Travel Blog - 5th May 2023 The view from our hotel room in Ploumanac'h We arrived at our hotel in Perros Guirec and found that we had mucked up when we booked. It is a little confusing that there is a town called Perros Guirec in a region called Perros Guirec. I had booked a … Continue reading Perros Guirec to Quimper

Travel Blog - 1st May 2023 Dinan We left Rennes and made our way to St Malo on the northern coast of France. On the way, we stopped for lunch at a tiny little town called Dinan. This place was breath-taking: A village perched on a hilltop behind an ancient fortress wall, leading down to … Continue reading St Malo

Travel Blog – 22nd April 2023 Champagne! We left Paris and picked up a car to start our road trip. First stop: Rheims, in the heart of the Champagne region. Rheims Rheims is a beautiful, quaint old town with historic buildings everywhere you look. We didn’t stop long to admire the architecture, however: There was … Continue reading Rheims to Rennes

Travel Blog – 18th April 2023 It’s funny how life works. Four years ago, someone in China chowed down on a bat, and stopped us from travelling outside Australia. Following months of isolation, zoom dinner parties, desperate searches for RAT test kits and four vaccinations, we finally find ourselves travelling back to Europe! Welcome to … Continue reading Paris here we come!

Welcome to my first travel blog since 2019. A pandemic kind of got in the way, and besides a few minor trips around this beautiful, diverse land of ours, we have been, like everyone else, mostly at home. I’ve decided to move my blog to WordPress, although all of the previous blogs are still available … Continue reading Uluru Travel Blog

Today I have a sad story of persecution, fear and physical endangerment. A story of terror which demonstrates the ability of human nature to rise above severe hardship. Cinderella had two ugly sisters who made her life a living hell. Who were responsible for a reign of terror involving constant belittling, torture and slavery. In … Continue reading The House of Broken Brushes

There are some truly wonderful things in this world and some things that make you cringe when you think of them. Sometimes I like to think of all of the good and bad and be happy that I am a human being that can think and feel and celebrate all of the incredible diversity of … Continue reading Love and Hate

Hey Al. You know when we went to the boxing circuit a few weeks ago and there was a man there who broke the sound barrier he was hitting so hard? Well, guess who was partnered with him today? We were the only 2 men there so we were put together. His name is Darryl, … Continue reading Boxing!

Why does onion have to be such an asshole? When you’re being chopped up into a thousand pieces, is it too much to ask not to make someone cry like a bitch? I had to chop up an onion for lunch today and by the time I’d finished I was bawling like Chris Crocker. (If … Continue reading I’m a celebrity too

Don’t you think it is ironic that a political party named “One Nation” continually divides public opinion? I think they could have chosen their name better. “Divided Nation” is a little too obvious, so maybe something that appeals to their support base, like  “White Nation”, or “I represent 1% of Australians Party”. Apparently a One … Continue reading Mothers