Habitat For Humanity is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing organisation building simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with people in need. I have a number of friends and colleagues who have volunteered to travel overseas and assist with building projects for people in need – great job by them I say. Compass on ABC TV [...]
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Habitat For Humanity
Posted in Humanity, Travel on May 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Volkswagen Golf Wagon – Review
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized on May 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I learned to drive in a Volkswagen, all those years ago. It was one of the old VW bugs, in fact the first of the models released in Australia with the curved, instead of the straight windscreen. They were funny days, in hindsight, trying to master a handbrake start on a slight hill at Merrimac, [...]
Bravo Warragul SES & Lions
Posted in Emergency Management, Travel on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A big three cheers to all the volunteers from Warragul SES and the Lions Club for their manning of the Driver Reviver post at Longwarry North today. An excellent service for all of us travelling back from Gippsland – managed extremely well and in a very friendly manner. Bravo!
A Life-Defining Decision (and a Damn Good Holiday)
Posted in Family, Travel on April 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I’ve blogged before about the importance of our dogs, Spike and Ned, to Carol and me. They are an integral part of our lives, so when we decided to go away for Easter, it had to be somewhere that they could come as well. We found Eagle Point Cottages on the net (http://www.gippslandlakesaccommodation.com/), about three [...]
Bravo Make A Wish Foundation–Boo Tiger Airways
Posted in Opinion, Travel on April 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Age had a story this morning on another Tiger Airways debacle. Why anyone would fly with these clowns is a complete mystery to me. If you dig down into the comments in the article, you’ll find this. Bravo Make A Wish Foundation!
Why I Choose Virgin Blue And Not Qantas
Posted in Opinion, Travel, tagged qantas, virgin blue on December 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I hate Qantas! That may not come as too much of a surprise to those that know me. I concede I get carried away sometimes with the adverse way I rate Qantas when compared to Virgin Blue, an airline which I consider to be a vastly superior domestic carrier in Australia. However, on this occasion, [...]
The Flinging Kangaroo
Posted in Travel, tagged qantas, The Age on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When it goes bad for Qantas, it goes bad big time. This is how The Age described the airline online, prior to it being corrected soon after.
The Headless Pelican
Posted in Animals, Photography, Travel, tagged hastings, pelican on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The plan was to head to the Red Hill Brewery for lunch and a taste of some fine ale. The plan was thwarted by this thing called Easter. “We can get you a table at 2:00pm tomorrow” wasn’t really what we wanted to hear, but so be it. The dining rooms at three wineries down [...]
Marysville – Showing Our Support
Posted in Red Cross, Travel, tagged Marysville on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With Carol and me both on leave this week, we’ve been looking for a couple of day trips to do. Carol had seen a news story on the new supermarket opening in Marysville and how the locals were encouraging visitors to come along and help get the town back on its feet after the fires. [...]
Sydney Airport – Fail!
Posted in Opinion, Travel on October 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I flew into Sydney Airport this morning. Never been a big fan of Sydney, especially flying into / out of there. We were advised in Melbourne that the flight was delayed due to single runway operations in Sydney. We ended up leaving 20 minutes late. Ah, I thought. It must be because there’s a westerly [...]
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