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Locality: St Leonards, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 9906 5770

Address: 109/48 Atchison Street 2065 St Leonards, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Mourning the passing Dr Catherine Hamlin AC 1924 - 2020 Many of you who have travelled with Blue Dot Travel to Ethiopia, will have visited her hospital in Addis. Catherine lived an incredible life having made an enormous difference to the lives and health of thousands upon thousands of women in Ethiopia.

25.01.2022 Whoever thought that in the month of April 2020, we would be isolated at home during a global pandemic. It's not something any of us have experienced before, and we hope you are finding ways of adjusting to this "new normal". Over the last month, we have been buoyed by the positivity and support of our Blue Dot family. Thank you for your warm messages. Keeping dreams of travel alive, with the world as it is right now, is a challenge. While we have hit the pause button on trav...el, we can continue with our theme of revisiting unique places with good friends. Here are some more of your wonderful smiling faces. If you find yourself in a photo please like the photo or tag yourself.

25.01.2022 Today on our Great Rivers trip we drove from Mannum to Middleton along the Murray. Our wine tasting at Langhorne Creek (Bramerton Wines) was a highlight, as was the cruise on the Mayflower, a 100 year old paddle steamer.

25.01.2022 Here we are in the beautiful city of Bhopal, capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh.

25.01.2022 Our group left yesterday on the train from Sydney to Dubbo ready for their adventure on Blue Dot Travel's inaugural Great Rivers Tour which takes in the Darling and Murray River system. First night near Brewarrina on the Barwon River which is the main tributary of the Darling.

24.01.2022 Blue Dot's "thanks for 2020 being almost over" celebrations with a day out on Pittwater. More food & wine than sailing but heh, who could begrudge us.

24.01.2022 Outback Tour in Broken Hill. Some of the sights from yesterday. Our group is settling into the pace of outback NSW.

24.01.2022 Our first safari in Kanha National Park which was one of the first areas in India to fall under the Project Tiger conservation program to save the Royal Bengal Tiger.

24.01.2022 Here we are at Corynnia Station for an amazing outback stay with Julie & Bruce including a tour of the farm with Bruce explaining modern day farm practices. Our silver service dinner was a very special treat last night.

24.01.2022 Outback Tour Update: Burraburoon last night and onto Griffith today. Weather now beautiful.

23.01.2022 Discover Blue Dot Travels Great Rivers Tour in November plus enjoy this special Blue Dot exclusive offer on Ponant's Highlights of Southern Australia expedition cruise in March 2021 - https://mailchi.mp//discover-the-darling-and-murray-rivers

23.01.2022 Our new Outback group visited Silverton yesterday plus Pro Harts gallery and the sculptures.

21.01.2022 Busy day yesterday. Lunch at Piccolo Farm at the long table in the garden, very Italian. Nona accompanied our group which added to the atmosphere.

21.01.2022 A few more encounters from this mornings safari in Kanha National Park.

21.01.2022 Now in Pench National Park India after a morning safari and a walk through the local village.

20.01.2022 Remember that movie "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" with Steve Martin and John Candy? Travelling to the destination can often be quite an experience. Sometimes it's even the best part. Over the years our local guides have provided us with many unique forms of transport. There have been ex-military helicopters in Kamchatka, sea kayaks in Guatemala, vintage cars in Cuba and zebu cart crossings in Madagascar.... Here are some more photos from our travels. Enjoy the journey! If you see youself in a photo, feel free to tag yourself or like the photo to share with your friends and family.

20.01.2022 It might look like business as usual, but we all know it isn't. Bring on 2021!

19.01.2022 Now at the Singinawa end of Kanha National Park and had another two encounters with tigers today, making 4 in total so far. Today’s encounter was very special as we spent several minutes with this 11 year old female tiger. She was just strolling down the road directly in front of our Jeep.

19.01.2022 Lots of eating and drinking today in Griffith.

19.01.2022 Broken Hill Outback touring - Miners Memorial, Pro Hart Gallery, architecture in Broken Hill & Menindee Lakes plus Kinchenga woodshed to name a few.

18.01.2022 10 things you might not know about Antarctica. For those on our Ponant January 2022 expedition cruise... https://mailchi.mp//10-things-you-might-not-know-about-ant

18.01.2022 Great day on the Murray River (South Australian side of the border).

18.01.2022 And that's a wrap. Our first "Great Rivers" tour taking in the Darling and Murray is now done. Today we finished with a trip to the mouth of the Murray at the Coorong near Goolwa and then a final wine tasting in McLaren Vale. Thanks Bill! (Still two places left on our February departure if this is of interest).

17.01.2022 Our Great Rivers tour reaches the border. Next stop, Wilkadene Station and Brewery for two nights.

17.01.2022 Farewell from our first group to the outback after a day visiting Broken Hill including the Miners Memorial and a farewell dinner at the Palace Hotel. Our 2nd group of 6 arrived safely last night ready for their adventure.

17.01.2022 Outback Update: The rain has gone. Heading to Hay and Burraburoon this morning. Everyone very happy after eating lots of wonderful food.

16.01.2022 Outback Tour Update from Broken Hill: A half day in Silverton followed by a visit to the sculpture symposium . In the evening a chef from the Silly Goat cooked dinner for our group at the Imperial Hotel.

15.01.2022 During this time of social isolation, we have been reminiscing about the friendships formed and many wonderful memories we have shared over the years. The Blue Dot family has been a special part of all of our lives. For the time being, travel will not be on the agenda, so we thought it an opportune time to share with you a few of our favourite group photos. Over the coming weeks, we will send out a regular email and a post on Facebook with a unique theme, to remind us of the many special journeys with our travellers. Keep a lookout and see if you can spot yourself in any of the photos. Feel free to tag yourself and or make a comment of where you are and what you loved about it.

15.01.2022 Don't miss out on this NSW Outback Opera Food & Wine Tour - Griffith to Broken Hill - 20 March 2021 - Only 4 places left - https://mailchi.mp//nsw-outback-opera-food-wine-tour-griff

14.01.2022 Outback Tour Update: Full day yesterday. The fish farm was of great interest and the afternoon at Piccolo Farm in Griffith was a highlight. Bill our tour leader, bought some cod from the fish farm and cooked dinner for the group along with some canoli from Bertoldos to finish it off for dessert. Big success.

14.01.2022 Here we are at Jamtara Lodge on Indian Holi the festival of colors and merriment, welcomes the spring season in India.

14.01.2022 Great Rivers Tour Update: The group enjoyed a guided tour around Trilby Station at Bourke. The property was part of the massive one million acre Dunlop Station which was established in 1880. Broken Hill was next on the itinerary - a strong Union town with a deep mining history.

14.01.2022 Today, from Renmark to Mannum via Swan Reach for a pub lunch and some aboriginal history (8,000 years of it).

14.01.2022 Outback Update: Our group is travelling from Bindara Station to Lake Pakia. Big bush breakfast before they left. Some flooding rain along the way so had to make s detour. Delicious meal waiting at Lake Paika plus beautiful scenery along the way.

13.01.2022 Outback update: It is raining in the outback. Our group visited Kakadu memorial suspension bridge, a Kingsford Smith memorial and an olive oil farm and saw where the Darling and Murray Rivers meet.

13.01.2022 Update from our Great Rivers Tour: Ecumenical morning tour of the mosque and synagogue plus the Royal Flying Doctor Service which they probably consider church-like. Railway museum to see the monument to the only WWI deaths on Australian soil.

13.01.2022 Off on our Blue Dot Travel food and wine tour on the 6.18 am Xplorer train from Central to Broken Hill with the Kermode’s and Davis.

13.01.2022 Outback Tour Update Group 2: had a wonderful stay at Bindara Station with Barb. She took them on a walk around that station along the river. They were the first group to do the River Lady Cruise on Menindee Lake.

12.01.2022 An update from our group traveling in India. We were in the city of Bhopal,capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh.

12.01.2022 So many highlights from today’s safaris. Here are just a few of the other birds and animals we spotted.

12.01.2022 A very interesting day in Lucknow seeing the sites of the city and ending with a food tour.

12.01.2022 Great to do a safari from the water. It’s a birders paradise here.

11.01.2022 Only 2 places left on The Great Rivers tour departing 7th February. 13 days $5,950 per person TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:... 1. Experience some of the most scenic sections of the Murray and Darling rivers 2. Visit fabulous regional food and wine producers 3. Stay at working stations and enjoy local country hospitality 4. View the Aboriginal rock art at Gundabooka National Park 5. A trip to Silverton outback ghost town 6. Kinchega shearing shed showcasing a bygone era of Australian farming history 7. Visit Mt Oxley for an abundance of wildlife and beautiful landscapes

11.01.2022 Close to home with Blue Dot Travel - 5% discount on all Ponant sailings, up to $2,000 flight credits & no single supplement on selected sailings - https://mailchi.mp//close-to-home-with-blue-dot-travel-5-d

10.01.2022 Update from the Outback: Dinner at Lake Paika, tour of Yanga National Park (shearing shed homestead and wetlands)

09.01.2022 Some of our wildlife from our 9th safari this morning in Satpura National Park.

09.01.2022 Outback adventures in Hay.

08.01.2022 Outback Tour Update: At Corynnia Station having enjoyed a wonderful dinner with Julie & Ian.

08.01.2022 Now in Satpura which hosts a wide variety of biodiversity and provides a corridor between other stretches of forests for species like the Royal Bengal Tiger, leopard, sloth bear, among others. It is also a haven for bird life.

08.01.2022 Highlights of Griffith from our group on their Outback Food & Wine adventure including : Luke from Limone's family farm, fish farm, Piccolo farm & orchard where they stopped for an orange talk, fish farm, drying ovens at prune farm, Yarran wines and Corrinya Station’s garden.

08.01.2022 Blue Dot Travel has been planning our 2021 program will shortly be releasing our snapshot brochure via email. If not on our mailing list you can subscribe on our website: https://bluedottravel.com.au/contact/ 2021 brochure includes some of our most popular tours plus a swag of brand new departures to some fantastic lesser-travelled destinations. ... NEW for 2021: Canada’s Newfoundland & Nova Scotia Bhutan & Bangladesh's Sundarban mangroves Central America's Nicaragua & El Salvador Algeria & Tunisia, Poland & Ukraine Ireland, Orkney & the Shetlands In the meantime, you can check out these new tours on our website: https://bluedottravel.com.au/our-tours-all-tours-2/ We can’t wait to receive your feedback on the new itineraries. Bring on 2021!

08.01.2022 For all 2021 departures, Blue Dot Travel is offering a deposit-free booking. Simply complete a booking form confirming your interest in a particular tour. We won’t ask for a deposit until we go to book your flights. So, if you are planning to travel next year, you can book with confidence, knowing there is no commitment and you are in control! Our new brochure has been printed and you should be receiving a copy in the mail very soon if we have your address. ... If you can't wait, click here to take a look https://bluedottravel.us2.list-manage.com/track/click

08.01.2022 Our first official Australian Blue Dot Travel tour. Our group of travellers are heading to Griffith on the train to start their Outback Food & Wine Tour.

08.01.2022 Three New Kids on the Block. If you’re anything like us, the current situation does not detract from dreaming or planning - for next year. We thought we’d present three of our new, small-group tours planned for 2021. Canada’s Atlantic Coastal region; Ireland, Orkney and the Shetlands plus Poland and the Ukraine. https://mailchi.mp/bluedottravel/blue-dot-news-july-2020

08.01.2022 Enjoy this video which was kindly donated by Norma Barne who was a client on this Australian Outback Food and Wine tour. Thank you for allowing us to share your adventure.

07.01.2022 Outback update from Lake Pakia: Lovely and plentiful food at Lake Paika with its beautiful gardens.

07.01.2022 Close to Home with Blue Dot Travel 2nd Edition - Get an additional 5% discount on ALL Ponant sailings, up to $2,000 flight credits & no single supplement on selected sailings - Offer finishes 12 July 2020 - https://mailchi.mp//close-to-home-with-blue-dot-travel-5-d

06.01.2022 The link below will take you to our new brochure which provides a summary of our planned tours next year. https://bluedottravel.com.au//Blue-Dot-Travel-2021-Snapsho For now, the brochure is available in this PDF online format, but we do plan to print copies a little down the track. If you are not on our mailing list and would like a brochure in the post please email [email protected] The brochure provides seven brand new tours, a number of our popular tours ...and a repeat of those which were postponed due to Covid-19. We are continuing to plan for a cautious return to overseas travel in 2021. We can't yet say it’s business as usual, but we are very excited to present our new program.

06.01.2022 Tour update from Kanha National Park, Central India. Yesterday we took our resident elephant Tara for a walk down to the river for a bath. In the evening we were treated to a wonderful surprise of tribal dancing by the local Baiga tribe. This morning we headed out early for our jeep safari #2 with our naturalist in search of tigers and we were not disappointed.

06.01.2022 Our last post from our Tigers Tour of India at the Red Fort. Now all safely in Singapore awaiting flights home to Australia.

06.01.2022 Outback update: A great demonstration at Shear Outback - Australia’s Shearer’s Hall of fame followed by lunch at the Convent then a fascinating guided tour of Bishops Lodge historic house and heritage rose garden. They spent the night at Burraburoon Farmstay with Tertia & Ken.

05.01.2022 Follow us to the NSW outback. Here we are at the the Wall of China Mungo Lake, rich in cultural significance and beauty. Famous for the Mungo Man & Mungo Lady.

04.01.2022 Our last full day in India and what a finale, watching the sun-rise over the Taj Mahal. A pinch yourself moment.

04.01.2022 The Great Rivers Tour Update: Our group first visited the historic Bourke cemetery today where one of our national icons - Fred Hollows - is buried. Next was a visit 70km out of Bourke to the Gundabooka National Park with a bit of a hike to access the ancient aboriginal rock art caves. Overnight at the historic Dunlop Station in Louth where our hostess Liz cooked a wonderful campfire meal & gave the group a tour of the property.

04.01.2022 The colours of outback NSW are wonderful.

02.01.2022 Our Great Rivers group spent today at the Brewarrina Aboriginal Cultural Centre where the highlight was a guided tour of the 40,000 year old aboriginal fish traps which are state heritage listed. Further on in Bourke, the group boarded the paddle vessel Jandra for a short trip down the head of the Darling. The original Jandra was built in 1894 in Mannum in South Australia and was used to collect wool from the surrounding properties.

02.01.2022 Outback update: Menindee Lakes on a cold windy and choppy day. Dead tree photos are whistling kite nests and an Aboriginal canoe tree. Bells 1950s milk bar, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Brown's shaft poppet head, and the Schnitty pub for dinner.

02.01.2022 Our Outback Tour concludes after a wonderful lunch at Limone one of most successful of Griffith's many top-notch Italian eateries. Many thanks to our tour guide Bill. If you are interested in joining this tour next year we have a group going in March. There are 4 places available.

02.01.2022 TOUR FULL - Hurry only 1 place left for 1 single person on our Broken Hill to Griffith Food & Wine Tour departing 26 October. This is an 11-day tour Please get in touch asap by clicking on the link below to register your interest in this tour or our 13 March 2021 tour.

01.01.2022 Day 2 Tigers tour of India: Started the day in Delhi with a rickshaw ride through Old Delhi through Chandni Chowk. Followed by a fascinating visit to Bungla Sikh temple where we visited the communal kitchen, where hundreds of people are fed every day. Last stop of the day was Humayun Mausoleum tomb of the 2nd moghal emperors from 16th Century with lots of fun in between.

01.01.2022 Our wonderful hosts Tertia & Ken at Burrabaroon Homestead treated us to a wonderful welcome dinner. Today in Hay at the Shear Outback Centre - Australian Shearers Hall of Fame then off to Dunera Museum where our guide David Houston shared his own personal experience of the arrival of the POW internees in Hay when he was 5 years old.