Category: Travel
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Photo101(13): Moments in Time.
I knew what I wanted to do for this post as soon as I read the brief. These images are from some time spent in the South Pacific last year. I cannot tell you how lovely these people are, so compassionate and accommodating and welcoming. The children were amazing, this is work for them in…
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Melbourne Stay : The Larwill Studio.
I always try to stay at an Art Series Hotel, if I can. There are four in Melbourne: The Olsen, The Cullen, The Blackman and the new one is The Larwill Studio. I have yet to try The Blackman, but I have been lucky enough to stay at the others. These hotels are named after…
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Photo101(5): Solitude or Loneliness?
In solitude, where we are least alone. ~ George Gordon, Lord Byron, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage Today I am flying home and I had eager plans to photograph a scene in the Qantas lounge to reflect the solitude and also the loneliness that can be caused by frequent travel. I imagined a weary traveller sitting at his…
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Today’s Airport Experience.
12:15am finally go to bed after a late night photography session 4:55am alarm…stupid alarm 5:04am snooze 1 ends, second stupid alarm 5:10am give up, get up 6:05am leave for airport, realise I need fuel, get fuel 6:40am arrive at airport 7:00am relax in Qantas lounge with coffee and yoghurt, catch up on blogs, FaceBook, Twitter…
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Sydney Stay : Quality Sands Narrabeen.
I’ve stayed at the Quality Sands quite a few times; it’s close to our head office in Warriewood. The location is lovely, right across the street from the beach. Bad location if you need to be in the city, but you wouldn’t stay there if you needed to be in the city, right?! There are…
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Sydney Food : Conrad Piggins.
Conrad Piggins is close to our head office in Warriewood. On Wednesday nights, they do a Chef’s Night Out. I’ve done something similar in Queenstown, New Zealand – it was called Trust the Chef and it was great. The Conrad Piggins experience was slightly different – it was basically a set menu for $45 and…
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Homeward bound.
It’s been a good trip to Sydney. Some traffic issues at times (me taking wrong turns) and some violent weather (I’m from Qld, so no worries there) but I got to catch up with some of my all-time favourite people and I had a very productive and pleasant 4 days of work. I’m sitting on…
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Sydney Food : Gigi’s Pizzeria.
There were three of us for dinner and one wanted pasta, absolutely. I didn’t mind either way and we ended up here at Gigi’s. My other friend had been here before and said the pizzas were amazing so we met there the night of the recent storm in Sydney. A bit tricky to park but…
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Sydney Food : The Cubbyhouse Lounge Bar.
Located at The Spot in Randwick, this a lovely little cafe with some great modern food. We were walk-ins, but my two companions had been there before. Here’s the menu: The venue is nice, cosy but with plenty of room. Lovely chandeliers: The Duck Tarts were absolutely delicious – flaky bottoms, juicy duck and full…
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Sydney bound.
I started this post yesterday when I was leaving for Sydney. I have a habit of leaving quite late if I travel on a Sunday. I usually drop my puppy, Gidget, at my parents’ house and have lunch with them before I go. I arrived at the airport at about 1:40pm for my 2:25pm flight…
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My first post. My next trip.
Hello travellers My next trip is to Sydney – visiting the Garvan Institute for a symposium. I would usually just go early on the day, but daylight savings has started and we Queenslanders do not assimilate, so I have no desire to get to the airport by 4:30 on a Monday morning. Sheesh – I…
Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist 