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27 Oct 65 : Poor Jim and the Aussie flies : Melbourne, Australia

'We popped into a few of the pubs. These have all the atmosphere of an English pub, but look like public lavatories!!'

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Tone's 1960s Travels 1965, Australia, Uncategorized 3 Comments January 28, 2020February 4, 2020 5 Minutes

16 Oct 65 : The days are long : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean

'It gets very tedious at sea, and I can't understand why anyone would want to make a career of it...'

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Tone's 1960s Travels 1965, Pacific Ocean 3 Comments May 1, 2019May 3, 2019 2 Minutes

14 Oct 65 : Special moments on board : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean

'Something strange is happening today. Today is Thursday 14th and tomorrow is Saturday 16th!'

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Tone's 1960s Travels 1965, Pacific Ocean 2 Comments May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 1 Minute

10 Oct 65 : Paradise, bliss – and drunken legionnaires : Tahiti

'Tahiti has just slipped over the horizon and I think this is one of the biggest regrets of my life, for I shall probably never see it again...'

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Tone's 1960s Travels 1965, tahiti 2 Comments February 7, 2019May 1, 2019 8 Minutes

7 Oct 65 : Sailing to Tahiti : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean

'Had a very bad day yesterday. The chief steward went on a 'blinder' and was blind drunk all day...'

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Tone's 1960s Travels 1965, Pacific Ocean, tahiti 3 Comments February 5, 2019February 6, 2019 1 Minute

29 Sept 65 : On board with life’s runaways : Cap Finisterre, Pacific Ocean

'The crew are a motley bunch - scruffy as anything and usually drunk, but very likeable and helpful...'

Tone's 1960s Travels 1965, Pacific Ocean 2 Comments January 21, 2019January 29, 2019 7 Minutes

19 Sept 65 : Theme park thrills : Disneyland, California

'Had a great day yesterday. We went to Disneyland which I'm sure you have heard of...'

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Tone's 1960s Travels 1965, America 3 Comments January 9, 2019January 16, 2019 2 Minutes

16 Sept 65 : Short and sweet : San Diego, California

'I have decided that San Diego (and its suburbs) is by far the best place in the States...'

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Tone's 1960s Travels 1965, America 2 Comments January 6, 2019January 7, 2019 1 Minute

3 Sept 65 : Soon we’ll be sailors : San Francisco, California

'It was all settled, with one provision, that the Captain had to approve of us, and as the ship was in San Francisco docks we were asked to go on board and see the captain...

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Tone's 1960s Travels 1965, America 2 Comments November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 5 Minutes

26 Aug 65 : Scenery and thick fog : Monterey, California

'We were able to see quite a bit of scenery - before the infamous Californian fog took over, and blotted everything out!!'

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Tone's 1960s Travels 1965, America 2 Comments November 6, 2018November 7, 2018 2 Minutes

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