seri Negara, Kuala Lumpur MY
Turtle Sanctuary, Tioman Island MY.  No turtles!

Bruce & Thea at the Coptic Church, Cairo EG
Bruce & Thea at the Egyptian Night on the Nile Cruise
Camel ride to Nubian Village, Aswan EG
Petra - Obelisk Tomb JO
Floating in the Dead Sea JO

Imagination Valley, Cappadocia TR
Love Valley, Cappadocia TR
Bruce & Thea enjoy a sunset drink at Amazones Village Apartments, Crete GR
Bruce & Thea watching the crowds at Amalfi Beach IT
First funicular, going down at the Žabljak ski resort ME

Bruce, Thea & Pepe stop for a cool drink, Dubovnik Old City HR
Bruce & Thea above Dubrovnik HR
Bruce & Thea on the chairlift in Malbun, Leichtenstein
Bruce & Thea in the gardens at Athelhampton House, Dorset UK
Bruce & Thea at Sagrada Familia, Barcelona ES

Summer dining room, Dalí's house at Portlligat ES
Bruce & Thea at El Palacio Andaluz to celebrate New Year's Eve, Seville ES
Bruce & Thea at El Prat airport, Barcelona ES with 52kg of luggage to take home
Bruce & Thea outside Gwanghwamun Gate, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul KR
Bruce & Thea enjoy Bibimbap in Pung Namjeong Restaurant, Jeonju KR

Bruce & Thea, Jirisan National Park SK
Sleeping arrangements at  Kurodaya Rykan Hotel, Beppu, Japan
Ryokan Tanabe, Takayama, Japan - room 72
Bruce & Thea in Royal Park, Melbourne AU
Biker riding near Yangshuo, China

The Great Wall of China at Badaling
Start of the Silk Road in Xi'an CN
Bruce & Thea in sand boots, The Singing Sand Mountains and Crescent Spring, Dunhuang CN
Bruce & Thea at the Grand Canyon of Urumqi CN
On tour in Almaty KZ

Solomon's Throne, Osh KG
Davaza Gas Crater, TM
We were invited to dinner hosted by one of Rasouf's friends during the Imam Hussain festival, Yazd IR
Bruce & Thea (in chardor). Aramgah-e Shah-e Cheragh (mausoleum of Imam Resa's brother) IR
Stainsby family together after 13 months at Hayden & Andrea's in Cerdanyola ES

Wandering along the Moll de Bosch i Aisina, Barcelona ES
Bruce's birthday celebrtions at Mob Blanc, Barcelona ES
Bruce & Thea enjoy tapas lunch at Badalona ES
The family, The presentation. Barcelonba ES
Thingvellir, place to view the Eurasian & North American tectonic plates IS

Thingvellir, place to view the Eurasian & North American tectonic plates IS
Svinafellsjokull Glacier, IS
Swimming in the Blue Lagoon (37C) in the snow near Reykjavik IS
Lunch at The Prospect of Whitby, London UK
The promenade in Sitges ES

Chavon de Altos, Casa de Campo (country house) estate, La Romana DO
Bruce & Thea on the beach near Sayulita MX
Dolores Hidalgo MX
Easter protrait, Museum of National Independence, Dolores Hidalgo MX
Bruce & Thea at the end of the zip ride, Posada Barrancas, Copper Canyon MX

Congratulations Evan & Stephanie - wedding coming up! San Pedro BZ
Bruce & Thea on Mont-Royal, Montreal QE CA
Bruce & Thea with hire car in Harlem, NY. End of the road journey.
Pine Lake, Tasmania AU
Pine Lake, Central Plateau (Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area) AU

Narawntapu National Park, Tasmania AU
Tapas Tour, Barcelona ES
Hayden's wedding day, after lunch, before siesta, Granada ES
Hayden's wedding day, after lunch, before siesta, Granada ES
Stainsby family. Hayden & Andrea's wedding, Granada ES

Bruce & Thea with the rock in the background, Gibraltar
Waiting for Bruce to take another photo. Thompson Falls, Kenya
At a cairn marking the border of the Serangetti, Tanzania & Masaimara, Kenya
Selfie on the Desert Tar Road, Sossusvlei, Namibia
Sundowners Drinks, Ongava Safari Drive, Namibia

Brucer & Thea leaving Cape Town ZA
Bruce & Thea on the AirTrain from JFK, New York USA
Bruce & Thea at Main Beach, Long Island, New York State USA
Hayden and Andrea in Berlin DE
Look who we found in Brno CZ

Bruce and Thea at Zlatý Strapec winery, Viničky SK
Feet. Chair lift from Skalnaté Pleso to Lomnické sedlo (saddle) in Tatranská Lomnica SK
Bruce & Thea visit Santa on the Arctic Circle FI
Bruce & Thea in bog shoes, Wilderness Trip in Soomaa National Park EE
The dome of the Deutscher Bundestag, Berlin DE

Starting with starters, Thanksgiving in Harlem NY
Stainsby clan at Rose Hall Beach Club JM
Peguche Falls EC
Dancing at the Kichwa Shiripuno Community on the Rio Napa EC
Bruce & Thea. A wet day in Machu Picchu PE

The Salt Pan Dinosaur, Salar de Uyuni BO
Playing with water. Salar de Uyuni BO
Selfie. Geysers del Tatio, Atacama Desert CL
Sunset from the campsite at Leith Cove in Paradise Bay. Antarctica
Bruce & Thea at Devil’s Throat at Iguazú Falls AR

Bruce & Thea at the Catedral São Pedro de Alcântara, Petropolis BR
Bruce & Thea meet Freddie, Bentleigh VIC
It's ours! Picking up the Subaru Outback, Mentone Vic AU
Selfie. Urangan Pier, Hervey Bay, QLD AU
P.S. Melbourne paddlesteamer, Mildura VIC AU

Yeddonba Aboriginal Cultural site VIC AU
Bruce & Thea at Matka Canyon on the River Treska, near Skopje MK
Thea's 70th birthday celebration at Kamnik Hunters Lodge near Skopje MK
Thea's 70th birthday celebration at Kamnik Hunters Lodge near Skopje MK
Lunch. Kaneo fishing village, Lake Ohrid MK

Martine, Denis, Bruce & Thea on the lookout of Rochers-de-Naye CH
Steph, Thea, Evan and Bruce in Hallett Nature Sanctuary, Central Park, New York US
Bruce, Denis and Thea enjoying a drink in Lindau DE
One more cuddle with Brianna before we leave Berlin DE
Point Nepean with the Graham's, Vic AU

Bruce and Thea in France?
Bruce & Thea meet Aida, in Carlton North, Vic AU
Aida visits for Thea's birthday. Sandringham VicAU
Bruce and Thea with Aida at the Star Hotel (top pub), Yackandandah Vic AU
Bruce and Thea on the ferry Williamstown to St Kilda, Vic AU

Takeaway! We are locked down at Eight Spence Motel, Warrnambool, Vic AU
Botanial Gardens, Melbourne, Vic AU
Sitting in a cafe, at last. Sunshine, Sandringham VIC (Would love a hair cut)
Bruce & Thea - first drinks at Hobson's after lockdown. Sandringham, Vic AU
The Giant Koala, Dadswell's Bridge, Vic AU

Thea and Bruce have coffee. First day out after COVID. Blairgowrie Vic AU
the tourists at the House of Sandeman, Pinhão PT
Narrow streets in Óbidos PT
Rest and lunch time for everyone on the Balcony, Pena Palace, Sintra PT
We reached to top of the 12th Century Moorish Castle, Sintra PT

First meeting of cousins Aida and Brianna. They each had a toy 'to share'. Granada ES
Stainsby and Trujillo Martínez families. Granada ES
It was pretty windy on top of Knocken Crag, north-west Scotland GB-SCO
It was pretty windy on top of Knocken Crag, north-west Scotland GB-SCO
B&T selfies at Brecon GB-CYM for Denis Barclay - early stop in 1972, late stop in 2022

Happy Birthday Hayden - 40 today. Sandringham Vic AU
Bruce & Thea babysitting Aida. It did get late. Carlton North Vic AU
Bruce and Thea at the Moss Garden, Carnarvon Gorge walk, Qld AU
Bruce and Thea on Ayre's Rock, Uluru NT AU
Cooling off in King's Canyon, Watarrka NT AU

Tourists and guide examine the Ranger Uranium Mine at Kakadu. NT AU
Stainsby's - tourists in Kakadu NT, with our Kakadu Air plane after the 1 hour scenic flight
Flight and breakfast finished. Believe it or not, the French were more jovial than us. Near Alice Springs NTFlight and breakfast finished. Believe it or not, the French were more jovial than us. Near Alice Springs NT AU
Thea (feeling cold) amongst a few Swiss mountains. Schwarzee CH
Bruce amongst a few Swiss mountains. Schwarzee CH

One of our last pub lunches on the road from Bath to London UK
Thea, Naine, Rob and Bruce in the fernery at Ocean Street, Hampton Vic  AU
The Barclays and the Stainsbys at Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU
Bruce and Thea on one of the island beaches in the Whitsunday Passage on the Solo Cruise Day, Airlie Beach Qld AU
Hayden, Thea, Krysti and Bruce, adding some colour to a very wet and grey Alberton West, Vic AU

Thea and the suitcase and nappies, Bruce in builders gear at our "come as your most memorable event in 1985" New Year's Eve party, Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU
The Stainsby's and their luggage - going home. Crossing Erakor Lagoon, Vanuatu.
Bruce and Thea cooling off at the Bath Hotel, after the Grand Prix. Norwood (Adelaide) SA AU
Bruce, Evan and Thea - taken by Hayden, Hampton Vic AU
Brownie, Thea, Bruce and Evan (all directing Hayden to point the camera THIS way), Sherbrooke Forest Vic AU, Easter Saturday.

Bruce and Thea dressed for a '50s night at Holy Trinity Kindergarten, Hampton Vic AU
Stainsby's in Bali ID
Hayden's photo of Bruce, Evan and Thea in our "hole", Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU
Hayden's photo of Evan, Bruce and Thea at the Italian night at the Nusa Dua Hotel, Bali, ID
Hayden's photo of his family. Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU

Hayden's photo of Bruce, Evan and Thea, Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU
Thea and Bruce dressed up for Monica O'Kelly-Collard's 40th birthday party. Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU
Stainsby family at the swimming pool at the Weston Stamford Hotel, Singapore
Hayden's photo of Bruce, Thea and Evan at Chalong Bay, Phuket TH
Thea, Bruce,  Hayden and Evan on the canals in the rain, Bangkok TH

Evan's photo of Thea, Hayden and Bruce. Somewhere in Melbourne Vic AU
Evan's photo - A walk in Sherbrook Forest Vic AU
Evan's photo of Bruce, Hayden and Thea. A Sunday drive to the "Organ Pipes" near Tullamarine Vic AU
Pete Coles (the man from Antarctica) came to visit us in Hampton Vic AU
Bruce, Thea and Evan and a sunset at Brighton Beach Vic AU, after Christmas lunch with the Dornau's

The Stainsby family by John Tindale, Hampton Vic AU
Stainsby and Amey clan with Jessie and Billie by Kay Beilby., Hampton Vic AU
Evan's photo of Hayden, Bruce and Thea at the centre of the Rose Maze at Ashcombe Mazes near Pt Leo, Vic AU
Relaxing after a day's sightseeing. The Naviti, Fiji
It was great produce at the market in Suva FJ

Hayden's photo of us looking at the back of the new extension of Muscot Cove, MololailaiIsland FJ
Bruce and Thea at the Mirage, Port Douglas Qld AU
Early days at Sorrento Vic AU
Thea, Bruce & Kate. Merry Christmas at Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU
The Stainsby's last night in Fiji, Relaxed and tanned. Plantation Island.

Long hard sand at Port Douglas is great for riding bikes on. Qld AU
Family portrait at The Marina, Port Douglas Qld AU
Bruce and Thea in Penang MY
Mongolian Hotpot at the Park Royal, Penang MY
The Stainsby's in Penang MY

Bruce & Thea picnicking before a sodden Romeo and Juliet at the Botanical Gardens, Melbourne Vic AU
Bruce, Jessie, Thea and Hayden at Cape Schank, Vic AU
Bruce and Thea growing extra chins. At Mike's 21st, Half Moon Yacht Club Vic AU
Bruce and Thea, Sunday lunching with the Abbotts and the Wolstoncrofts., Hampton Vic AU
Bruce and Thea at "The Elms Hotel" after Yum Cha lunch for Thea's birthday. Melbourne Vic AU

Bruce and Thea on our Rp10,000 (~$AUD2) deck chairs at Kuta Beach, Bali ID
The Stainsby's - Christmas at the Amey's, Bentleigh Vic AU
The Stainsby's - Christmas at the Amey's, Bentleigh Vic AU
Stainsby family on Hayden's 15th birthday, Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU
Father Christmas came to Bruce and Thea's bedroom and brought lots of presents. Ocan Street, Hampton Vic AU

The Stainsby's at Bruce's 50th celebration at Kao Sarn, Hampton Vic AU
Graham's and Stainsby's celebrate Bruce & Thea's 25th anniversary at Kyneton Vic AU
An anniversary gift from the Graham's. Kybeton Vic AU
Bruce and Thea with beer and G&T. Holidays can be such hard work! Bali ID
Keigo with Bruce and Thea before the St Leonard's farewell to the Japanese visitors. Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU

Maynards stayed with us at Sorrento during the gas crisis, Vic AU
Stainsby family. Evan's 14th birthday party. Hampton Vic AU
Thea and Bruce. A Palm each for Christmas - toy or tool? Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU
Mike with Thea, Sally and Bruce, under the cherry blossom. Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU
Bruce and Thea at Hayden's 18th birthday party. Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU

Mike with Thea, Sally and Bruce, under the cherry blossom. Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU
Bruce and Thea approx 2002, Bentleigh Vic AU
Bruce has a German stein from the Busch's. Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU
Thea and Bruce at Adina Kleiner's birthday celebration, Brighton Vic AU
Bruce and Thea with Italian purchases in Rome IT

Thea and Bruce and one last view of the London buses. UK
Bruce and Thea in the garden of our lodgings at Mykonos GR
The Stainsby family at New Farm Park, Brisbane Qld AU
Bruce (the waiter) and Thea (with tiara) at our "ball". Ocean Street, Hampton Vic AU
Bruce and Thea at the Pickwick for Rob and Naine's wedding. Vic AU

Bruce and Thea as ABBA ready for O&M Christmas party "Wednesday night at the Zoo", Melbourne Vic AU
The Taj Mahal and the tourists. Bruce, Thea, Anne, Michael, taken by our guide. Agra IN
Bruce & Thea about to attack the Octoberfest, Munich DE
Beer and Beef Club 60th anniversary dinner. Kooyong Vic AU
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