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Budget Travel Talk Married for life. Live to Love. Love to Travel. Greece is a recent favourite. Lived 60 years in Townsville. 10 years on the Sunshine Coast. Hello, I'm Jan.

Currently travelling Australia. My husband Marty and I have been living and travelling together for over thirty years. We were both born in Townsville, North Queensland but recently shifted to Coolum Beach on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.. Budget Travel Talk blog is currently focussed on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, dog friendly Cafes and accommodation. Exploring the Noosa Hinterland and

staying with Airbnb. If you love a good backstory carry a n reading. In 1980 after 9 months in the U.K., Europe and Bali, we landed in Perth, Western Australia. Out of necessity we both got jobs and subsequently hatched a plan to buy a campervan. After two years of exploring everywhere within a week-end’s radius of Perth, we said goodbye to our West Australian lifestyle and headed north to the cultural melting pot of Broome. From there we headed east across the top of Australia on the final leg home to Townsville. Our child rearing years saw us waterskiing on Lake Tinaroo, chilling on Magnetic Island and snorkelling on coral reefs. Fast forward to 2008, our first trip out of the country in twenty-eight years was a campervan trip around the south island of New Zealand and once more we were hooked on travel. A three month trip in 2010 saw us dodging bullets in Bangkok, volcanic ash cloud in Italy and arriving in New York the day before the Times Square bombing attempt. In April 2011 we spent a month travelling in Vietnam. Love it or hate it Vietnam is the ultimate budget traveller’s destination. House-sitting is perfect for us and 2 weeks in the hills near Granada, Spain was a wonderful introduction. Just returned from 10 weeks in Europe July 2015. Read about it on the blog. The best surprise was finding Trebinje in BiH. Welcome to Budget Travel Talk
Jan

This morning we went in a friend’s boat chasing Mackerel off Taylors Beach. I wasn’t fishing as we were trolling which i...
02/06/2026

This morning we went in a friend’s boat chasing Mackerel off Taylors Beach.

I wasn’t fishing as we were trolling which involves two people at the back of the boat.

It was a much more comfortable boat than our tinny car topper, so I was loving my very comfy seat up front, the beautiful weather, scenery and life in general.

We caught a Grey Mackerel and a Doggy Mackerel. M had some crumbed tonight while I had Bream.

I can’t eat Mackerel from tropical waters as I have had Ciguatera poisoning twice.

Faith (poodle) came too. She was a tad confused by the luxury and powerful motor but as soon as a fish got in the boat she was in familiar territory. 😊

A selection of Lucinda photos. Some are from crabbing trips up the creek and others of the small jetty with Hinchinbrook...
31/05/2026

A selection of Lucinda photos. Some are from crabbing trips up the creek and others of the small jetty with Hinchinbrook and Sugar Shed views. Those of the Caravan park show how unusually empty it is. Did you see the Croc!

View whilst enjoying our Juliette Cups.
28/05/2026

View whilst enjoying our Juliette Cups.

Dubai Chocolate at Juliette’s The Strand Townsville has a Pistachio Paste vein through lush chocolate. It’s a yes from m...
28/05/2026

Dubai Chocolate at Juliette’s The Strand Townsville has a Pistachio Paste vein through lush chocolate. It’s a yes from me.

It took me 41 days to realize I feel much happier without the curtains behind the bed. 🤣
27/05/2026

It took me 41 days to realize I feel much happier without the curtains behind the bed. 🤣

How exciting. Love a good adventure post.
27/05/2026

How exciting. Love a good adventure post.

Adventure travel including hiking, camping, and exploring the world.

7 minutes from 1st to last photo. 5.48 pm to 5.55 pm. Taken at Dungeness Boat Ramp Lucinda Queensland
27/05/2026

7 minutes from 1st to last photo. 5.48 pm to 5.55 pm. Taken at Dungeness Boat Ramp Lucinda Queensland

Faith loves crabbing and fishing. We make sure she stays away from crab nippers and fish spines much to her dismay.
22/05/2026

Faith loves crabbing and fishing. We make sure she stays away from crab nippers and fish spines much to her dismay.

21/05/2026

How amazing is that!

21/05/2026

Doesn’t this look fantastic!

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