It is Finished
Posted on Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Well, here I am, on the other side of my Masters Degree barely able to remember the pain of the last 6 weeks. They say that’s what giving birth is like… once it’s over… you [...]
continue readingAt the Airport on the Way ‘Home’
Posted on Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Another gratuitous post about the inherent conflict of the expatriate’s condition.
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve gone across the Tasman in the 9 years I’ve lived in Sydney (it might just about [...]
Days Eight, Nine & Ten – Cliff Notes
Posted on Monday, January 28th, 2008
And so this travelogue comes to a close.
Day Eight, which was Thursday January 3rd was the highlight for me. A trip to see the iconic sandstone monoliths, ‘The 12 Apostles‘ just out of Port [...]
Day Six & Seven – Koala Kountry and Flying through the trees.
Posted on Monday, January 21st, 2008
Here we are… another new year under way! After the previous day’s 40+ temperatures the weather settled down a little and we decided it was time to do a bit of exploring.
I’d had [...]
Days Four and Five – Apollo – god of All that’s GORGEOUS
Posted on Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
When you arrive at your chosen destination after dark it’s a little tricky to get a feel for just how unutterably beautiful a place is.
Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and [...]
Day Two – Yes Virginia, Australia does have Snow – December 28th.
Posted on Thursday, January 10th, 2008
It isn’t customary for me to take shots from the car while I’m driving, so, though it can be a bit challenging for me to not be the driver especially from a carsick point of [...]
continue readingDay One – The Road to the Great Ocean Road – Dec 27th
Posted on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
There’s quite some distance between Sydney and Melbourne not exactly one you’d
want to drive in a day… So it behooves one to find a place to stop on the way.
We did.
Shoe has relatives at Jindabyne, [...]
Hitting the Road
Posted on Thursday, December 27th, 2007
I’m enjoying a coffee and a tidy up of the last minute online things that need doing before I go away into ‘internet-access unknown’ territory for 10 days!!! In that time comments will be [...]
continue readingTime Shift
Posted on Saturday, December 23rd, 2006
Exhale.
Here I am in meek and mild NZ, ok, not meek but the weather is mild today… I’m in jeans and a jumper/jersey/sweater and the sky is grey. Actually, it’s lovely… and even a [...]
The Travelogue – in Short
Posted on Sunday, October 29th, 2006
Saturday September 30th I spent the whole day flying or waiting in airports and finally arrived in Asheville at 11pm after 26.5 hours… these are notes from my, well… notebook – mostly noted (notated?) in [...]
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