Total Sun eclipse cruise Fremantle to Exmouth and back Ioana, 25 November 202328 November 2023 We had seen one previous total sun eclipse – back in 1999 in the ParĂ¢ng Mountains in Romania – and the experience was quite extraordinary, so were very keen to relive it and see the total sun eclipse in April 2023. We left it for too late to book accommodation… Continue Reading
Hawkesbury River Ioana, 9 November 202328 November 2023 We had a very short holiday in Pittwater, north of Sydney, and hired a boat to explore Hawkesbury River. Pittwater is a estuary south of Broken Bay and the entrance of the Hawkesbury River into it. We left from Gibson Marina down Pittwater, around Scotland Island and turned left at… Continue Reading
Sydney 2023 Ioana, 9 November 202328 November 2023 Sydney is beautiful in rain or sunshine and our trip in March gave us the opportunity to enjoy both. We walked around Darling Harbour till night fell. We also went to see The Rocks markets (where there are some interesting stalls sending hand-made leather wallets, different style clothes, jewelery, cosmetics… Continue Reading
Carla Zampatti exhibition @ Powerhouse Museum in Sydney 2023 Ioana, 3 November 202328 November 2023 I really admired Carla Zampatti – her designs, her work ethics, her ability to see beauty, her stubbornness. I was very sad when she died – a stupid fall, such a common blunder for many people over 70. The Powerhosue museum in Sydney did an amazing job showcasing her designs…. Continue Reading
Uluru Ioana, 28 October 202328 November 2023 We went to Uluru in the autumn of 2019, a last minute decision to replace a European holiday and before it was closed for climbing. We flew to Ayers Rock via Alice Springs and were amazed by the sheer size and also solitude of the big rock surrounded by the… Continue Reading