The year in trips

It wasn’t a huge year for trips away – partly as both of us had a few work trips (Karl’s … More

This week’s small pleasures #452

A couple of months ago, we felt we would be in need of a short winter break, so booked ourselves … More

I was lucky enough to have a window seat flying from Perth to Sydney last week….this is what I saw. … More

January Our trip to Sydney. Penrith, to the west of Sydney, reached 47.3C, the highest temperature recorded by a weather station … More

…must come to an end as they say, and so our holiday over The Ditch drew to an end, with … More

Sunday dawned, and while we knew it was going to be hot from the weather forecast, nothing quite prepared us … More

Following our visit to the beach on our first full day in Sydney, we decided on the Royal Botanic Gardens … More

Last year on our trip to Sydney, we took a trip to Manly. As I wrote last year, the trip … More

Just a very, very quick post as I am on holiday in Sydney, where it is hot (28C) and where … More

Hi everyone and hope you all had a fantastic Christmas. Our Christmas Eve was full of cheer and food, our … More