A small truck rumbles to a stop behind me, its exhaust belching fumes. I’m standing with a small group on a pavement in Haldon Street, Lakemba listening attentively as our guide struggles to make herself heard above the street traffic.… Read the rest
Four nights on Kangaroo Island
A single dorsal fin pierces the water then disappears. It emerges a short distance further on as the Sealink Ferry ploughs through the smooth rollers. We’re travelling from Cape Jervis on the South Australian mainland to Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island, … Read the rest
The Riverboat Postman: delivering mail on the Hawkesbury River
The Riverboat Postman delivers my mail. It’s been delivering mail to water access properties along the Lower Hawkesbury River since 1910. Today I’m going along for the ride.
All Aboard the Riverboat Postman
Early morning fog hangs low in the … Read the rest
A Slow Road Trip from Sydney to Adelaide
A date with Midnight Oil in Adelaide provided the impetus for a road trip from Sydney to Adelaide, taking time to explore along the way.
Ignoring warnings to “book everything before you go” because Australians are “holidaying at home”, we … Read the rest
Lake Tyrrell: a Surprising Find
Last night we slept in Ouyen (pronounced Oh-yen). The man at the Mallee Bakery in Ouyen tells me “Jeff Kennett did a good thing. He put Ouyen on the map” when Jeff Kennett claimed that Ouyen had the best vanilla … Read the rest
Exploring Lego Cities at Sydney Tower Eye
“I’m a big fan of Lego” says four-year-old Mr S. He and his two-year-old brother Mr R have eaten their morning tea in the food court and are raring to go to the promised Brickman Lego Cities Experience hosted by … Read the rest
Tour Marrickville in Sydney’s Inner West
Back in Marrickville in Sydney’s Inner West, this time with a guide, I’m hoping Caite Adamek of Walk This Way Tours will surprise me.
Walk this Way Tour
After my exploratory walk through Marrickville almost two years ago now, I … Read the rest
A Visit to the Sydney Bus Museum
“I’ve got that in my room” Mr S calls out excitedly as he points to a large poster featuring row of busses. His two-year-old brother, Mr R, looks around in amazement at the different buses parked in front of him. … Read the rest
Australia’s only Slow Food Earth Market
Where many only see disaster, Amorelle Dempster finds opportunity.
Four years ago, as a founding member of Slow Food Hunter Valley, she was horrified to learn that tonnes of storm damaged pumpkins would be ploughed into the ground, as they … Read the rest
Yangon Circle Line: A Perfect Introduction to Myanmar
Just over a year ago I flew into Yangon, Myanmar. With the Military Coup in Myanmar less than a month old, I feel it’s timely to write about my experiences on the Yangon Circle Line.