"I didn't know there was a caravan park in Byron", one of the nearby passengers on the bus yelled out. To be honest, I was thinking the same, as all you read about in the papers these days is million dollar homes and celebrities. "No, it's a RESORT", the bus driver replied to the amusement … Continue reading Visiting Byron
Tag: Travel
Travel is one of my all-time favourite things. From my days as a child, I loved going to visit family in Brisbane. I did my first overseas trip at 17. I love nothing more than catching a plane/train somewhere, and discovering what else the world has to offer.
"Do you think I could live in Wagga?", a friend asked me via text a few months ago. Enthusiastically, I told her yes. I have many fond memories of my time living in Wagga in the early 1990s. Although she's lived in the city - Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney - for most of the … Continue reading Wagga Wagga : Then and Now
Much of the day was spent in transit. By the time you get to the airport and relax, and then take a flight, and recover at the other end (checking into the hotel), it takes up the best part of the day, even if the flight is only short. Many years ago, while working in … Continue reading Sydney to Canberra
"These are the reason I haven't worn a watch in about twenty years", I told Sue, as we wandered around the ABC Studio at Old Parliament House, now the "Museum Of Australian Democracy". I was referring to something commonly known as a "bulk eraser", though they probably had a more formal name. In the days … Continue reading One Night in Canberra
After our brief "delay" visiting DeBortoli's at Handwood (and stacking the boot with discount wine), we began to make our way back home. Next stop was Canberra, for a Friday night catch-up with friends. It's a fairly lengthy, but nonetheless pictureseque car trip. We stopped for lunch in the park at Binalong, munching on some … Continue reading The road from Griffith to Canberra