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The Royal Hotel in Birdsville, Australia
The Royal Hotel in Birdsville, Australia built in 1883. A true Aussie icon and an authentic outback experience awaiting those who brave the often unpredictable Birdsville track in far western Queensland. It ran as a Hotel for 40 yrs before being converted to the Inland Mission Hospital.Abandoned Royal Hotel in Birdsville Queensland Australia, this old sandstone and brick hotel has suffered from vandals and souvenir hunters.
Tami OsburnPublished 3 years ago in WanderPart XI : Memorable Moments that Could Only Happen in Plattsburgh
So one year after break, Tim and Steve got back to Plattsburgh first, and since there wasn’t anyone to commiserate with yet, some kind of playdate seemed in order. Pointing their antennas up, the duo decided to embark on a jaunt to Willsboro and allay the loneliness. That’s where Tony’s family owned the North Inn.
Rich MonettiPublished 3 years ago in WanderRunning Free
Last Fall was a different year for many reasons. It made the Sweet 16 for our oldest a little challenging. Her Aunt asked if she would like to go to Outer Banks for her birthday and the resounding answer was YES!
Kelly HornePublished 3 years ago in WanderCloud Walker
Soft white steam exhales into the morning mist as cloud and drizzle fall about her feet. She, who walks a top cloud and dances upon the ridge of mountainous alpined moss, sees all the way along the great valleys that edge the Tasman Isles flowered beauties. All paths intersect and celebrate at her feet, with the Green-mans leafy trail laid before each step she takes. Cool and chilled she whispers to the shifting winds, all the secrets and hidden mysteries that shower their bounties upon an unknowing world.
Karen EastlandPublished 3 years ago in WanderAbout Taj Mahal in Agra
The Taj Mahal 'Crown of the Palace', originally the Rauza-i-munawwara is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the southern bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (reigned from 1628 to 1658) to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal; it also houses the tomb of Shah Jahan himself. The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) complex, which includes a mosque and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall.
Shreyanka AgarwalPublished 3 years ago in WanderThe Caucasus Beyond the Mythical White Person
High in the mountains running along the border between Azerbaijan and Georgia, in the garrison town of Zaqatala, former outpost of the famed Imam Shamil who in the mid-nineteenth century led the longest resistance to Russian rule, I meet an elderly woman crossing the street.
Rebecca Ruth GouldPublished 3 years ago in WanderFly Fishing Highway 17 in Eastern Washington
I’ve written about a lot of the spots I fly fish in Eastern Washington from the north where Highway 17 meets Highway 2 at Banks Lake just outside of Coulee City and south as far as Crab Creek (lower) close to where it dumps into Moses Lake. I wanted to write a short re-cap article that includes all the spots along this 50 or so mile fly fishing paradise that I have fly fished at. A few of these I didn’t include in previous articles. I have caught Crappie, Blue Gil, Rainbow Trout, Lahanton Cutthroat, Brown Trout, and Large Mouth Bass from these lakes and spring creeks. A few of the trout like those at Lake Lenore and Rocky Ford Creek were in the five pound range.
Steve B HowardPublished 3 years ago in Wander7 Photos of Nature That Brings Beauty To The World
#1: New Resie Partial View If you have read any of my stories or know me, you would know that I am from southern Illinois. I never used to think of it as being so very different than other places in the United States until I started to see the world for myself. This picture is of a small lake that we call the New Resie. It's slang we came up with for the New Reservoir. When I went to write this, I realized I had no idea how to spell our slang word. Did it have an "ie" at the end? Maybe a "y"? What about a "z"? Did we just randomly add a "z" to it? So I did what all curious people do now a days and Googled it. I went through 5 different websites. Not one of them had our slang word. There were 10 different common slang words for Reservoir, but not one of them was what I grew up saying. One was pretty close, res, but it just didn't sound right to me. Google wasn't being of much help in that area, so I changed my search. I looked up this lake to see if anyone called it by it's southern name in google reviews, but do you know what happened? Google said that this lake didn't even exist. I grew up going to this lake and watching my dad leave for an early morning fishing trip here. It wasn't that far from our house and we had been out on it more than once on a boat. My dad would go ice fishing here. It's well known to me and I thought everyone else in this area, so why hadn't google ever heard of it? I still was determined to figure out how to spell our slang. My dad and mom didn't know, so I had to turn to Facebook. There I found out that we made it up so however I want to spell it is fine. So, this is a photo of the New Resie in southern IL. Do not ask me what town it is in, because I will have to go through the same research to find out that it is not in a town at all.
Alicia LeneaPublished 3 years ago in WanderPlaces to visit in Winchester
Winchester, the county town of Hampshire, was once of far greater importance, being the capital of Alfred the Great’s Kingdom of Wessex and therefore the most important city in England. William the Conqueror hoped that his claim to the throne would be accepted by having himself crowned in Winchester as well as London. It was the monks of Winchester who were commissioned to prepare the Domesday Book.
John WelfordPublished 3 years ago in WanderPlaces to visit in Derbyshire
Whether one seeks the Great Outdoors or the Great Indoors, Derbyshire is the perfect county to visit and explore, as it has both in spades!
John WelfordPublished 3 years ago in WanderUp the tracks and back the tracks and SF's
Jim’s Woods – Up the tracks and back the tracks and SF’s. Since we now lived in the country, I'd prefer to just wander about, or sit and listen to all the different bird songs and calls. The ‘chirr’ from dozens of crickets all at once and far-off cows lowing. The haunting sound of a train whistle, miles away in the distance. I'd often wander down the tracks, inhaling the evening smells of fresh mown hay, distant cow manure and the spicy odors of wild herbs and wild flowers growing alongside the tracks in the ditch. It was dreamy, it felt like a dream...
Jim E. Beer - Story writer of fact and fiction.Published 3 years ago in WanderExploring Bed & Breakfasts in Bar Harbor, Maine
Nestled between the Bay and Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor is the perfect place to enjoy a homey stay at a bed and breakfast. Here are some bed and breakfasts that offer a dreamy Bar Harbor experience.
Stephen DaltonPublished 3 years ago in Wander