Touring is thirsty work!.
Convenient location The Coachman Hotel Motel in Parkes is conveniently located in the centre of Parkes, a quick walk to shops, cafes and restaurants. Or you can dine in at their in-house bistro. There is onsite parking available right outside of your room. For the prices an location we’d certainly stay there again next time …
After a relaxing evening, with dinner and a few drinks it was time to hit the road again. It as a chilly 4°C according to the weather app on the phone, loading the car up it didn’t feel that cool and once we got going the outside temp according to the car was 8°C . …
This trip has been a long time coming, it was originally planned for August – September 2022. So we’re excited to finally get it happening. We are also this this tour in our new ride the fabulous Mercedes Benz GLC 300. Leaving the Capricorn Coast early our destination was Goondiwindi a rural town and locality …
Well priced motel The Macintyre Motor Inn in Goondiwindi is a great place to lay your head for the night. It’s it the heart of the Goondiwindi business district. A short walk to shops, restaurants and pubs. There is onsite parking available right outside of your room. It’s our go to motel when we are …
Silos and lighthouses Why silos and lighthouses you may ask? The trip is in a big part an adventure on the Great Ocean Road. As it is a long way from home we wanted to check out some of the silo art trails that are on offer around Australia. The Australian Silo Art is a great …
We stopped in at Lily’s Artisan at Crows Nest as we thought it was still the old Crows Nest Bakery. The place certainly has changed and it was a pleasant surprise. Lily’s Artisan co-owners Bruce and Heidi Ryman are the new owners of the old Crows Nest Bakery building and have converted it into a …
The Federal Hotel in Toowoomba has been the main dining and accommodation choice for us when we stay in Toowoomba. This time is was for dining only, we enjoyed relaxing and having a few drinks before dinner which was top notch. So it was a score of 5 stars from us. Mrs Thirsty’s expression when …
Great location The Country Gardens Motor Inn in Toowoomba is a great place to lay your head for the night. It’s across the road (nearly) from the Federal Hotel. There is onsite parking available right outside of your room. Overall score = 5/5 Date of stay = 6th August 2023 Overall 5/5 Service …
The Oaks Brisbane Aurora Suites is one of our favourite places to stay when in Brisbane. So it was extremely disappointing that when we made our recent booking through booking.com they decided to bill us again. The only charge to be settled was parking which was fine. When we checked in we did query about …
The Country Roads Motel in Gayndah is as far I can tell the newest motel in town From memory it opened in around 2008-2009. It is a nice and modern motel and is only a short walk to shops and pubs. Well worth staying at if you are looking for a nice modern motel in …