Driving to The Big Red Bash, a huge music festival, set in outback Queensland is also an excuse for a road trip from Sydney to Birdsville. After our first real road trip from Sydney to Broken Hill a year or … Read the rest
Guide to the Trans-Mongolian Railway
Venturing aboard the Trans-Mongolian is to embark on an adventure, an adventure that it is well to be prepared for. Friends who’ve travelled on the Trans-Siberian and Trans- Mongolian trains tell colourful stories about their experiences.
Kogarah: Finding Fame and Heritage
A Self-Guided Walk
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Well-known writer and broadcaster, Clive James was born in Kogarah and John Hewson (former Liberal Party Leader) went to Kogarah High School. If that isn’t incentive enough to explore Kogarah, the … Read the rest
Northbridge: A Pleasant and Interesting Sydney Walk
A Self-Guided Walk in Northbridge
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My answer “Northbridge” to a friend’s question about where my walk will take me today brings a smile and the reply “Hilly!” As the bus descends steeply towards the … Read the rest
Hunting for Street Art in Moscow
Hunting for Street Art in Moscow is one way to get off the beaten track and see more of the ‘real’ city away from the tourist sights. As a fan of street art, and someone who enjoys finding local haunts, … Read the rest
The Moscow Cosmonaut Museum
The Cosmonaut Museum is a ‘must visit’ attraction when in Moscow, or so one of my fellow travellers told me.
Knowing very little about the Space Program, and with no plans to visit the space centre in Houston any time … Read the rest
Concord West: The Kokoda Walk and Heritage Homes
A Self-Guided Walk in Concord West
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When researching Concord West, I discovered that it is much more than a bayside suburb. Today, alighting at Rhodes Station, I’m looking forward to a Kokoda Track Memorial … Read the rest
Chatswood: Its Public Art, Parks and Heritage
A Self-Guided Walk in Chatswood
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Having lived in Chatswood for many years, I wonder how well I actually know this North Shore suburb? Today, by exploring on foot, I’ll find out by searching out … Read the rest
Labour Camps (Gulags) in Russia
Labour Camps (Gulags) were a cruel reality during the Repression years in the USSR. A visit to Russia really is incomplete without spending at least a little time learning about the Gulags and the system of repression.
Perm 36, the … Read the rest
Crazy Guides Communist Tour in Kraków
Forewarned that the transport for Crazy Guides Communist tour (a vintage Trabant) is prone to breakdown, we hoped this wouldn’t happen on the way to picking us up. We needn’t have worried.
Our daughter having recently experienced the Crazy Guides … Read the rest