There is something quite nice about being alone on a bus, no phone reception, your thoughts organising themselves into various orders, being given that time all to yourself and thinking 'right, I must catch up and reply to that long email...' I like these moments of travel. I actually quite like being between places... The … Continue reading Travelling a Little Less Likely With Integrity
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Rolling Back Onto The Farm
We have just spent a week on a farm near a city called Roma in Queensland. The soil a bit redder than New South Wales' brown, Ben and I have been driving tractors, mustering cattle, making cattle feed (most dusty a process!) and enjoying not being in a tent! Ben, familiar with most tasks having … Continue reading Rolling Back Onto The Farm
Captain Robert James Meade
Today, I woke up in a pretty unhappy mood. Unsure of a direction, my head was battling between logic and reason or whether a change would be good... Having had this feeling a couple of times previously on my travels, I decided the first thing to do was to fuel up on nutrition and buy … Continue reading Captain Robert James Meade
That Big Red Rock in the Centre of Australia…
We arrived at that big red rock that is synonymous with Australia's portrait... The cultural centre our first stop, we learned of the cultural significance; of the sacredness of the area and the story of its creation. I stood and read pages entitled the 'sorry' book filled with letters sent by people taking photos, sand … Continue reading That Big Red Rock in the Centre of Australia…
What Happened When the Clock Turned 00.01
The clock turned 00.01. I had wanted to be out of work before this but a group of people sitting at my bar and a complicated bar till receipt needing changed held my attention. It had been 'tell me your story' night. We had all shared our stories. I learnt that one man flipped a … Continue reading What Happened When the Clock Turned 00.01
Home Nation Guessing Games and Nocturnal Nights with Dracula
"Are you Irish?" Nope... "You must be English then?" he said. Nope... "Welsh then?" Nope... He thought for a second. Obviously working out the countries that comprise the UK. "Scottish?" he asked. Yup I said. This man is one of many that I have encountered this week who I have played this guessing game with! … Continue reading Home Nation Guessing Games and Nocturnal Nights with Dracula
