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Australian Tourism & Travel

Cars and Trains and Planes. So many ways to see Australia. It’s all in this section, including Sydney to Broken Hill on the government train (my most popular post) and crisscrossing Australia on the epic Indian Pacific or Ghan (both now privatised).
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Getting Back in the Saddle

March 9, 2019 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 31 Comments

I haven't posted a blog in a long, long while. I have, to use the Australian vernacular, "been flat out like a lizard drinking".December flashed by in a round of parties and get-togethers. As a retiree with theoretically more free time on my hands, they seemed even more frequent and frenetic than when I had … Continue reading Getting Back in the Saddle

The Lady & the Unicorn

April 1, 2018March 31, 2018 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 17 Comments

After our visit to the Sydney Easter Show we stayed in Sydney overnight so that we could go to the NSW Art Gallery the next morning to view their latest special exhibition; The Lady and the Unicorn. This collection of six large tapestries is on loan from the Musée de Cluny - Musée National due Moyen Âge in … Continue reading The Lady & the Unicorn

The Sydney Royal Easter Show 2018

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 20 Comments

"Since it was founded in 1822, the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) has been an influential force in the direction and development of Australian agriculture through competitions, education and events." Tell anyone in Sydney that you are off to "The Easter Show" and you won't have to explain further. This year it runs from … Continue reading The Sydney Royal Easter Show 2018

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