Street Art in Darwin
Anywhere I go, I always look for a street art. Last time I visited Darwin about 8 months ago. I walked around the city area […]
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Traveling with Japan Airlines
I am on my way to India. A G A I N. I have grand plans to go to Sikkim, Darjeeling and Gaumukh this time. […]
How Meetup changed my life
Today I wanted to talk about a totally different matter. It’s not about India, travel or taxi drivers. It’s about Meetup. It brings together people who […]
Street art in Wollongong
On my next trip to Wollongong – the satellite city of Sydney- I decided to explore the street art. I also got myself a local […]
There is only one problem with Melbourne
From the airport to home is about 45 minutes. Driver: “The only purebred Aussie driver in Melbourne” in his late 60’s and married for 40 years. […]
Melbourne street art – part 4
I am a big fan of street art and Melbourne is a great place to look for some interesting work. I haven’t seen any pieces […]
Beechworth – worth a visit
Here, in Victoria we have many small country towns, which in mid 1850′ grew up like mushrooms around gold mines. In Beechworth area gold was […]
Melbourne street art – part 3
Right in the middle of the Melbourne city behind Federation Square is Hosier Lane. This is one of the ten most famous street art precincts […]
New Year celebration in the countryside
My hiking club decided to celebrate Xmas 2017 by camping in the Grampians (a large mountain range in Victoria). It was a very interesting experience […]
Melbourne street art – part 2
I have been living in Melbourne for a very long time now. Half of my life, to be precise. And I love it to pieces. […]
Street Art in New Plymouth, NZ
My recent trip to NZ was very fruitful. I worked a little, walked a little and climbed a little. Weather was really good, so I […]
Grampians and Pink Lake in Dimboola
Dimboola is a small country town in the west of Victoria. Until 1867, it was known as Nine Creeks. An English surveyor renamed it after […]
Train Art aka Street Art in Dimboola
The long weekend in November, dedicated to horse racing carnival, we decided to spend in Grampians – the highest mountain range in Victoria. Since vacant […]
What a ride!
October 2017, from home to airport Driver Australian, mid 50’s, no other info My day started a bit dreary as for a start I […]
Street art in Melbourne – take 1
Recently I went on my weekly hiking trip around Melbourne. In the western part of the city I found really cool street art. Then […]
Big Mango and Street Art
Australia is famous for everything “Big”. We have the Big Lobster, Big Koala, Big Banana, Big Orange and the Big Rocking Horse. We also have […]
Indians ‘migrated to Australia 4,000 years ago’ – True or False?
Indians ‘migrated to Australia 4,000 years ago’ When I visited Kakadu Park in Northern Territory (Australia) last year, I was surprised by the aboriginal […]
Taxi tales 22 – “criminal” from Eritrea
May 2017, Melbourne from airport home Driver Johannes from Africa, Christian, married, 3 kids, mid fifties. When it was my turn boarding a taxi, […]
Taxi tale 20 – Zaika, Shisha and I
March 2017: trip from home to the airport. Driver from Pakistan, in his late twenties The things I learn in taxis ……. This time my […]
Sculptures by the Sea – Perth – Take 3
I am in Perth, Western Australia. Work, not leisure. My recent visit “coincidentally” was aligned with the art exhibition Sculptures by the Sea. Again. I […]