The Life and Travels of a Non-Famous Person

Including Travel Tips by Over 50s Baby Boomers

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Introduction and index links to Chapters

I had never thought that my life was particularly interesting until I was at a high school reunion for those that were turning 50 years old that year. Part of the invitation included an offer to submit a short history of our lives since school. This was subsequently printed in a magazine of which we all received a copy. At the reunion, some of the people who had helped in its organising, and been involved in the publishing of the magazine and therefore privy to the contents, came up to me and said what an interesting life I had had. Later, upon reading about the lives of some of my former fellow students, I realised how bored I might have been if I had not been me.

This is a dynamic piece of work. By that I mean I will not only add chapters, but I will also amend existing ones as my memory cells recall more details of history. So if you read it once, and don't wake up with your head on the keyboard, you might want to read it again in the future.

There are more photos of me than of my wife Eileen. This is not vanity. She just takes better photos than I do.

John Brinkley
Baby Boomer

Select a chapter below to read about our travels with tips and advice for you.
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My First Horsey RideChapter One - John Brinkley - My Beginnings
Happy KidsChapter Two - Pacific Cruise
War MuseumChapter Three - Australian Road Trip Emu ParkChapter Four - Fishing Keppel Bay
The bikeChapter Five - Motorcycling to Port Douglas Far West in TassieChapter Six - Motorcycling to Tassie
Last Big Bike TripChapter Seven - Back to Port Douglas Last Big Bike TripChapter Eight - Bali - A Family Holiday
The Grand CanyonChapter Nine - USA - A School Excersion The Castle KeepChapter Ten - Japan - A School Excersion
Racing YachtsChapter Eleven - Club Sailing at Mooloolaba Yacht Club on Queensland's Sunshine Coast Sailing North QldChapter Twelve - Whitsunday Island's Sailing
Old TimesChapter Thirteen - Murray River House Boat WeddingChapter Fourteen - Our Son's Javanese Wedding
SantoriniChapter Fifteen - Sailing The Greek Islands Piper CherokeeChapter Sixteen- By Piper Cherokee to Thursday Island in Torres Strait
SailingChapter Seventeen - We Got Our Own Boat Bass StraitChapter Eighteen - Bass Strait "The Roaring 40s"
Grand PalaceChapter Nineteen - Thailand and the Golden Triangle Arjuna StallholderChapter Twenty - Kuala Lumpur, Goa and Bali
IcebergChapter Twenty-One - Sailing to Antarctica Mieke at anchorChapter Twenty-Two - Moreton Bay Anchorages - A Keelboat Guide 2010 - Mooloolaba to Southport

Eileen sees SnowChapter Twenty-Three - Eileen sees Snow The Melbourne CupChapter Twenty-Four - The Melbourne Cup
Eileen on the balcony of Suma HotelChapter Twenty-Five - Bali 2010 Travel Tips - A Road Trip Eileen at the PyramidsChapter Twenty-Six - A Coach Tour of Egypt
On Safari in Southern AfricaChapter Twenty-Seven - On Safari in Southern Africa On tour in Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, & ArgentinaChapter Twenty-Eight - On tour in Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, & Argentina
Chapter Twenty-Nine - Coming Soon (Maybe Europe)