Welcome to Adelaide, don’t drink the toilet water
If you ever see me standing in a queue, don’t line up behind me. Whenever I get in a queue it immediately stops moving. It happens everywhere – the supermarket check out, the bank, even …
Food and wine, and champagne in a new relationship
I finally bit the bullet and severed my Aussie loyalty to Qantas. Like any relationship I probably hung in there too long. Long after it was all over on their side. Qantas have been showing …
Australian beaches – the best in the world
In my enthusiasm for outback Australia, I sometimes forget why I choose to live near the beach. Of course there are all the usual reasons – sand, sea, surf and sun, which, paradoxically, are the …
Adventure travel on Cape York’s Old Telegraph Track
This is what Doc and I get up to when we go out on adventures. This is from our trip to Cape York along the Old Telegraph Track. Palm Creek is the first crossing and …
Raindrops on roses, and fuschias and frangipani
Contrary to forecasts the rain has stopped. The sun is shining and the garden is awash. There’s only one thing to do – get out the micro lens. Stupidly, even though I was taking photos …
What a wonderful world
I’ve been sitting at my computer thinking about what I could write on this rainy Monday morning. We had an amazing lightning show last night and now the garden is looking bright green and washed …