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Sneak-Peek Saturday – local gems worth a look. Brisbane’s Anzac Square

“Anzac Square … it is, if nothing else, a lovely quiet space in the heart of Brisbane. “

February 6, 2021 in Arts, Comment, Travel, travelpics.

Throwback Thursday – Queen Victoria: Pomp, and Pigeon Poop.

“It’s puerile to snicker at this piccy of Queen Vicky with a pigeon pooping on her head. Doesn’t stop me doing it, though!”

February 4, 2021 in Arts, Travel, travelpics.

I can’t get invested in Podcasts – but so what?

“In every case, they were presenting factual information – but they were doing it in the form of stories.”

January 5, 2021 in Arts, Media, Podcast, Presentation, Training.

Thursday Travel: Taos New Mexico – History writ large.

I have to admit – if asked to name places in the US to spend a few days, Taos New Mexico may not immediately spring to mind. And yet, our short stay (3 days) surprised me with its arts, its enviro-greenie vibe and its laid-back charm – and most of all, it’s history. We stayed…

January 10, 2019 in Travel.

Travel Pics Theme: U for Undulations. Home’s a castle – and vice versa.

This week’s theme is U – for Undulations. For Thursday, we are at Raglan Castle, in Wales. Dating back to Norman times (1100 or so), the majority of this castle’s construction came in the 1400 through to the mid 1600s. It was a perfect example of ‘conspicuous consumption’ – this castle was both a defensive…

January 26, 2017 in Comment, Travel, travelpics.

Travel Pics Theme: R for Rome. Palace of Justice

  I remember as a kid reading about the Code of Hammurabi from 1800 B.C. – one of the oldest examples of writing ever deciphered – and was fascinated by it. The thing that intrigued me most was that it was a codified set of laws that imposed obligations not just on the ruled, but also on…

January 7, 2017 in Comment, Travel, travelpics.

Travel Pics Theme: P for Pacific. A potted history.

It was Ferdinand Magellan who coined the name Pacific (peaceful) for the largest ocean in the world – despite the fact that it can be anything but, at times. It seems he had just sailed around Cape Horn, at the southern end of South America – and after the storms of the Southern Atlantic ocean,…

December 18, 2016 in Comment, Travel, travelpics.

Travel Pics Theme: P for Pacific. Hawaii, and Pearl Harbor

  For many Australians, a flight to a holiday island destination in the Pacific means flying to Fiji – a flight of around five hours. But for North Americans, Fiji is 12 hours or more by plane … whereas Hawaii is only 5, and has the benefit that you don’t even need a passport. 6.45…

December 15, 2016 in Comment, Travel, travelpics.

Travel Pics Theme: O for On-The-Water. Hong Kong Harbour

This photo stinks! Well, at least its subject does. Hong Kong literally means “Fragrant Harbour”. Yes, well. I could think of lots of words to describe Hong Kong, but I’m not entirely sure “Fragrant” would come to mind. Oh, it’s not as pungent as (say) Bangkok with its smelly khlongs – or Beijing with its…

December 6, 2016 in Comment, Travel, travelpics.

Travel Pics Theme: M for Mexico. Mazatlan? Mazeltov!

  The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Mazatlan is a gorgeous building, not unlike many similar cathedrals around the world – and especially around Latin America. Apart from the Star of David stained-glass windows. But more on that later. Religion, and especially Roman Catholicism, has played an integral part in the life of Mexico.…

November 24, 2016 in Comment, Travel, travelpics.

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