Saturday, October 07, 2017

The best and worst of Bali

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Garry has added another country to his list.  We’ve just returned from a week in Bali, Indonesia.  Sadly I’ve previously visited Indon...
Saturday, September 30, 2017

Bondi to Bronte Coastal Walk

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The Bondi to Bronte Coastal Walk extends for approximately 4km along Sydney's eastern coast.  The walk officially extends from Ben...
Sunday, August 06, 2017

Cousins reunite

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I’m currently in Melbourne for the annual Gift Fair we exhibit at every year. This year we’ve rented a massive four-bedroom, three bathroom ...
Sunday, July 30, 2017

Bogans be gone!

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My little bro has opened my eyes to a whole new part of Australia.  For as long as I can remember the Gold Coast was known as Aust...
Saturday, June 24, 2017

Chalcots Estate

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In 2008 I published a post about the Chalcots Estate towers scattered along our street in London.  At the time their drab and stained c...
Sunday, June 18, 2017

A Banksy weekend

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I emigrated from New Zealand more than 28 years ago.  At the time my decision was motivated in part by a desire to experience a more c...
Monday, May 29, 2017

Hospital scare

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Mum’s had a mild stroke. It came on while she was driving home from Tauranga. As I understand, she started to feel the symptoms while driv...
Sunday, May 21, 2017

Kinky Boots

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Mum and I have officially become locally acclaimed theatre critics. Last month, while Mum was in town, I booked tickets to see Kinky Boots, ...
Saturday, May 13, 2017

Far North Fun

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My Mum clocked up a pile of frequent flyer points when we toured Africa a couple of years ago. Last year we realised they were about to...