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Spring Winds | Down Under
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A New Life on an old continent — John Halbrook’s latest journey in his own write. What I’m thinking…. June 20, 2015 in Uncategorized. It is Spring in Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, Canada, where yours truly has settled in for a couple of months. Time to renew my work on the old Stewart house and enjoy the long, long days of summer. The fact that it is raining and chilly at the moment does not dampen my enthusiasm. Around the Bay in a Day. Great Victorian Bike Ride. Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Melbourne In...
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A Capital Quickie | Down Under
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A New Life on an old continent — John Halbrook’s latest journey in his own write. What I’m thinking…. August 1, 2015 in Uncategorized. The references are way out of date, but Canberra itself has probably not changed all that much since I penned this post. My use of the word has nothing to do with either Bush or the previous occupant of the White House. It refers to the duration of our recent stay in Canberra in comparison to the actual amount of time it took to get there. Around the Bay in a Day. Enter y...
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Rails and Trails – Rails | Down Under
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A New Life on an old continent — John Halbrook’s latest journey in his own write. What I’m thinking…. Rails and Trails – Rails. April 1, 2009 in Victorian railways. The development of the city of Melbourne and the state of Victoria was a land grab, initiated by a handful of settlers who had arrived in Australia a little too late for the first big land grab– New South Wales. This was Terra Nullus, after all, the “empty land,” and land was there for the taking. 8220;Why, do you know, in order to curry favo...
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Rails and Trails – Trails | Down Under
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A New Life on an old continent — John Halbrook’s latest journey in his own write. What I’m thinking…. Rails and Trails – Trails. July 23, 2015 in Uncategorized. Ironically, I have managed to attract a new cold virus, so I’m sleeping a lot and trying to drink lots of liquids. I always go for good, strong coffee, beer, wine or both. I don’t seem to have progressed much during the last seven years. Go figure. 1,043 more words. Around the Bay in a Day. Great Victorian Bike Ride. Murray to the Mountains.
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Hanging Rock | Down Under
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A New Life on an old continent — John Halbrook’s latest journey in his own write. What I’m thinking…. January 29, 2007 in Australia. Around the Bay in a Day. Great Victorian Bike Ride. Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Melbourne International Arts Festival. Melbourne International Film Festival. Murray to the Mountains. National Museum of Australia. New Year's Eve. New York City video collection. Port Fairy Folk Festival. The World Trade Center. Richard Tulloch's Travel Blog. Join 138 other followers.
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Stations of the Clocks and Cross | Down Under
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A New Life on an old continent — John Halbrook’s latest journey in his own write. What I’m thinking…. Stations of the Clocks and Cross. May 21, 2007 in architecture. Chugging along on a boat in Hong Kong harbour is an odd place to get intrigued by the architecture of a train station in Melbourne, but it happened. The weather was miserable. Neil, an old friend from our days in Hong Kong, had seized on the excuse of visitors to gather a few friends, drink some gin and tonics, and gab. The distinctive, gian...
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Spring Winds | Down Under
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A New Life on an old continent — John Halbrook’s latest journey in his own write. What I’m thinking…. October 12, 2013 in Daintree. Tags: snorkeling; Great Barrier Reef; Daintree. The reef stretches for about 2300 kilometres, supporting the most diverse ecosystem in the world. All thanks to a tiny critter called the polyp. Its proclivity for warm, clear water and the sturdy support of Australia’s large continental shelf make these ideal waters. Around the Bay in a Day. Great Victorian Bike Ride. Melbourn...
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Hanging Rock | Down Under
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A New Life on an old continent — John Halbrook’s latest journey in his own write. What I’m thinking…. June 28, 2015 in Uncategorized. In June I get a little manic, sleeping fitfully, drinking too much coffee and taking on too many tasks, spending too much money. Enjoy the second of my early posts, a short one. The koala was literally hanging out at Hanging Rock. Around the Bay in a Day. Great Victorian Bike Ride. Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Melbourne International Arts Festival. New Year's Eve.
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What I’m thinking….. | Down Under
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A New Life on an old continent — John Halbrook’s latest journey in his own write. What I’m thinking…. What I’m thinking…. Around the Bay in a Day. Great Victorian Bike Ride. Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Melbourne International Arts Festival. Melbourne International Film Festival. Murray to the Mountains. National Museum of Australia. New Year's Eve. New York City video collection. Port Fairy Folk Festival. The World Trade Center. Richard Tulloch's Travel Blog. Join 138 other followers. You are comme...
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A Capital Quickie | Down Under
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A New Life on an old continent — John Halbrook’s latest journey in his own write. What I’m thinking…. November 21, 2007 in Canberra. National Museum of Australia. There is a joke making the rounds about our beloved president at a power breakfast. With his inimitable ability to mangle language, he shocks the White House kitchen staff with his mispronunciation of the word “quiche.” It is merely French, after all. The Hume highway is four lanes wide with the exception of a long stretch of construction just ...
