So, my latest news is that I've got a friend who has just returned from a short stay in a town called Mudgee in Australia and he recommends a Guesthouse there. I really wish my family could get there someday 'cos it sounds beautiful.

Mudgee is a compact town in New South Wales and as it happens there are a surprising number of places to stay in that area. He recommends this Mudgee Guesthouse if you want a jolly, not to say, amazingly hospitable welcome as well as high class comfortable accommodation at a sensible price. Accommodation in Mudgee is generally of a pretty good standard as it happens.

Why do people go to Mudgee in the first place was a question that I asked him (I mean have you heard of Mudgee and it turns out that it's quite a decent sized town in fact and was first settled in about 1820 by some Brits. What my friend was looking for was a place to stay that was near the town yet peaceful. There are quite a few Mudgee Getaways in fact (Getaways is a local term for places to stay) and they are very popular.

Other local towns include Kandos, Gulgong, Rylstone, Hargraves, Hill End. Lue, Windeyer and Wollar and they offer different sorts of accommodation.

Don't forget that the word "local" seems to have a different meaning down under. So your neighbour may in fact be several miles away and I have an idea that getting from Mudgee to Kandos could take a while. According to Google Maps the journey is around 70km.

So if you need Mudgee accommodation you want to make sure you have found somewhere good to stay or you could find yourself travelling another hour or two!