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A Little Taste of Stockholm

Friday, September 20, 2019

Behind a heavy iron door ‘på söder’ (on the south) and down in a warmly lit basement, is a colourful little nook. This is where people with eccentric personas share tables with strangers. Rebar and hot water pipes frame a loft with fake red leather benches. This is where things …

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A Day in Alice… Like a Local

Monday, September 17, 2018

Central Australia is magical, just ask the tourists, backpackers or Grey Nomads. And ask the locals; the Arrernte people whose cultural heritage is rooted in the land; the residents who were born and raised in Alice Springs; or others still, who moved to Alice Springs for work (people will often …

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Tourist in Your Own City

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

  Sydney, the city of blue skies and ground breaking architecture. Technically, my post code places me inside this magical place, but whenever I set foot in the same place The First Fleet did all those years ago, I feel like I’m in a whole new world. But to me …

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Bob and Breathe in Budgewoi

Friday, June 10, 2016

It is only a matter of moments after I enter the Central Coast Highway from the junction at Doyalson, that I notice a change in the flora hugging the narrow road, suggesting that I am getting closer to the sea. Soon after I catch a glimpse of water in my peripheral vision and …