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Travel with Carl

Taking my first flight way back in ’98 onboard a Qantas 747 I was instantly addicted to travel. Since that first flight I’ve clocked up over a million kilometers in the air. Travel with Carl aims to capture some of my journeys, share my thoughts on aviation with flight reviews and share my experiences as I learn to shoot and edit some videos. My adventures take me round Australia and the globe. I hope you enjoy my stories as I fly the world by the motto of ‘why fly direct when you can connect’.

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LATEST POSTS
03 June 2025
Being Present: How Heide Museum Gave Me Space to Breathe
I didn’t want to get up this morning—feeling tired, anxious about my upcoming trip, and worried about...
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02 June 2025
New Journeys: Flying to Recovery and Traveling Towards Hope
Getting Ready: A Different Kind of Beginning Normally I don’t start writing until I’ve left home and...
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31 July 2022
Air France Domestic Business Class - Is it worth it?
Air France introduced business class on domestic routes in January 2020 just before the pandemic gripped...
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12 June 2022
Flying Air Nostrum (Iberia) to the Spanish enclave of Melilla
Take a flight to a slice of Spain within Morocco.
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28 May 2022
I flew an LCC and I liked it? Flight Review of Vueling from Granada to Barcelona
This was my first time flying a low cost carrier in Europe and I was both excited to try a new airline...
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10 May 2022
Flying to the Rock: British Airways Euro Traveller London to Gibraltar
Yesterday I flew from Melbourne to Heathrow to commence a few weeks holiday in Spain and France. It was...
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21 August 2021
Survivor Down Under: My outback drive for a luxury artesian bath
While it is on the must do list for every visitor to Australia, despite living in Australia my whole...
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14 August 2021
InFlight: Private Flight Experience on Regional Express (Townsville to Mt. Isa)
Today I’m leaving the tropical seaside of Townsville after an overnight stay. Last night I took a sunset...
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17 July 2021
Winton: The Birthplace of Qantas
My travels through outback Queensland were planned to be an adventure in following in the footsteps of...
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04 July 2021
Inflight: QantasLink Dash 8-400 Brisbane to Longreach
If you’ve read any of my previous blog posts you’ll see that flying and aviation play a big part in my...
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24 May 2021
InFlight: Flying from the Capital of Far North Queensland to the Great Barrier Reef Hub of Cairns
Introduction at Townsville Airport I arrived at Townsville Airport pretty early after an unexpectedly...
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03 September 2020
Mihintale – Sri Lanka’s Cradle of Buddhism
Buddhism is the majority religion in Sri Lanka and wherever you travel in this island nation there are...
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23 August 2020
Pilatus: Riding the World's Steepest Cog Railway
Waking up in the charming Swiss city of Lucerne a beautiful view filled the windows of our loft AirBnB...
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16 May 2020
Windmills, Waffles and Clogs: A day trip from Amsterdam
If you have read any of my previous blog posts, you’ll probably be aware that I’m quite the nerd. If...
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10 May 2020
Travel Detour: How an upset stomach gave me time to explore Stockholm
Coronavirus has had me, like the rest of the world, self isolating for the last six weeks. Given that...
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03 May 2020
Victoria Falls: An unplanned day in Zambia
Our Journey to Livingstone, Zambia As social distancing laws and travel bans continue it appears to be...
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11 January 2020
Whitby: The Shipping Forecasts a Walk Down Memory Lane
When I get into the writing mood, its normally during or just after my holiday. It’s somewhat unusual...
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22 December 2019
Bathhouses of Budapest
As a kid it wouldn’t be unusual to be put in a bath with the neighbours’ kids or my cousins if our family...
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23 June 2019
Zurich: Old Town Pride
After a few days of theatre and shows in London it was time to visit a new country, Switzerland. Thom...
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17 June 2019
Castles of Aargau Canton, Switzerland
It’s been over a decade since I’ve driven on the wrong side of the road and the first time...
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DESTINATIONS
21 August 2021
Survivor Down Under: My outback drive for a luxury artesian bath
While it is on the must do list for every visitor to Australia, despite living in Australia my whole...
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17 July 2021
Winton: The Birthplace of Qantas
My travels through outback Queensland were planned to be an adventure in following in the footsteps of...
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23 August 2020
Pilatus: Riding the World's Steepest Cog Railway
Waking up in the charming Swiss city of Lucerne a beautiful view filled the windows of our loft AirBnB...
Read More
16 May 2020
Windmills, Waffles and Clogs: A day trip from Amsterdam
If you have read any of my previous blog posts, you’ll probably be aware that I’m quite the nerd. If...
Read More
10 May 2020
Travel Detour: How an upset stomach gave me time to explore Stockholm
Coronavirus has had me, like the rest of the world, self isolating for the last six weeks. Given that...
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03 May 2020
Victoria Falls: An unplanned day in Zambia
Our Journey to Livingstone, Zambia As social distancing laws and travel bans continue it appears to be...
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11 January 2020
Whitby: The Shipping Forecasts a Walk Down Memory Lane
When I get into the writing mood, its normally during or just after my holiday. It’s somewhat unusual...
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23 June 2019
Zurich: Old Town Pride
After a few days of theatre and shows in London it was time to visit a new country, Switzerland. Thom...
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17 June 2019
Castles of Aargau Canton, Switzerland
It’s been over a decade since I’ve driven on the wrong side of the road and the first time...
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15 June 2019
London, Spice Girls, Hamilton and 9to5
The gloomy skies of south eastern England greeted us as we exited the Eurostar tunnel on the English...
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10 June 2019
Château de Fontainebleau
Bonjour from Paris (spoken with a try hard French accent) seems like an appropriate greeting to our first...
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16 May 2014
OnDestination: Byron Bay - Australia's most Easterly Point
A #justforfun daytrip isn’t complete without an early morning wake up, a trip to the airport and flight...
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07 February 2014
OnDestination: Mildura on the Murray
As a child growing up the only reason I knew Mildura existed was because it was always on the 7pm ABC...
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10 January 2014
OnDestination: The Peak @ Hong Kong
After arranging a longer than usual stopover in the vibrant city of Hong Kong I decided to get another...
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03 January 2014
OnDestination: Utrecht's Dom Tower Climb
As I climbed the 465 mostly stone steps to the top of the Dom Tower in Utrecht, my mind boggled at the...
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FLIGHT REVIEWS
12 June 2022
Flying Air Nostrum (Iberia) to the Spanish enclave of Melilla
Take a flight to a slice of Spain within Morocco.
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28 May 2022
I flew an LCC and I liked it? Flight Review of Vueling from Granada to Barcelona
This was my first time flying a low cost carrier in Europe and I was both excited to try a new airline...
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10 May 2022
Flying to the Rock: British Airways Euro Traveller London to Gibraltar
Yesterday I flew from Melbourne to Heathrow to commence a few weeks holiday in Spain and France. It was...
Read More
14 August 2021
InFlight: Private Flight Experience on Regional Express (Townsville to Mt. Isa)
Today I’m leaving the tropical seaside of Townsville after an overnight stay. Last night I took a sunset...
Read More
04 July 2021
Inflight: QantasLink Dash 8-400 Brisbane to Longreach
If you’ve read any of my previous blog posts you’ll see that flying and aviation play a big part in my...
Read More
24 May 2021
InFlight: Flying from the Capital of Far North Queensland to the Great Barrier Reef Hub of Cairns
Introduction at Townsville Airport I arrived at Townsville Airport pretty early after an unexpectedly...
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23 May 2014
InFlight: Virgin Australia Byron Bay to Sydney
Route: Ballina (Byron Bay) to Sydney Flight: VA1142 Carrier: Virgin Australia Class: Economy (in a Business...
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09 May 2014
InFlight: JetStar A320 - Direct to Ballina (Byron Bay)
Route: Melbourne to Ballina (Byron Bay) Flight: JQ464 Carrier: Jetstar Class: Economy Terminal: Attempting...
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18 February 2014
InFlight: Words 3rd Busiest Route - Melbourne to Sydney
Route: Melbourne to Sydney Flight: VA859 Carrier: Virgin Australia Class: Economy Terminal: I took the...
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05 February 2014
InFlight: Virgin Redeye to the Northern Territory
Route: Melbourne to Darwin Flight: VA1457 Carrier: Virgin Australia Class: Economy Terminal: As curfews...
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22 January 2014
InFlight: Virgin Australia Adelaide to Melbourne
Route: Adelaide to Melbourne Flight: VA238 Carrier: Virgin Australia Class: Economy Terminal: Before...
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15 January 2014
InFlight: Virgin Australia - Cairns to Melbourne
Route: Cairns to Melbourne Flight: VA1296 Carrier: Virgin Australia Class: Economy Terminal: This was...
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08 January 2014
InFlight: Virgin Australia Melbourne to Adelaide
Route: Melbourne to Adelaide Flight: VA213 Carrier: Virgin Australia Class: Economy Terminal: I was able...
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01 January 2014
InFlight: Jetstar's New 787
Welcome to the first InFlight Flight Review for 2014 on CarlousMoochous.com . I’m trying something...
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20 August 2013
InFlight: Virgin Australia - Coffs Harbour to Sydney
Route: Coffs Harbour to Sydney Flight: VA1166 Carrier: Virgin Australia Class: Economy Terminal: The...
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05 August 2013
InFlight: Virgin Australia Melbourne - Coffs Harbour
Route: Melbourne to Coffs Harbour Flight: VA1129 Carrier: Virgin Australia Class: Economy Terminal: Although...
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14 May 2013
InFlight: Cathay Pacific Premium Economy MEL-HKG
Route: Melbourne – Hong Kong Flight: CX178 Carrier: Cathay Pacific Class: Premium Economy Terminal:...
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17 February 2013
InFlight: JetStar Melbourne Direct to Hawaii (JQ1)
Route: Melbourne to Honolulu Flight: JQ1 Carrier: Jetstar Class: Economy Terminal: After not flying anywhere...
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07 February 2013
InFlight: Virgin America First Class Transcon
Route: Washington Ronald Reagan National – San Francisco Flight: VX 2 Carrier: Virgin America Class:...
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31 January 2013
InFlight: "Welcome to LaGuardia" American Eagle to Toronto
I love airports but seriously the LaGuardia concourse C is horrible. Could you fit any more people in...
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