My wife and I went to Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza show last Saturday – it was so breathtakingly good, I decided to give a daughter to two tickets for her birthday. Knowing we had a very busy week coming up, … Continue reading
Category Archives: The Eclectic Collection
We (Ann and I) know there’ll be lots of superb photos taken of the Super Moon with Perth City in the foreground and great shots taken in the country, so we thought we’d take a couple of photos in our … Continue reading
. Great mate, fellow Kiwi Aucklander, Chris Hardy hit the big 70 this week, kicking off celebrations with a Boys Own lunch at Royal Perth Yacht Club, followed by a smokey night at Devlin’s Cigar Bar in Subiaco. Hardy, now … Continue reading
I was for many years, a coach driver and tour guide based in Western Australia, including periods as a Greyhound and Bus Australia express coach driver, and I still do the occasional coach tour as a driver / guide, so … Continue reading
If you’re a nature lover and happen to be in northern Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia way, then you could do a lot worse than head to the beautiful medieval town of Detmold and Alderwarte Berlebeck the Raptor sanctuary in the suburban foothills. I’ve … Continue reading
It is a sombre anniversary for our world – the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. It MUST be remembered, yet I wonder how long we must insist German people atone for sins of a generation so far removed? … Continue reading
Australia Day January 26th 2015 and, as the old song goes ..”hotter than a pepper sprout,” so obviously, being Australia, you light a BBQ! The view from our balcony is excellent, although to get really spectacular panorama shots, you’d be … Continue reading
The Ceremony (New Skin) The Reception (The Guests) The Ceremony Video Warning! This love story will only interest family and friends – it’s a tale of love, distance, two different countries, music, poetry and finally, marriage. You could say that the … Continue reading
Gloucester Park is the harness horse racing track in Perth, situated just north of the famous WACA (cricket ground). I have no idea why as I know nothing of horse racing, however on Friday night, 28th November 2014, they had … Continue reading
Once upon a time, oh so may years ago, in Aotearoa, I fell in love with motorbikes – my first was a little Suzuki 50cc, quickly progressing to a 350cc twin. Later, in Oz, I rode across the Nullarbor on … Continue reading