To Broome… and Back Again: Before and After the Gibb Ioana, 2 February 202620 July 2026 We hired Emma and left home early on Saturday 22nd of June as there was a severe storm forecasted to hit both Perth and Geraldton. The drive was quite nice; saw a beautiful sunrise overland as we took the inland route, casting a full rainbow over the threatening clouds behind us. Part of… Continue Reading
Cairns, Port Douglas & the Daintree 2022 Ioana, 31 December 202531 December 2025 We arrived in Cairns just before 6 pm and got a rental car to be able to drive around and visit places. We stayed at an interesting hotel called the Abbott Boutique. It’s in a fairly old building that has been renovated well and has lots of first page covers… Continue Reading
Whitsundays Wonders Ioana, 25 December 202520 July 2026 We left rainy Perth on a Qantas flight to Brisbane, where we landed just before midnight to a chilly 6 degrees. We stayed at a hotel near the airport and next morning got onto another Qantas flight to Proserpine, in a small Dash 8-400 plane. Proserpine Airport is small but… Continue Reading
Wearable Art Fashion Parade Mandurah 2019 Ioana, 16 December 20255 August 2026 We were very privileged to be able to see the wearable art fashion parade in Mandurah in June 2019. These pieces are basically made from recycled materials, but not quite turned into a textile – looking material that you might find in a store. Thesee are one-of-a-kind pieces. Continue Reading
Sydney: an Eclectic Mix of Egypt, Music & Banksy Ioana, 16 December 20255 August 2026 We were in Sydney for a few days in March 2024. Much colder days than we expected, the east coast of Australia being in the midst of a “polar blast” from Antarctica. We saw an interesting exhibition at the Australian Museum about one of the Egyptian pharaohs. We went to… Continue Reading