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Travel Direct of Kingscliff

Locality: Kingscliff, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6674 2577

Address: 2/98 Marine Parade 2487 Kingscliff, NSW, Australia

Website: trevortr.wix.com/travel-direct

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25.01.2022 Thank you to those that have "liked" us already...as you can see this page is still under construction, and it is a bit of a learning process. I will let all of you know when the page is looking its best and is ready to operate properly.

25.01.2022 From Helen's Desk... SINGLE SUPPLEMENTS...we all hate them, don't we? Coral Princess Cruises has recognised this, and on some selected sailings around Papua New Guinea, the Kimberley, the Barrier Reef, New Zealand, and Melanesia, there is NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT. They are also offering discounts of 15% to their First Time passengers, and up to a whopping 35% if you have sailed with them before. Coral Princess specialise in small ship, adventure style cruising, and have some re...ally unique itineraries. I must confess I often take a small gulp when I tell a client the price, but I can honestly say that every single client I have sent to sail with them, has come back raving about the experience...and with these discounts on offer, the price has become very affordable. If I have piqued your curiosity, give me a call. These deals are available until 31 October, unless sold out before..so if you are even mildly interested, don't delay! See more

22.01.2022 From Helen's Desk....... For some time now, there has been an "entry Fee" of $100.00 for Australians travelling to Argentina. Yesterday we were advised that this must now be paid ON LINE, Prior to departure, for all those planning to travel after 31st October. Failure to do this means that you could be denied boarding..and have your holiday ruined. You have been warned!

21.01.2022 I was recently lucky enough to visit Beijing and Shanghai with Helen Wong's Tours, and have just uploaded a small selection of my photos. China is an amazing place of contrasts: there are jaw-dropping sights just about everywhere you turn in both Beijing and Shanghai. Everything in Beijing is Big, Bigger, or simply enormous: nothing is one on a small scale here There is an atmosphere of prosperity, and it's good to see that many of the tourists are actually Chinese citizens ...who have come into the "big smoke" from their rural townships. Shanghai is truly the New York of the East: a shopper's paradise, with something for everyone. We went to the Great Wall, which was spectacular both in scenic beauty, and sheer acheivement, and ZhouZhuang, a Canal village I had never heard of until I visited. The Olympic Stadium is an interesting spot, and you would need a full day to cover the Summer Palace properly. I flew with Air China, and was pleasantly surprised: the plane was clean, with plenty of leg room, and Video on Demand. The food was just OK, and the cabin crew speak very heavily accented English, and haven't yet reached the service standards of the Singapore Airlines of this world, however their fares are very hard to beat, and the thought of an option to stop in China for another look, on the way to Europe, is very tempting. Take a look at these photos, and let me know if you like what you see! See more

18.01.2022 From Helen's Desk... My trip to Uganda, Part Three After the magic of Gorilla trekking, we moved on to Ishasha Riverside camp, which is in the Queen Elizabeth National Park. The area is famous for Tree-climbing Lions, and a good population of Elephants and Leopard. The scenery in this park is outstanding..great sweeping plains of pale golden grasslands, punctuated with deep green ribbons showing where the water flows. However, if this had been my very first Game Park Safari, ...I would have been disappointed. Queen Elizabeth National Park has no Giraffe of Zebra, which are the most obvious animals on any African landscape. The grass was also quite tall ( it always is in August) so much of the smaller wildlife rather sensibly stayed hidden. We didn't see any lions or Leopard, and although we did spot a herd of Elephant, they were a long distance off. Still...since it WASN'T my first Safari, I enjoyed it for what it was...a beautiful camp in a beautiful landscape, with a few interesting animals as a distraction. We enjoyed ourselves immensely, and took advantage of the time to relax, read and sleep. I got to see a gorgeous little warthog family, some huge Hippos, lots of Ugandan Cob, and some cute, still unidentified Lizards. I must also make special mention of the Chef at Ishasha: he conjured up the most incredibly light and flavoursome desserts in quite trying conditions: the food here was sublime. Our three nights were up all too quickly, so we took our light plane back to Kampala ( This time piloted by a young Asian woman..quite a revelation given Uganda's history). The trip was over, and my mind was still awhirl with everything we had seen in the short time we were in Uganda. This holiday has been one of the most memorable trips I have done in a long time, and the pleasure of remembering it all whilst writing these posts has reminded me what travel is all about..experiences and memories. I have also posted some photos of the wildlife we saw in Queen Elizabeth National Park..enjoy them! See more

15.01.2022 Uganda Introduction

14.01.2022 From Helen's Desk... My Trip to Uganda..Part One I recently went to Uganda, to fulfill a lifelong dream...I went to see the Gorillas. Words simply can't describe how wonderful the whole experience was...so I took about a thousand photos, and am still enjoying looking through them, and showing them to visitors to the office...more on them in my next post. I travelled this time with Abercrombie & Kent, mainly because their package offered TWO gorilla treks, and also included fl...ights throughout Uganda rather than road travel. As well as trekking to see the Gorillas, we spent a couple of idyllic days at Ishasha Camp, in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Uganda is a very poor country but shows signs of an exciting future. People there walk for miles as a matter of course..to go to church, to fetch water, to visit friends and relatives. The general population looked fit and healthy..we never saw anyone who looked malnourished or obese, and not once did we see anyone smoking. Life is simple, and hard work, but the land is bountiful, and there appears to be food for everyone. It quickly became clear that the government was trying to employ as many people as possible in the Gorilla Tourism industry. This means that the Gorillas have a better chance of survival if the local population is dependent upon them. Our Guides were Women, and so too were the porters we hired on the first day ( we really didn't need them, but hey..better to have someone earn the $20.00 it cost). We were told that Girls get a subsidy towards School, encouraging families to send their girls as well as boys. All of this, coupled with quite a successful campaign agains HIV/AIDS infection, points to a bright future for the country, if it can steer clear of the bloodshed and battle, that seems so prevalent in this area of the world. I would recommend flying rather than driving..we saved ourselves from 9 hours of driving along dirt roads littered with crater-sized potholes. The aircraft was small, but we had amazing views, but best of all, it took approximately 2 hours, and we landed refreshed, rather than hot, tired and dusty. We also opted for 4 star safari camps: in my view there is no point roughing it any more than you have to: when in a country so very different to where you live, it is good to have somewhere to retreat to to regain perspective and calm..it makes the holiday so much more enjoyable. I have loaded some photos for you to look at: I will cover the Gorilla Experience in my next post. See more

12.01.2022 China, with Helen Wong's Tours

04.01.2022 From Helen's desk... My Trip to Uganda..Part Two The whole point of going to Uganda was to see the Gorillas..and see them we did..the experience was way better than I could have imagined, largely because of the careful way the whole industry is managed. There are approximately 800 Highland gorillas left in the world, and they cannot survive in captivity (the Gorillas you see in zoos are the smaller, lowland type). They have been the target of poachers, and of armed bandits a...Continue reading

04.01.2022 From Helen's Desk.. EARLYBIRD airfares are out now, and there are some good deals that will get you to pretty much anywhere in Europe. If your plans are firming up, and you can commit to dates, now is the best time to purchase your airfare. There are restrictions of course ( they are often very expensive to change, for example)but savings are typically in the region of around $200.00 per person. If you want some more information, you can call me, or drop in for a chat about your plans.