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30 Apr 2022 2 minute read 0 comments bengy
I've been hunting around for some cheap and decent places to stay in Sydney over the coming year... most of the groups that I am playing in will cover a hotel or something like that... and generally will organise a nice one for me to stay at......
28 Apr 2022 3 minute read 0 comments bengy
In the last of the series about our recent little day visit to the town of Merimbula on the Australian Sapphire coast, we have the real reason that we had come! It wasn't for the really great lunch, or even for the unexpectedly good ice-cream! I...
26 Apr 2022 4 minute read 0 comments bengy
So, the other end of our little trip to Merimula to do the famous Boardwalk walk (that will be the last post of this little series!)... and this is the starting end. The earlier post dealt with the post-walk ice-cream treats... and this post sta...
23 Apr 2022 3 minute read 2 comments bengy
What is the best way to entice kids (and husbands...) to go on a walk? Well, a sure fire way is to make a promise of icecream at the end! ... and that is what happened recently on a nice little trip down to Merimbula on the Australian Sapphire C...
22 Apr 2022 4 minute read 2 comments bengy
Unsplash Unsplash The time has begun... the election for Australia was called about a week and a bit ago, and it is now set for the 21st of May. I'm quite a bit of an avid follower of politics... I'm not a complete junkie, but I do like...
7 Apr 2022 1 minute read 0 comments its_nature_nature_nature
Quite a few years ago I was lucky enough to go to Australia. One of the places I've been is the Great barrier reef.The Great barrier reef is a coral reef. It is located along the coast of Queensland in north-eastern Australia. It is the largest reef...
25 Mar 2022 3 minute read 3 comments bengy
This is my series about trying to find our footing in Australia. It will no doubt be a series of joy and sadness and struggle... Things will turn out alright? Won't they? Part 1: Settling In and AdjustingPart 2: Checking In...Part 3: House Hunti...
21 Mar 2022 4 minute read 2 comments bengy
Unsplash Unsplash Part 1: Settling In and AdjustingPart 2: Checking In...Part 3: House HuntingPart 4: Best and FinalPart 5: Gazumped!Part 6: School Worries...Part 7: We did it!Part 8: Travelling to and Remembering SydneyPart 9: Searchin...
20 Mar 2022 1 minute read 0 comments bengy
The Canberra Festival (well, I think it is now called the Enlighten Festival?) is is pretty standard fixture in the life of Canberrans (Ken Behrens!). And one of the most recognisable features of that Festival is the week long hot-air balloons t...
17 Mar 2022 4 minute read 2 comments bengy
This is my series about trying to find our footing in Australia. It will no doubt be a series of joy and sadness and struggle... Things will turn out alright? Won't they? Part 1: Settling In and AdjustingPart 2: Checking In...Part 3: House Hunti...
