The last time I had a cup of coffee was at Rose Hancock Porteous’ mansion Prix D’Amour in 2002: about two hours before they filmed me in a blue wig and fuchsia gown night for her reality TV show. It came out of a machine with a four-figure price tag. I tell people that no…
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Nov
What does it say about Western Australia when a Bremer Bay beach doesn’t rate in my top ten beaches in the state?
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Nov
When my travelling companion and I took a fresh look at Geraldton in late August, we were impressed by the museum… … and even more impressed by the COVID precautions. It was the first (and so far the only) time I had a temperature check just before entering a public building. I don’t normally take photos…
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Nov
It seems to be a combination of the Eureka, Aboriginal and Australian flags. Eneabba is just off the Brand Highway on the way from Geraldton to Perth.
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Nov
In August, a friend and I tried doing the 8km Loop Walk in Kalbarri National Park, but the rocky path through ended up getting too narrow for comfort. As peaceful as the Murchison River looks in these photos, we didn’t particularly want to end up falling in it.
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Nov
This one’s in the town itself, rather than at a beach on the other side of the cape.
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Oct
Note the different languages. I initially thought that by the time someone from overseas drove to the Tropic of Capricorn, they’d know on which side of the road we drive in WA. But I guess reminders don’t hurt. After weeks in Argentina, I could look the wrong way. Below, the sign in the background may…
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Oct
