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Lake George, Australia: Weereewa Lookout

6 Aug 2022 2 minute read 2 comments bengy

  Well... this is a sight that most people won't really associate with Australia. Most people will think of endless Sun and heat, and perhaps drought. And that was true not so long ago... but at the moment, we are going through a period of unusual...

Melbourne Recital Centre: Melbourne (AUSTRALIA)

31 Jul 2022 2 minute read 5 comments bengy

  Oh wow, the concert venue landscape in Australia has changed quite a bit since I was last living here. Well, I guess that is really to be expected after almost two decades... and it does mean that I'm not only revisiting old favourites, but also...

Bashan: Sydney, AUSTRALIA

26 Jul 2022 3 minute read 0 comments bengy

  This was a place that I visited on one of my first forays into Sydney soon after arriving back into Australia in the midst of the Omicron outbreak. It was quite strange to be back in a familiar yet alien city and society... and I had no idea whe...

Jimmy's Falafel: Sydney, AUSTRALIA

24 Jul 2022 3 minute read 0 comments bengy

  As I've mentioned in previous restaurant reviews, much of the time, I'm hunting around for something to eat in that short space between a seating call rehearsal and the actual concert for the evening. So, options are a bit limited; as I'm constr...

Trying to Resurrect Some Small Trees

20 Jul 2022 4 minute read 4 comments bengy

  Well... the front of our house (and the back) is looking a little bit denuded at the moment. So many small trees and shrubs needed to be removed to make a path for the trenches of the pipework. I had moved a couple of the bottle-brushes beforeha...

Manly Beach: Sydney, AUSTRALIA

17 Jul 2022 2 minute read 2 comments bengy

  Well... when you are in Sydney, one of the things that you are likely to end up doing is to take a trip over to Manly Beach. It is one of the more famed beaches in Sydney, but I think I think that if you are in Australia, I would much prefer to...

Trackdown Studios: Sydney, AUSTRALIA

14 Jul 2022 2 minute read 2 comments bengy

  Trackdown Studios is a pretty famous place if you are into movies or computer games... it is the recording studio where quite a few soundtracks for movies and games have been recorded. For the curious minded, you can see a list of soundtracks th...

Cafe Newtown: Sydney (AUSTRALIA)

21 Jun 2022 2 minute read 0 comments bengy

  A few weeks back, I was graciously put up in a nice house in Newtown... I really like having accommodation that isn't a hotel, and when I'm being housed by a friend of the ensemble, it is even better when the host has gone away for a holiday as...

A Tale of Two Digital Government Applications

20 Jun 2022 4 minute read 2 comments bengy

Unsplash     Unsplash   Phew... what a pain in the arse of a day of completing online forms and navigating the Australian system of crapola that passes for online/digital governmental services. In the Netherlands, many of the governmental se...

Vivid Light Festival: Sydney (AUSTRALIA)

18 Jun 2022 2 minute read 0 comments bengy

  On a recent visit to Sydney for work, I was told about an ongoing light festival that was happening in the Sydney City area. Well, I've seen some pretty cool light festivals in Europe... so, I was definitely keen to go out and see what Australia...