Welcome from David and Lyn.

The format of our site is in three parts:

1. Blog server - our day-to-day travel blogs (this website)
2. Photo server - some of our key photos
3. YouTube channel - our videos (many linked directly from our blogs)

The site includes hundreds of searchable travel blogs. Some of our longer trips are listed below. 

General travel

• Bridge cams - Princess
• Unofficial Travel Awards
• Equator Crossings
• International Date Line

About

• David
• The Thalassophile (lover of the sea)
• The Musician - Uke resources
• The Presenter
• The Photographer
• The Ham (VK4DCP) - Ham resources
• The Vexillophile (flags)
• Lyn
• Countries visited: #1 to #25 | #26 to #50 | #51 to #75 | #76 to #100 | #101+
• Summary of cruises - Pre COVID-19 / Post COVID-19 

Thank you for visiting our website.

Best regards

David and Lyn
e-mail: brizzy@outlook.com.au

Cruise countdown

2027 Fiji Cruise - Blog Starting Page

2027 Circle Pacific Cruise - Blog Starting Page

Treasures of the Mekong Meandering Cruise - Blog Starting Page

Links to major adventures
2026 - Ultimate European Odyssey - Paris to Prague Blog - Apr 2026 to June 2026 Cruise #1 - Normandy & Gems of the Seine Cruise #2 - Enchanting Provence, Tuscany & The French Riviera Cruise #3 - Bordeaux Affair Cruise #4 - Unforgettable Douro Cruise #5 - Jewels of Europe Prague city stay
2025 Pacific North America Cruise Blog - Apr 2025 to June 2025 Cruise #1 - Sydney to LA Repositioning Cruise #2 - Pacific Wine Country Rocky Mountaineer - Discovery Circle Cruise #3 - Voyage of Glaciers (Northbound) Cruise #4 - Voyage of Glaciers (Southbound)
2024 - World Cruise on the Coral Princess Blog - Apr 2024 to Aug 2024 Photos Segment #1: Sydney to Tangier - 35 Days Segment #2: Tangier to Dover (via Baltic) - 21 Days Segment #3: Dover to New York - 18 Days Segment #4: New York to Brisbane - 38 Days
2020 – Indian Ocean & South Africa Odyssey + Southern Australia Explorer Blog - Jan 2020 to Mar 2020 Photos
2019 - Hawaii, Tahiti and South Pacific cruise on the Sea Princess
Blog - Aug 2019 to Oct 2019 Photos
2018 - World Cruise on the Sea Princess
Blog - Jun 2018 to Sept 2018
Photos Segment #1: Brisbane to Dubai - 19 Days Segment #2: Dubai to London - 30 Days Segment #3: London to New York - 20 Days Segment #4: New York to Brisbane - 37 Days
2017 - Cherry Blossom cruise (a.k.a. China - Japan cruise)
Blog - March 2017 to April 2017 Photos
2016 - World Cruise on the Sea Princess
Blog - May 2016 to Aug 2016
Photos Segment #1: Sydney to Dubai – 20 Days Segment #2: Dubai to London – 35 Days Segment #3: London to New York – 11 Days Segment #4: New York to Sydney – 38 Days Home Leg: Sydney to Brisbane – 2 Days
2015 - Hawaii, Tahiti and South Pacific cruise on the Sun Princess
Blog - Jul. 2015 to Aug. 2015 Photos
2014 - South East Asia on the MV Voyager
Blog - Feb. 2014 to Mar. 2014
Photos Leg #1 Treasures of Asia Leg #2 Colours of the Indian Ocean
2012 - Caribbean cruise on the MV Voyager
Blog (by Lyn) - Nov 2012 to Jan 2013
Photos (by David and Lyn) Leg #1 Voyage to the Caribbean Leg #2 Caribbean Gems Leg #3 A Tapestry of Central America
2011 – Far East cruise on the MV Discovery
Blog (by David) - Dec 2011 to Feb 2012
Photos (by David) Leg #1 Treasures of the Orient and Vietnam Leg #2 Empires of the Sun Leg #3 South East Asia and Australia
2010 - Caribbean cruise on the MV Discovery
Blog (by David) - Nov 2010 to Jan 2011
Photos (by David)  Leg #1 Discovery of the New World Leg #2 Colonial Trails of the Caribbean Leg #3 Tales of the Old Spanish Main
2009 - Grand Voyage of Discovery from Mumbai (India) to London on the MV Discovery
Blog (by David) - Mar 2009 to May 2009
Photos (by David) Leg #1 India and The Persian Gulf Leg #2 Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Leg #3 Black Sea, Turkey and Greek Isles Leg #4 European - mainly the Mediterranean

Brisbane to Brisbane
16 August 2026 - 29 August 2026
Scootaville Queensland 2026 offers an opportunity for ex-service personnel to come together, reconnect with the community, to discuss any problems with their peers, and to explore and bring attention to regional Queensland. Scootaville will celebrate what it means to be Australian and raise awareness of the hardships that service and ex-service personal face. With the help and generousity of the community and sponsors, Scootaville seeks to raise vital funds for Legacy and the Air Force Association to assist families of lost or injured service members and homeless veterans.

David is joining some fellow ex-ADF men and women who will ride 110cc motor scooters on the trip round Queensland. Riding over 2,000 km will take us 14 days and will be a fundraiser for Legacy and the Air Force Association. This is a rare opportunity to explore our beautiful country with our peers, overnighting in Toowoomba, Dalby, Roma, Injune, Emerald, Biloela, Tannum Sands, Bundaberg and Kingaroy, before returning to Brisbane on the 29th August.

The ride is presented by the Radschool Association Inc., which is a registered charity formed in 1999 to represent the men and women who were trained by the Air Force to either maintain or operate its electronic equipment. It encourages connection and mateship among its 1,400 plus members through its magazine, website, social media, reunions and special events like Scootaville.

The final distance travelled on the scooter first ridden by David was 2,090 km.

All Photos (credit to David, Peter, Edwin (videos), Mar, Trevor, John, Phil .... and many more)

A promotional video (4:46 mins) was produced by Griffith University about Scootaville:

Reference:

• Past Scootaville blogs:
• Queensland: 02-20 September 2022
• Queensland: 22 August - 10 September 2023
• Queensland: 28 August - 15 September 2024
• NSW: 18 November - 04 December 2024
• Queensland: 22 August - 12 September 2025
• Victoria: 14 Nov - 01 Dec 2025

How can you help?
We invite you to donate to Scootaville via the tax deductible Radschool Association, a registered charity. The bank details are:

Bank:  CBA
Account title:  Radschool Association Inc
BSB:  064127
Account number:  1048 0281

Please ensure you include your name in the description section on your transfer. Then let me know (e-mail: brizzy@outlook.com.au) and I'll have the receipt sent to you.

We greatly appreciate your generosity!

Raising much needed funds for:
  

The origin of the name Kingaroy is usually claimed to be derived from the Wakka Wakka Aboriginal word for 'Red Ant'.

It is known as the "Peanut Capital of Australia" because Australia's largest peanut processing plant is located in the town and it's peanut silos that dominate the skyline. Kingaroy is also known as the hometown of former Premier of Queensland, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
Reference: Wikipedia

Photos/video from Kingaroy / Photo slideshow:

Short video of the bunch travelling on the Bruce Highway (0:23):

Previous blogs for Kingaroy: 04 Sept. 2022, 10 Spet. 2025

Post trip - Brisbane
Monday, 31 August 2026
Early start returning to Trev's to clean the vehicles, return the bus before 10am, the RSL's Ute, the bikes in the truck to Nibble in Newstead and then the truck to SixT. A huge thanks to SixT (truck hire) and Nibble Bikes (scooter hire) for your support.

Photos from Brisbane / Slideshow:

Day 12 | 2026 Scootaville Qld | The End!

We have our CB channel displayed on the back of the truck and bus. It’s surprising how many people call us to ask what we are doing. The feedback has been very positive.

Photo stop at the Big Magpie in Miriam Vale then back into the town for a coffee or some food. Late morning tea at Mr Ed's roadside coffee van. Really nice guy who also made an unprompted donation. Next it’s the Rosedale Hotel for lunch for some more food … they donated a carton of beer we can sell off.

Two nights at the Bundaberg Showgrounds. Dinner at the Bundaberg RSL.

Photos from Bundaberg / Slideshow:

Bundaberg is the major regional city in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland. It is the ninth largest city in the state. The Bundaberg central business district is situated along the southern bank of the Burnett River about 20km from its mouth at Burnett Heads, where it flows into the Coral Sea. The city is sited on a rich coastal plain, supporting one of the nation's most productive agricultural regions. The common nickname for Bundaberg is "Bundy", although its history as a major sugar producing region means it is often referenced as the "Rum City" or "Sugar City". In the 2021 census, the Bundaberg urban area had a population of 73,747 people.
Source: Wikipedia

Day 12 - Bundaberg
Thursday, 27 August 2026
A free day starting with a tour of the Bundy Rum Distillery at 11am. No phones, cameras, any type of watch, lighters, or anything electrical during the tour. It was an excellent tour with a couple of specialist drinks at the end. Highly recommended. 

A quick stop at the bakery for lunch before continuing to the Hinkler Hall of Aviation. An excellent exhibition also highly recommended.

Back to the RSL for dinner and some fund raising. A very generous community raising $640 for our two causes.

Day 10 | 2026 Scootaville Qld | Day 13

Day 9 - Biloela to Tannum Sands
Monday, 24 August 2026
Not a big ride today with only 131 km. The plan was to leave at 9am, so everyone slept in with most rising around 6:30am. However we were gone by 8:30am, so a coffee stop and fuel in Biloela to fill in time.

Our first stop is only 9km from Biloela, a visit to Mt. Murchison State School (17 students). Funny how many of the kids have their own farm bikes with larger engines than our scooters. Trevor took the Principal for a ride around the sports field.

After being hit by some rain we stopped at the next bay to put our wet weather gear on. We could see more in the distance … lucky as it poured.

A stop at Calliope for fuel and lunch at the Diggers Arm Hotel with the local sub-branch. Leaving the hotel for the final 32km with an escort by two large Harleys. The skies looked good, but it wasn’t long before some more rain. Thankfully only light.

A lovely welcome by the local members of Legacy to the Progress Hall, Tannum Sands. A few of the riders took a few of the ladies for a ride. The local councillor even got a ride on a hog.

Dinner at Tannum Sands Hotel.

Day 10 - Tannum Sands
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Big morning today … everyone’s doing their laundry. Ian bused most of us to the laundromat on Boyne Island. A very lazy afternoon before a few drinks on the back deck with members of the local RSL Sub-branch, some “war” stories of our time in the military, whilst the video crew did their thing. 

Ian, our resident mechanic, also fixed the scooter David and Trev were riding. The warning light had come on three times during the trip but goes away once re-started. Since arriving at Tannum Sands yesterday, the bike wouldn’t idle, only ticking over with some revs. It’s been repaired and should be ok … otherwise it’ll spend the remainder of the trip in the truck.

Photos from Tannum Sands / Slideshow:

Previous blog from Tannum Sands: 06-07 Sept. 2024

Day 8 | 2026 Scootaville Qld | Day 11