Last week’s episode of Back Roads on ABC TV that featured Cradle Mountain in Tasmania had me trawling through the archives. High up above the snowline where everything seems to wear a coat of moss, this old gate shows its … Continue reading Cradle Mountain National Park
Over many years we’d been trying to convince friends of the joys of caravanning. No matter how hard we tried, our efforts kept turning sour. Like the time that we took them to a caravan park and the town water … Continue reading The Joys of Caravanning
January 2022 It’s mid-summer. In Melbourne, we’ve had a week of over 30’s temperatures. Not too hot. Perfect for tennis. Perfect for summer holidays by the beach, perfect for seafood, cold beer and chilled bubbles, but not so great for … Continue reading Splash Down
January 2022 And I’m not talking about underwear! Caravanning calls for shoes that can be kicked off in a flash so as not to drag half the beach sand or desert red dirt into the van. Shoes that can easily be kicked off or slipped into in a flash when that bottle of chilled white needs rescuing from the freezer or another cup of tea needs brewing. Continue reading The Humble Thong
January 2022 Cable Station Walk is the name for a set of stairs scaling the cliff at Flinders. Though not the actual location of the original pathway it still gives a fair idea of the climb. In 1869 a submarine … Continue reading Cable Station Walk, Flinders
January 2022 A Sunday drive down the Mornington Peninsula to pick up a bag of mussels from Harry the Mussel Man who, I might add does a roaring trade tied up at the Flinders pier, prompted me to drag a … Continue reading Flinders on Western Port
January 2022 Walter Burley Griffin is a household name in Australia as he was the landscape architect who planned the Nation’s capital Canberra. Most Australians when visiting Canberra, curse Burley Griffin for the circular layout of the city. A layout … Continue reading Bananas in Reverse are a Pain in the Neck
January 2022 Have you noticed the number of houses that have a caravan in the yard? They’re not so noticeable in the cities where people often store their vans at specialised storage yards, but out in the countryside where nearly … Continue reading Caravans in Backyards
1 Rendlesham Avenue, Mt Eliza Back in 1957, the then owners of this house had a house guest. An English-born aeronautical engineer and prolific writer who had moved to Melbourne after the war. He penned a novel during his stay … Continue reading When Hollywood Came to Town
January 2022 38 Hectares (94 acres) of swampland on the south bank of the Yarra River was set aside in 1846 for the development of what was to become the green heart of the city. Under the directorship of Ferdinand … Continue reading Glimpses of Melbourne – Royal Botanic Gardens
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