Monday, August 10, 2009

Yellow Waters

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Several weeks ago Garry booked us on a sunset cruise of Ngurrungurrudjba, or Yellow Water. He’d last been here a decade ago and was determin...
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The ultimate Aboriginal art gallery

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Having lived in Australia for almost two decades I’ve inevitably seen many images of Aboriginal rock art. However, nothing could have prepar...
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Sunday, August 09, 2009

Jumping crocodiles

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What do you do if every tourist has seen a crocodile – after all they’re a dime-a-dozen everywhere you look? The answer is simple. You ‘trai...
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Saturday, August 08, 2009

Darwin remembers

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On February 19, 1942, a military force attacked mainland Australia for the first time in recorded history. On this fateful day a strike forc...
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Worth your weight in gold?

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I’m worth a few thousand shy of A$2 million – at least I would be if I were made of pure gold. This marvellous piece of trivia comes courtes...
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Friday, August 07, 2009

Street art

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Everywhere we ventured in Perth we came across a quirky statue. It seems that the city has embarked upon a major street art program. Here ar...
Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Hong Kong for a day

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Garry and I spent yesterday in Hong Kong enjoying the briefest of stopovers. Our original plan was to spend a day visiting the Tian Tan Budd...

The kings of Seoul

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South Korea’s capital city is home to no less than four royal palaces. It was established in 1392 by the Yi Dynasty, which ruled Korea until...