Category Archives: Australia 2018

Travelling by plane

Apparently when you change planes in Hong Kong for a flight that continues to America you have to have extra security checks which involve an interview. Yet another reason for not going…as if I needed one. My flight from Brisbane … Continue reading

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Last day

My final day in Oz started bright and sunny. It ended with thunder and lightning and pouring rain but that’s a bit further down the page. After a few cups of coffee, mum dragged me 27 miles down Bulcock Street … Continue reading

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Southern gastric-brooding frog or A river runs through it

I have to say that Montville, Queensland is fantastic. I’ve never been before and Denise took me today. It was an excellent idea. I reckon Mirinda would love it. Of course that’s not where we started. On this, my Denise … Continue reading

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Taking down the shade

First thing this morning we went up to the shops. The first for enlargements of some photos mum wanted, well, enlarged and the second to buy an avocado because I just have to have my daily dose of delicious green. … Continue reading

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Oxygen thief

WARNING…WARNING…WARNING This post is about beer except for the last bit Last time I was in Oz I was treated to the pale ale that is 150 Lashes. I had it on tap at Vikings (where you can get the … Continue reading

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All systems stop

I woke up this morning to find that my website was a bit dead. I managed to get onto the hosts in New Jersey (the very efficient Viktor) and put in a ticket. It took most of the day but, … Continue reading

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More white holes

So we sat through the royal wedding again today in case we’d missed anything from yesterday. I didn’t think we had. I was right. Mum wasn’t keen on all the changes. Like no one saying they’d obey, having a gospel … Continue reading

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Cannot be seated with others

Well, thank all that is media crazy that that is over. I am amazed how much people are obsessed with other people’s weddings. People they have no relationship with whatsoever. There was a woman at the RSL tonight. She was … Continue reading

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The general ominosity of clouds

As we drove from Caloundra to the hospital at Kawana, a dark bulging mass of blackness seemed to be following us. When we left the hospital, heading to the Kawana shopping centre for a coffee, it seemed even scarier, full … Continue reading

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What is a white hole exactly?

Certain things in life bear repetition. All the nonsense about Meghan Markle’s family is not one of them. I cannot believe that there are actually people who need to be told the same thing over and over again. And why … Continue reading

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