I'm a big fan of Canberra. In fact, I'm quite a fan of the non-ostentatious capital city in general - you know, those capital cities that are actually a lot smaller than many nearby cities and just quietly go about doing the job of running the country (Brasilia, for example, or Bern).Parliament …
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Around Australia in a van: Three Sisters with my one sister
Three sisters? That would be a bit much for me - I think I was lucky to visit the Three Sisters with my one and only sister! Of course, it was almost twenty-five years ago ...I've been terribly neglectful in continuing my Australia in a van series but here we are again, moving on from skateboarding …
Apologies to Spain and the Mas Nou swimming pool
I had another look through my old travel diaries (from 25 years ago in Europe) the other night and found what is probably the reason why my nine-year-old self was not impressed by Spain:See the fine print? Under this attractive-looking (well, for the 80s) swimming pool at Mas Nou Caravan Park on the …