Category Archives: Australia 2019

The sign in Terminal 3 at Heathrow claims that it takes 20 minutes to walk to Gate 35. When the gate number came up I sighed and headed off as fast as my cane allowed me. When I left the … Continue reading →

We arrived late into Hong Kong airport so there was the usual mad rush for the transfer gates in order for people to reach their new plane. That didn’t apply to me. I had a wait of almost five hours … Continue reading →

I woke up feeling suitably human, greeted by a perfect blue Queensland sky out of my very large window…which, incidentally, I thought was odd given it had no curtains. I then discovered that it had an invisible automatic black-out blind … Continue reading →

I woke to the sound of currawongs crying out their bubbly good mornings. All very Australian. And, of course, it was another perfect weather day (though a bit warm for me) with a light breeze beneath blue sky. I slept … Continue reading →

This morning, just gone midnight, I woke up suddenly alert. It was very quiet and very dark. I couldn’t return to sleep. I read for a bit then gradually my eyes closed and I drifted off again. I then woke … Continue reading →

This morning I went to Bulcock Street and had a coffee at the Chilli Jam Cafe. They didn’t have hazelnut syrup. I had to make do with vanilla. I don’t think I’ll revisit. I mean, really. Surely everyone has hazelnut … Continue reading →

It was another day of intermittent showers sprinkled with downpours and moments of intense heat. Well, intense for me, anyway. According to most of the people around here the breeze made it ‘freezing’. I’m pretty confident that 24° is not … Continue reading →

This morning, I started to walk down to Sunland to meet Denise for a latte. She happened to be passing as I reached the main road and pulled over to give me a lift. It meant I didn’t get a … Continue reading →

The bus times are different on a Saturday so I found myself with more time to wander around Caloundra than on previous mornings. Obviously I had a coffee in Kai Cafe but I also went to the top of Bulcock … Continue reading →

Today, being a Sunday, was Market Day in Caloundra. This meant, naturally, a walk up Bulcock Street where I had a bratwurst and sauerkraut. I do this every time I’m here on a Sunday for one, simple reason: The German … Continue reading →