I wasn't exactly blown away with Singapore's Underwater World when we visited on a stopover from Europe. But I do rather like this photograph I took of their jellyfish collection. Very strange creatures! (And a nice background colour.) If you want to go to an aquarium on your travels, I still …
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Picture pirouette: Pineapple mountains in Vietnam
Pineapple lovers, start drooling: not only is this a huge pile of pineapples, I can personally vouch for the fact that they were sweet, juicy, and generally the most delicious pineapple I'd ever tasted. On a day trip out along the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam, perhaps an hour or two out of Ho …
Picture pirouette: Happy Australia Day!
Today - January 26 - is Australia Day, our national day and a public holiday, although one not without controversy. It commemorates the arrival of the British First Fleet in what became Sydney in 1788. Whether or not this is the most appropriate date to choose to celebrate the nation of Australia is …