One of the great axioms I follow while travelling, but never nearly as much at home is : take the path less travelled. When I'm travelling, I'll often change my travel route at whim, because something looks more interesting. But tonight, as I was heading towards the bus-stop on Crown Street, I diverted from my … Continue reading Surry Hills Laneway
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It was near impossible to get a taxi in Kings Cross on Friday night. "You see what happens when they introduce lock up laws, and try to gentrify the place?", my friend said, as we waited for a taxi. Having seen a play at Hayes Theatre, we walked along Darlinghurst Road, remembering the days when … Continue reading Food, Glorious Food
For the past few years, the artwork "Always was, always will be" by Reko Rennie has been a feature of Taylor Square in Sydney. Striking, stunning, colourful, and a bold statement about Aboriginal land, I always smiled when I saw it. But, as reported a few weeks ago... The council announced on Friday that the … Continue reading Always was, always will be
Even though I've been to the National Art School on countless occasions, and I've been on several history walks which have touched on its history as East Sydney Tech College, and before that as the Darlinghurst Gaol, I've never really had much knowledge of the change chronology. So when I saw something on Eventbrite a … Continue reading Old Darlinghurst Gaol
It started with a cough on Tuesday. A persistent cough. I was in a series of quite important meetings, and apologised profusely to my colleagues about my cough. Later in the afternoon, I wandered home. And almost as soon as I arrived home I had a "Hillary Moment", as I've since joked about. Within minutes … Continue reading Darlinghurst Dinner