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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...

Back on the roof!

13 Jun 2022 3 minute read 0 comments bengy

  So... after a couple of weeks of rain, it is time to head on back up to the roof and get those gutter guards installed. Honestly, cleaning out the gutters is a bit of a full time job at the moment... the high winds and the amount of trees means...