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Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland

Who said nostalgia is a thing of the past?

Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland 

Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland Coast

Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland, it’s been many years since I visited this Australian resort town on Queensland’s Whitsunday Coast, known as the gateway to the Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef.

I have only been to Airlie 3 times, 1979, 1992 & 2003, each time I thoroughly enjoyed every moment.

A great place for a holiday

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Bright blue water & a bright blue sky, what more could you want?

Beach, what beach?

Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland

There really isn’t much of a beach at Airlie, just a few small strips of sand, you need to head to the island for the really good beaches.

Swim in the lagoon.

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 Located between the main street & the ocean.

The Hog’s breath Cafe

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 Overlooking the lagoon & the bay.

Greg Clee was the owner of the Hog’s Breath.

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 A man of many names, aka Storming Jack Dawson. 🙂 Remember this was 2003, now in 2018 Greg & I both live in the same building in Pattaya Thailand.

Greg in his classic Mercedes coupe

Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland

My visit was part of a 7,000 kilometre road trip with 3 Japanese students which included Coober Pedy & Ayres Rock.

And here they are.

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 It was a huge buzz showing these lovely girls outback Australia.

Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland

Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland

The girls went crazy every time we saw Kangaroos, emus or camels. 🙂

Talking about wildlife, these guys are as wild & dangerous as anything on the planet.

Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland

This was at a local wild life park when I visited in 1992.

My gorgeous kiwi girlfriend

Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland

Karen & I went out for a year or so, until a week after we returned to the Gold Coast from Airlie Beach.

Karen Greenwood on Whitehaven beach.

Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland Certainly one of the best beaches in Australia.

Alan Pearson & I both lived in Adelaide in the mid 70s.

Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland

 Alan moved to Airlie Beach & made a living playing guitar & singing in pubs & restaurants.

Shute Harbour in 1979

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Probably looks quite different today.

Here I am in 1979, apologies for the poor quality photo.

Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland

Can you believe I flew from Chicago to Airlie Beach via Sydney.

Wolf Wottke & Angella Savic

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My friends from Adelaide were with me in Airlie.

My girlfriend Carol was also with me at Airlie.

Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland Coast

Thanks for visiting my  Remembering Airlie Beach Queensland photo blog, and yes nostalgia certainly is a thing of the past. 🙂  While we are on the nostalgia trip take a look at some of the gorgeous ladies I spent time with over the years. 

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Fabulous views, excellent restaurants & a very good room rate if you book through THIS LINK.

The building in the middle is the Holiday Inn, on the left is the Amari Hotel which is another very good five star hotel. Use THIS LINK to book for a very good room rate.

Sabai Wing North Pattaya

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The best Pattaya budget hotel, 3 pools & opposite Central Marina shopping mall. For a great room rate just book through THIS LINK.

Sutus Court is a great budget hotel right i the heart of one of Pattaya’s main bar areas, just use THIS LINK for a terrific room rate. 420/100 Moo 9 Soi Buakhao.

Pattaya Hilton

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This is the view from Horizons the amazing rooftop bar. A great five star hotel located opposte the beach & above the Central Festival shopping mall. Just book through THIS LINK for an excellent room rate. 

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Author: David Herd

My history, particularly over the last 30 years is dominated by overseas travel. I sold my home in Australia October 20th 2011 and have have been living in Thailand since then. I don’t know where the time has gone? It seems like you go to sleep one night, wake up the next morning, and 20 years have flashed by. Not sure how many years I have left, however I have enjoyed a wonderful charmed life, and if it all ended today I would leave this world with no regrets. I was born in Sydney halfway through the last century, started my travels in the 60s with the usual U.K. Europe adventure at the age of 20, back to Australia and worked in Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide in Sales & Marketing with multinational companies including Sanyo, Canon & Remington. Engaged to be married 3 times and never quite made it to the alter, finally realized by the mid 90s I was not cut out for "long term relationships" so I moved to the Gold Coast in Queensland in January 1987, worked for a couple of banks as a Financial Planner, I took a year off work in 1998 to travel and never went back to full time work again, after 25 fun filled years on the Coast I packed up and moved to Thailand. What is the purpose of this blog? Well I really want to use it to record my travel experiences & to display my photographs, give and receive travel tips, comment on places I visit, restaurants I eat in and use it to replace the autobiography I intended to write, apart from all that it helps me fill in my day. :) I moved to Thailand mainly because I wanted to keep travelling while my health allowed me to, there are huge advantages being closer to all the places I want to visit. Cost of living in Thailand is around 35% of the cost in Australia, plus flights are 50% cheaper because you are much closer to everywhere. ???? Consequently I am able to travel to many more places compared to living in Australia. Having said all that, it is & has always been my intention to return to Australia when my travelling is finished, I predict this will happen around 2021.

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