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Category Archives: Travel
blogging 101 – content is king
Initial belles lettres I’d been writing my own travel diaries and sending postcards to loved ones during my sojourns around the globe. Naturally I took up blogging, once I was aware of it. Way back in March 2005 I was … Continue reading
passport to go
My old passport has expired. It’s so sad. The Post Office staff cut the corners off it and all! Never mind. With an electronic chip and a photo of me that looks like a hardened criminal, the all new passport … Continue reading
paper anniversary
Our actual marriage was a year ago today in the sweltering heat of down-town Jinan, China. Changes (David Bowie) is one word to cover a lot of our story since. The love continues growing and I happened to remember today … Continue reading
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Amy, dragons and a tiger (part 2)
Leaving Anhui after a week holiday, all full of love, was simply the greatest. 6 weeks later, leaving my wife at Jinan airport, I bawled my eyes out. My handkerchief soaked with tears and sniffles jerking my whole body. Nothing … Continue reading
tiger and monkey – a love story
After finishing the third week of our teaching English program in Jianzhu University, a little get together was organised by fellow teacher Chris Murphy. Thus far we hadn’t had much opportunity to meet our local counterparts. Amongst the throng of … Continue reading
Amy, dragons and a tiger (part 1)
Amy and 3 dragon fountains Meeting Amy started a special something in my life. Tan Dun – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | To The South The test of whether I was a good guy began a few weeks later, without … Continue reading
Easter dragon
Some of our students used to think Australia Day is April Fool’s Day! Finishing work on Friday afternoon, we tasted a sizzlin’ lunch, tested the Blue Mountain coffee in the newly discovered campus cafe, and toasted to our survival of … Continue reading
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Tagged coffee, overseas, transport
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tools for the twilight zone
I honestly didn’t believe extreme culture shock was possible on one’s second visit… How utterly foolish of me! In fact so bizarre and amazingly different to my first visit, so distant to the clichés of Shanghai shoppers and Beijing bush-hankies, … Continue reading
a Tibetan travel tale
Running Bull Productions proudly presents 2 nights of back-to-back screenings of the digital impressions slide-show trilogy, including the première of a Tibetan travel tale. Following on from where we left off in chunks of China, the third part of the … Continue reading
getting around Melbourne
Like everything, there are pros and cons of the transport systems in this town. This is the technical term for a transport breakdown in Melbourne. The upshot is, we get compensation… well, kind of. Monthly and longer ticketholders will get … Continue reading