Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life! I'm a Violinist and doing what I love is often interestingly contrasted with the reality of getting to do what I love...
27 Jan 2022 2 minute read 0 comments bengy
Canberra has always been described as the "bush capital" of Australia, and taking a quick look at a map reveals why that is the case. The national capital is completely surrounded by large tracts of bushland and reserves... and even when you are...
26 Jan 2022 4 minute read 0 comments bengy
Unsplash You can find previous Brain Dumps here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21. Part 22, P...
25 Jan 2022 2 minute read 0 comments bengy
Today, we move to the north of Tathra town, just across the bridge to the Ray Whyman Reserve. Just a quick drive across the bridge over the Bega River, we find ourselves in a nice little secluded area where the river feeds out into the ocean. A...
23 Jan 2022 5 minute read 0 comments bengy
Unsplash 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...
22 Jan 2022 2 minute read 2 comments bengy
After so many years of living in the very flat and under-sea-level Netherlands... it is a bit of a surprise to experience hills and slopes again! The kids are full of complaints when they are going up.... but screaming around and having more tha...
20 Jan 2022 4 minute read 0 comments bengy
Unsplash 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...
19 Jan 2022 3 minute read 0 comments bengy
Ahhhh... this is a little trip that I had taken as one of my last concert tours in Europe. Honestly, as much as I hate travelling (yes yes, I know... I had chosen the wrong job for that...)... there are some moments which make it really quite wo...
18 Jan 2022 5 minute read 0 comments bengy
Unsplash 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... It...
17 Jan 2022 2 minute read 0 comments bengy
Now that we are out of the isolation period, the bad storm weather has passed and we have managed a few family gatherings and administrative arrival (and departure) things, we are starting to explore and rediscover Canberra. Partly, this is for...
16 Jan 2022 5 minute read 0 comments bengy
When we packed up all our stuff for the big to Australia, most of our pretty large collection of sheet music went on the boat in a container. That means, at best... we won't see it until about late February or something like that. Given that it...
