Memories of Scenic World have me hurtling down a steep incline holding on for dear life. I recall the short bone shaking ride on the Scenic Railway with teeth clenching terror. So, when we line up with Mr 7 and…
When meeting a friend at the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre in Marrickville, I chose to use public transport. Driving for over an hour and then struggling to find a park isn’t worth the bother and the pub is…
There are two types of people. Those who love to cruise and those who, despite never having been on an ocean cruise say that “cruising isn’t my thing.” I confess. I was one of them although a couple of years…
There are many reasons to stop at Maryborough when on a road trip as I recently found out. Maryborough is only 30 minutes from Hervey Bay and yet spending an few hours or even a day there on the way…
There’s plenty of gold in Bendigo, but it’s not all in form of the valuable yellow metal discovered there in the mid-1800s. On my short visit to Bendigo, about 150km northwest of Melbourne, I find ‘gold’ in surprising places. Central…
My first and only trip to Brisbane, many years ago, was for a weekend break. It didn’t quite turn out the way we’d planned. Family drama intervened and I never returned. Until now. Three days in Brisbane as a birthday…
The Kimberley has been on my ‘list’ for years. In June 2025, I got there. Instead of joining one of the fancier tours, where you’re pampered and stay in lodges and air-conditioned cabins, we chose a small group camping trip….
Where are the Wondabyne Sculptures? What are they? You may well ask. Ever since I moved to live on the shores of the Hawkesbury River I’ve known about the Wondabyne Sculpture Garden. It used to be near Wondabyne Station. Wondabyne…
The opening of the Brooklyn to Kangaroo Point boardwalk has been all over the news. As the boardwalk is in my backyard, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Walking from Brooklyn to Kangaroo point On a…
Japan’s Tokaido Trail, like the more well-known Nakasendo Route, was a well-trodden path between Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period (1603-1868). Unlike the Nakasendo, which passed through mountainous areas and had 69 staging-post towns, it was a…