Carla Zampatti exhibition @ Powerhouse Museum in Sydney 2023 Ioana, 3 November 202322 July 2024 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 Powerhouse museum in Sydney did an amazing job showcasing her designs…. Continue Reading
Namibia part 2: Gocheganas Ioana, 30 October 202313 August 2024 Gocheganas was our first stop after leaving Windhoek. We started seeing wildlife pretty much as soon as we turned onto the gravel road: two meerkats that crossed the road, some baboons (which apparently can be quite aggressive), a kudu, some springboks and waterbucks. Gocheganas lodge is on top of a… Continue Reading
Uluru Ioana, 28 October 202317 August 2024 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
Perth to Lake Ballard and back Ioana, 26 October 202316 August 2024 Lake Ballard had been on our bucket list for a while, so we decided to use a few days off on either side of a weekend to go and see it. We followed the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme for most of the way – a huge engineering achievement that was… Continue Reading
Los Angeles Ioana, 17 October 202318 August 2024 Mission Inn looks different in daylight / morning sunlight (and not as good as at night). From Riverside we drove 76 miles to Santa Monica pier, where the route finishes (or maybe doesn’t… there is some debate about that with Mel’s dinner claiming this end as well). The drive was… Continue Reading