When you’ve ‘done’ with the caves at Buchan, what can you do? Well, there’s a very nice walk to a place called Granite Pools that’ll get your appetite up, but what do you do then? Well, we’d done the tourist walk through Royal cave – quite spectacular and beautiful – and then a good long …
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dinosaurs
I’ve just seen the news report about a protest by Victoria’s Mountain Cattlemen – leading cattle, in defiance of the new laws, into the mountains in the Wonongatta Valley in the east of the state. I know it’s romantic, and it’s been going on for over a hundred years, but I’m afraid – at least …
what I did on my holidays…
Back at the coalface today, bit of a letdown after a fabulous 11 day break. A relaxing Christmas with family and far too much good food, but a few other items of note. Fly Fishing: those of you who know me well, will be aware that I don’t get out fishing anywhere near enough to …
a two movie weekend
I’m not a big moviegoer, but circumstances saw me visit the wonderful Nova Cinema twice this weekend. First up was “The Constant Gardener“. I’ll admit to not being that keen to see this one. I found the book so sad that I thought it would spoil my enjoyment of the movie. Sure, the movie was …
auction stupidity
I get a laugh out of online auctions. Lots of people seem to add the words ‘online’ and ‘auction’ together and come up with = bargain! wrong!! Take this auction (no longer online) by traditional auction house Gray Edsell Timms at GraysOnline. It’s an auction of the hottest electronic toy around – iPods. Current models …
even more delicious
Today when I logged into del.icio.us I noticed things were a little different. It’s had a freshen up in the colours, but it’s the little interactive bits that make it so nice. I’m sure there are little, new changes each week, but it’s all done with such little fuss and so much finesse! Oh, and …
Big Ben’s Virtual Victoria
I’m a bit jealous of Ben. Not only has he got the skills to mash up this excellent google map / VR panorama / photography site, but he’s filled it with his own exceptional panoramas, AND the lucky blighter has been to all these fantastic places! GRRR!! Oh, and he’s also really big!
a rose garden…
Not just any rose garden, this is the Victorian State Rose Garden at Werribee Park. It even looks like an English Tudor Rose from the air. The Mansion itself, just to the south west is a fabulous place to visit, and now incorporates a luxury hotel with more formal gardens all around. If you’re into …
The World Game Lame
I watched (on TV) Australia’s Socceroos qualify for their first World Cup appearance in 32 years. It was spectacular stuff… the event was huge and there was certainly drama and action aplenty… but what is it with this acting? how can they get away with that? I was impressed that the Spanish referee seemed on …
wipe off that drool!…
As of last Tuesday’s Epicure liftout in The Age, everyone is discovering food blogs. I’m a food lover – a bit of a cook – mostly an eater, who has long enjoyed the vicarious pleasure of food blogs. The epicure article was pretty good, highlighting a bunch of great blogs – some I’ve already seen, …
go and poo somewhere else…
The building I work in is beautiful. Very old, very grand, sorta gothic sandstone. My office has real windows we can open and there are lawns outside the window. Alas, old buildings are expensive to maintain, the sandstone parapets are broken in places and the facade is cracked and flaking – mortar and finishing are …
very old noodles
Being a big fan of Chinese Food (inserts plug for our favourite local restaurant), and living in a very ‘Italian’ area of Melbourne, I have followed with some interest the debate about who invented the noodle. The Italians insist that Marco Polo introduced it to China, the Chinese argue the reverse. Even the Arab countries …