Category Archives: Australia

Walking on the wild side.

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Mike

I was in Sydney on the weekend, so I went along to watch the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, along with a hundred thousand or so other people ! Despite the inclement weather the streets were packed to watch … Continue reading →

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Some more original mail boxes

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Mike

Some more photos of rural Roadside Mail Boxes: I think the house owner saw me taking this photo, and probably wondered what the hell I was doing ! What to do with an unwanted motorcycle helmet:

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`Twas a dark and stormy night….

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Mike

Well, it’s going to be a dark and stormy night by the look of things outside my tent. There has been lightning, thunder, rain and storm gusts that howled down the valley, it looks like I am going to have … Continue reading →

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From the mountains to the sea

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Mike

Over the past few weeks I have criss-crossed the Snowy River, hiking over it as a mere stream on the Main Range, following it south down it’s valley, crossing high above it at McKillop’s Bridge and finally where it meets … Continue reading →

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How would you feel if….

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Mike

How would you feel if you built a bridge well above flood height, then watched it get washed away by a record flood only days before the official opening? I’ve driven down to the NSW South Coast, via the Barry … Continue reading →

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Tamworth Country Music Festival #2

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Mike

Well, the festival is over for another year, ending on a rather wet and dismal note which sent many people home a day early. Luckily the bad weather held off until after the Parade and the Australia Day events. I … Continue reading →

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