SirGaw
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- Member since 23rd May 18
- 9 Trips
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- 45 Forum Entries
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- 30 Blog Entries
Big bucket list, BIGGER world, at 72 not enough time to see it all.
- Full Name: David Gawthorn ( Male )
- Lives In: DONCASTER EAST, VIC, Australia
- Marital Status: Married
- Occupation: Retired
- About SirGaw:
Like others I've seen in this community, I'm a refugee from the dearly departed Virtual Tourist. After a bit of a hiatus - and a recent holiday - err trip - I'm back, for better or worse, in the writers seat.
My last 26 years of working was as a taxi owner and driver in my own city - Melbourne, Australia - then in 2010 I retired - yippeeeeee!!! Yes I got to see a lot of humanity with heaps of stories to tell - mostly true!!! In that 26 years I was awarded the Victorian Taxi driver of the Year, wrote an eBook and presented and produced a community radio show for 4 years.
My long suffering wife likes to get rid of me several days a week, so I'm a volunteer in a museum one day a week and helping out at a miniature railway another day of the week.
Since I retired we've had a few trips/holidays - mostly in Australia, however we've added to the travel map, Singapore (return visit), parts of China and recently 25 days in Vietnam.
We've enjoyed a number of holidays in other countries:
1984 Singapore and parts of Malaysia
1987 Fiji - with kids
1989 London and Paris
1993 New Caledonia
2002 Hong Kong and Macua
2007 and dubbed Trip 07 France, Spain, Italy, UAE (Dubai only)
2015 Singapore and China
. . . and LOTS of trips within Australia. - Hobbies:
Travel, writing, causing trouble, walking, cooking
- Favourite places:
How can I have a favourite place when I haven't seen it all, BUT so far it is the smaller cities/towns.
Latest Blog Entries
- NO WAY TO TREAT AN OLD 'LADY' in Melbourne's Cabman's Shelters
- CONCLUSION in Travels with Sir and Lady Gaw
- CONCLUSION – AND (HOPEFULLY) A NEW BEGINNING FOR THE SHELTER in Melbourne's Cabman's Shelters
Travel Blogs SirGaw runs
- Travels with Sir and Lady Gaw - Vietnam for Beginners - Fascinating country
- TeddyBearPicnic @ DiamondValleyRailway - There are good bears and . ..
- Melbourne's Cabman's Shelters - Looking after our heritage
- No Sewerage Treatment Plant on OUR Park. - Parks are for people and pets
Latest Posts in the Travel Forums
- New pages into existing 'domain' name
- Large travel agency in trouble
- Getting an online Visa for Australia? Beware of VISA FIRST!
- How many days in Hanoi
- Travelling to singapore
- Train in China
- Vietnam only or stop in Laos/Cambodia?
- Auto link to Facebook
- East Coast Australia Trip
- What do you do with left over foreign currency?
Trips
London/Paris (33794 kms)
Visiting: Singapore, United Kingdom, Thailand and Australia.
USA (29906 kms)
Visiting: Australia, New Zealand, USA and French Polynesia.
New Caledonia (5465 kms)
Visiting: Australia and New Caledonia.
Wiki Travel Guide
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Melbourne article edited
Added listing for Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) & National Sports Museum (NSM)
- Dandenongs article edited