Currently Reading: David Mitchell - The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet I've decided to start bookending my posts with a note of current and completed reads. I have drawn a rough sketch map of the Jamison Valley in my journal, with the intention of stitching together every trail within its domain (then extending my … Continue reading Fern Bower to Furber Stairs – Leura to Katoomba via Federal Pass, Clifftops & Cascades
Finally unpacking the books
Now that teaching is over and my wrist has healed enough to weight-bear, I have been dragging books out of storage (most of which have been gathering dust for the better part of two years). I am in the process of building my thesis nest to see me through the final gestation period (it's a … Continue reading Finally unpacking the books
A week on the Peloponnese peninsula (circa 2005)
In 2005 I travelled to Europe for the first time, spending 6 weeks in Greece, 2 weeks in Italy, 6 weeks in England and 6 weeks in Spain. Following are some pics from my time on the Peloponnese peninsula where I spent a week with my (then) flatmate Amaya and her two brothers, Lorien and … Continue reading A week on the Peloponnese peninsula (circa 2005)
Sequoia National Park, California
Sequoia National Park, with its majestic endangered trees (the last of their kind) was the third National Park in as many weeks to make me cry. In Yosemite and Zion, it was the mountainscapes that generated awe, presented to the park visitor in the most spectacular fashion, via carefully engineered entrance roads that brought you … Continue reading Sequoia National Park, California
Bryce Canyon, Utah, U.S.
Zion National Park, Utah
More from the back catalogue... These pics of Zion are from my 2013 trip to the U.S. The Narrows - one of my favourite day hikes of all time
Back in the beautiful Blueys
I moved back to the Blue Mountains in July but broke my wrist hiking within the first month. My phone was in my pocket at the time of the fall, so unfortunately it took a swim too, and because I hadn't backed up, I lost all my photos from recent months. I think there's a … Continue reading Back in the beautiful Blueys
House sitting – meet the animals ๐พ
Currently reading: Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury I have been back in Tasmania for almost two months now. I am loving this island and all it has to offer. It appears I may have found work, with what looks like a great company. I had my medical today and commence employment on … Continue reading House sitting – meet the animals ๐พ
Some pictorial highlights from my first month back in Tasmania
Cataract Gorge๏ปฟ Wine tastingHarvest marketCradle Mountain Not bloodGrindlewald Swiss VillageBen LomondHouse sitting for cousin Leith & famTamar WetlandsGlover Prize
The Blueys, Bondi and the coast road south
Current read: The High Mountains of Portugal - Yann Martel. With peach season over, no work on offer at the uni, and my Dad's white cell count running amok, I decided to head south to Tassie to spend time with the fam. I couldn't leave NSW, of course, without visiting the Murphy/Davies clan in the … Continue reading The Blueys, Bondi and the coast road south
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