Currently Reading: Trent Dalton – Boy Swallows Universe | Alice Bishop – A Constant Hum | Victor Steffensen – Fire Country | Ian McEwan – Sweet Tooth My primary reason for return to Tas this time round was to join a small group of family and close friends for a journey up the Gordon River … Continue reading West Coast Tasmania
Road trip
On the Road
Apologies for the long hiatus. I've been on a much needed screen break. As a reward to self for finishing my thesis last August, I decided to drive to Tasmania via the NSW and Victorian coastal roads during the summer break. After five weeks on the road, I crossed into South Australia at Mt Gambier … Continue reading On the Road
Westward Ho – Broken Hill and Beyond
Currently reading: Patrícia Melo – The Lost World | Peter Matthiessen – The Snow Leopard (renewed vigor) | David Foster Wallace – Infinite Jest (chipping away) Took a drive out west for a few days earlier this week... Day 1 - Gulgong Day 2 - Broken Hill Day 3 - Mildura Day 4 - Cowra … Continue reading Westward Ho – Broken Hill and Beyond
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