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41. Birth Date with Sydney Harbour

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The Park Hyatt in Sydney is a hotel I’d always wanted to stay in. It doesn’t loom tall over the city but curves by the water. Balconies set in sandstone hue walls blink into the sea. My friend and I […]

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42. Kiwi on the Rails

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Having decided to travel to New Zealand for the first time I felt compelled to include a train trip. Confining myself to the North Island on this visit I consulted the Man in Seat 61 and found the Auckland to […]

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43. Hardcore to Oud: New Live Music

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Music is all about us.  It is a mood altering substance of infinite beauty, variety and challenge. I grew up learning classical piano from a passionate, eccentric, somewhat intimidating wild haired former Russian princess who had a son famous for living […]

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44. Darwin

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Stepping off the Ghan at Darwin in the early evening, the difference of the place was immediately obvious in the close tropical humidity of the air. Coming from a part of the country with more temperate climes and indistinct seasons, […]

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45. Sleep Overs

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At any stage of life, first sleep overs can bring a rush of emotions. A heady mix of excited anticipation and nervous apprehension. You’ll either be relieved or disappointed to find that this new thing isn’t a confessional tale of exotic […]

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46. Paths Less Travelled

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This one was an attitude as much as anything else. The idea being that even if I was going somewhere I had been before I would try to find a different route. In this way, a drive to visit friends […]

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47. Parks of Steam

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Rotorua in New Zealand is a place famous for the natural phenomena of gases beneath the crust wafting out of holes and craters and the distinctive aroma of sulphur. It is certainly not something I’d ever experienced before and a […]

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48. Art for Art’s Sake

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Much art is to be found in large institutions. It inhabits vast spaces in impressive buildings. The most famous works and exhibitions are peered at amidst a throng of visitors. More stumbled upon than noticed from afar, are all the […]

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49. Suburban Adventures

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This one grew somewhat accidentally from my night of hardcore music in the southern suburbs of Sydney when I decided to stay overnight nearby to avoid travelling home late. It led to my taking the chance when I could through […]

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50. Lights on the Edge

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My seduction by lighthouses began while staying in the heritage lighthouse cottages on Kangaroo Island. It wasn’t that I hadn’t visited a lighthouse before but this interest was completely new as were the experiences it brought and the way I […]

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50 new things

  • 1. Karijini National Park
  • 2. Unconventional Fan
  • 3. Cocktail Cabinet
  • 4. All the Neighbourhood’s a Stage
  • 5. Floating beneath Glowworms
  • 6. Vintage Vehicles
  • 7. Deckchair Cinema
  • 8. Lest I Forget
  • 9. Walks by Water
  • 10. Wrangling Technology
  • 11. Creatures Featured
  • 12. Backpacking with the Young (er) Ones
  • 13. Dear Friend
  • 14. Open Other End
  • 15. Decodence
  • 16. Sea Kayaking
  • 17. Unread Classics
  • 18. Return to Birthplace
  • 19. 3D Movie
  • 20. Western Australia
  • 21. New sights
  • 22. Game On
  • 23. Spider Walking 
  • 24. Bush Fire Evacuation
  • 25. Ice Cream…Ice Cream
  • 26. New Zealand Relations
  • 27. Letters to Strangers
  • 28. Star Gazer
  • 29. The Hand of Fate
  • 30. New Ideas
  • 31. Much Ado about Playing Beatrice
  • 32. Kangaroo Island
  • 33. Taking a Stand
  • 34. Sandboarding
  • 35. Playing Piano in a Museum
  • 36. Aboriginal Walkabout
  • 37. Tracks Across the Heart: The Ghan
  • 38. More Blessed to Give
  • 39. Behind the Scenes
  • 40. Waiting for Dolphins
  • 41. Birth Date with Sydney Harbour
  • 42. Kiwi on the Rails
  • 43. Hardcore to Oud: New Live Music
  • 44. Darwin
  • 45. Sleep Overs
  • 46. Paths Less Travelled
  • 47. Parks of Steam
  • 48. Art for Art’s Sake
  • 49. Suburban Adventures
  • 50. Lights on the Edge
  • Then and Now
  • Notes to Self
  • Counting the Cost
  • Reckoning
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