Family and Chinese New Year
Today belonged to the Chinese New Year. We gave it over almost entirely to eating and to meeting relatives — […]
On the Road
Eastwood and the Wallumedegal people.
We spent the day among the markets, shops and food spots of Eastwood, where the history runs a good deal
Carlingford Court
No travelling today — just the short drive up to Carlingford Court and the serious business of recovery. The centre
And miles to go before I sleep
Twenty-two hours in the air between Amsterdam and Sydney, and Cathay Pacific has done the carrying. I’m writing this from
Onwards to Nederland
Beginning a journey to Australia by flying the wrong way — north-east, to Amsterdam — looks a little unhinged, and
Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days was a tall tale when Jules Verne published it in 1872. Today it reads