… but I could get to one in my own city. I’m growing to appreciate Perth winters. There are get days like today when the sun sneaks out through the patchwork of clouds, and I can walk along the beach without a jumper and no fear of getting burnt.
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Jun
Just off Hay Street Mall in Perth.
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Jun
Originally, my travel plans for the next twelve months included cruising the Chilean fjords on the way to Puerto Natales … … writing on the stage at this Buenos Aires bookshop … … popping up to Far North Queensland … … and maybe Melbourne. My revised ambition is to the visit the 24-7 Kmart at…
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May
SPOILER ALERT! If, like me, you’ve watched the new Netflix series called Hollywood, please read on. It’s wildly entertaining, but are the things that happen believable? Let me list some of them. Men in powerful positions in Tinseltown abuse that power by coming onto aspiring actors. Even without the Me Too movement, I don’t think…
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May
After the 9/11 attacks in the World Trade Center, Perth’s obscurity made it a good place to be. But after a few months, other places were much more happening. This time, with COVID-19, Perth’s obscurity is even more of a plus, but I also know that when things go back to normal (or whatever normal…
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May
Or is it? Some friends gave me these playing cards. With COVID-19, is this the end for cruise ships? Some of you may think yes. I’m not so sure. I once read that ocean liners became more popular after the 1997 movie Titanic was released. ‘They’re so romantic,’ people thought. I actually left the movie…
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Apr
I saw this bike in Jurien Bay in 2017. Hopefully its owner took time to empty the bottle’s contents.
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Apr
I’m looking back fondly on my trip to Buenos Aires in February. This is the Casa Rosada when viewed from the top of the Centro Cultural Kirchner (CCK) … … plus Puerto Madero … … and out to the river … I was with two Argentine friends when these photos were taken. Less than a…
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Apr
