Category Archives: Travel

Been there, done that ….Australia’s highest town

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Mike

Cabramurra was originally built to house the workers on the Snowy Mountains scheme 60 years ago, now just a relative few remain working for the Snowy Hydro as it is now known. At around 1460m it is not particularly high … Continue reading →

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Latitude S 36 22 07.8 E 148 10 31 …attitude laidback !

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Mike

How was your Christmas ? Mine was spent lazing by the riverside, mostly in my hammock. To be frank, Xmas does n’t mean anything to me. For years I have spent Xmas overseas, and Xmas lunch has usually been rice … Continue reading →

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Homeless, unemployed, and loving it..

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Mike

The settlement went through on Tuesday, the money is in my bank account, and life is sweet. The only thing that went wrong is that my pay office stuffed up my final pay, they did n’t give me my leave … Continue reading →

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Ready to roll ….

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Mike

My bags are packed, the ute is loaded, all that’s left to do is tie my swag on the back, a last quick clean-up and then hand the keys to the real estate agent before settlement at midday tomorrow. The … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge : Silhouette

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Mike

As a new blogger, I’ve only just come across the “Weekly Photo Challenge ” and this is my first offering to the challenge : one of the Buddha figures at Sukothai Historical Park, in Thailand.    

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More from the Snowies

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Mike

A couple more pics from the weekend road trip around the Snowy Mountains. First up, Keeble’s Hut, taken not far from the previous photo. This used to be a private fishing hut/lodge for the Keeble family and their friends before the … Continue reading →

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