Category Archives: travel

>Postcards – past their ‘use by’ date?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Victor

> Has modern technology overtaken ‘snail mail’ to the extent that the latter is no longer useful for short trips? My latest experience suggests the answer is yes…definitely yes. I sent a dozen or so postcards to friends in Australia from … Continue reading →

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>What’s in a degree?

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Victor

> It’s strange how cold Sydney can feel. We have such mild temperatures in winter compared with other cities in Australia and overseas and yet I’m sure I’ve felt colder here than in those. Yesterday I returned to Sydney after … Continue reading →

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>Arriving home

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Victor

>About to land in Sydney at around 6.20am… …cold and raining cats and dogs.

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>Taking off

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Victor

>Some snaps as we waited our turn for take off and then what little view of Dubai was possible though the heat haze…. …lunch… …dessert (blueberry crumble)….

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>In transit

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Victor

>Our four hours transit in Dubai was quieter then the similar transit on the way over. Still plenty of people around but we camped on seats at our departure gate and watched the world go by until our flight was called. … Continue reading →

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>Paris – last day

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Victor

>Our holiday officially ended last night with the river and dinner cruise on the Seine and most of the travellers are moving on to their next destinations or home today. Our flight out of Paris was at 1010pm effectively giving … Continue reading →

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>Paris next day

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Victor

>This morning the group travelled to Montmartre in the north of Paris a very touristy area promoted as a traditional artists’ colony. On return to the city I took myself off to the Paris Opera for a self tour of the theatre … Continue reading →

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>Paris

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Victor

>In the morning we were taken on a city tour mainly by bus. It’s not the way to get an in depth appreciation of a city, certainly not one with as much to explore as Paris but at least the tour … Continue reading →

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>A streetcar named Antwerp

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Victor

> A tram in Antwerp, Belgium

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>Antwerp and Paris

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Victor

>The mood was almost sombre as our cruise ended and all 162 passengers disembarked. Well not all as some were staying on for a few hours until it was time for their transfer to the airport. Forty of us boarded … Continue reading →

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