Author Archives: Leonie Clay

Discovering Norfolk Island

When people think of the pacific islands they can visit most have thoughts that run to Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, or further afield at the Cook Islands, Samoa or Tahiti. Few tend to think of our more temperate options – Lord Howe Island, or in this case Norfolk Island.

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With year round temperate climate, Norfolk has a vast array of things to offer all kinds of travellers. Its natural beauty and wonders allow one to experience anything from walks along the Bushland trails to Glass Bottom Boat trips over their reefs. The early and fairly dark convict heritage is still evident and a fascinating glimpse into the history of the Island. For art lovers there are galleries, museums and more to explore. For those looking for pampering there are spas and wellness centres to experience. For the sportsman there is fishing, horse riding, golf and more. Then there are also the beaches and the water activities. More than enough to see, admire and enjoy.

This fantastic destination is where we are headed for our first group departure with the Shoalhaven Solo Sisters. This March we depart on a seven-day journey to explore Norfolk Island, while we have included some true highlights in our package – we have also left plenty of free time for those that may want to pursue their own desires, be it an art class, a round of golf, or a stroll along one of the Hiking Trails.

You can find full details of our tour here, and should you want to enquire or find out more details just fill in the form at the bottom of that page. We will be restricting the amount of travellers we take, so it will be on a first in best dressed basis. We will also try to match everyone up with an appropriate partner, or if desired we can offer single supplements.

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So if my expounding on the wonders of Norfolk hasn’t whetted your appetite, or the images we have shown .. take a look at the below clip produced by the Norfolk Island Tourist Board, and you will see, we are sure, that Norfolk has something for everyone.

Launch & Site Navigation

Good Morning! We would like to thank everyone who attended the Shoalhaven Solo Sisters launch events – both the Luncheon, and the evening briefing. We think both went very well, and will be organising a number of social get togethers over the next  few months so that potential travellers can begin to meet potential travellers.

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A First Look At Our 2014 Group Departures

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For our first Introductory programme we will be taking in some fantastic areas and great programmes.  In March we head up to Norfolk Island to explore the local Heritage and Culture, June we head to Inland Australia to Explore Lake Eyre and Uluru, in September we head off to explore Hong Kong and its commercial byways, then finally in November we head of for a cruise around New Zealand. Full details available in our Upcoming Tours section.

Shoalhaven Solo Sisters Social Sojourns

Who are the Shoalhaven Solo Sisters? What are the Shoalhaven Solo Sisters?

Who Are the Shoalhaven Solo Sisters?

In this day and age, Travel is relatively easy, especially with a Travel Agent. Find a destination, book a tour, book a flight, whatever it is you are seeking and away you go.

If you are a couple, or a small group, this is great. For individual travellers though the story becomes a bit harder. Flights and rail is easy enough but prices you have seen everywhere based per person suddenly double for a solo at worst, or an extra third at best.

Shoalhaven Solo Sisters, is a new initiative for Single Female Travellers. Our aim is to match up solo travellers with like-minded partners to travel with and reduce the individual travellers costs.

For example a Cruise that costs AU$2893 per person in a twin share room would generally cost a single traveller twice as much. By matching you up with other single ladies the individual travel cost is significantly reduced, and you find yourself in (hopefully) good company for your travel arrangements!

Under the guiding hand of Travel Industry veterans Leonie Clay and Julie Preston, we will be developing a programme of events and departures which the solo traveller can join, where we can (if desired), match them up with a like-minded Room-mate for the duration of the trip.

To start with we will be offering a limited number of departures throughout 2014, with more on the horizon for the year after.

So if you are a Solo Sister in Shoalhaven seeking a Social Sojourn .. keep an eye on this space.

Join Us At Girls Night In!

Join us this year For Girls Night In.  Shoalhaven Solo Sisters parent company (Travelscene Nowra) is proud to be a major sponsor of this years event, and would like to encourage as many single ladies who want to travel to come along and join us, booking details as shown on the below image.

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