A Glover Experience in Tasmania. I had a whirlwind encounter with John Glover’s paintings and followers, on a recent visit to Tasmania from Melbourne. I was focused on the Glover…
Maria Island, Tasmania – Escape to a Convict Island
Escape to a Convict Island By Marjie Courtis 9 October 2023 Bound for Maria Island, Tasmania I was bound for Maria Island in June. A billboard at Hobart airport gave…
Rutherglen, Victoria. A destination and a base
Rutherglen as destination The wineries – Buildings, bottles and bullshit?! My partner and I chose Rutherglen, Victoria for a three day getaway. I thought we’d spend it primarily around the…
Great Ocean Walk or Great Ocean Road?
The Great Ocean Road was progressively opened from 1922 to 1932. The official Great Ocean Walk didn’t arrive until 2004. Which is the best way to see this great ocean…
A Bright Autumn
Bright is a Victorian town in the Alpine Shire, close to the Mt Buffalo National Park, Alpine National Park and Mount Hotham. I visited before winter set in, just after…
A Sojourn in my own city of Melbourne
I took an eight week holiday in my own city of Melbourne, taking a break from my outer suburban home, and moving into The Olsen Hotel in South Yarra, as…
Dampier Peninsula: A Pristine Destination in Western Australia
More than 300 years ago, the explorer and buccaneer, William Dampier, sailed along the Western Australian coast in his ship, the Roebuck. He wrote the first European account of Aboriginal…
Geelong : A Bright Look At Itself
Geelong takes a bright look at its past with a series of more than 100 boldly painted and decorated bollards, permanently ensconced on its waterfront. The bollards, reclaimed from a…
Outback Australia : Travelling On the Sheep’s Back
Australia’s economy rode the sheep’s back well into the twentieth century. And for those of us raised on Click go the Shears, Waltzing Matilda and Clancy of the Overflow, there…
Toast to the Coast : The Geelong Wine Region
The tenth annual Toast to the Coast Festival was held on the Melbourne Cup “Long Weekend”. So on the last weekend in October, 2011, I decided to share in the…
Cycling & Food Pursuits: North East Victoria
Cycling and food pursuits complement each other wonderfully in North East Victoria. My cycling buddies and I based ourselves in little cabins at the Everton Gardens Caravan Park at Everton…
Bruno Benini and Fashion Photography : Creating the Look
The Powerhouse Museum in a former industrial zone of Sydney, celebrates design in a historical context. For the Creating the Look exhibition of Italian-born Bruno Benini, the historical context is…
Melbourne Laneways
Melbourne’s Laneways have become destinations for locals and visitors, they are colourful alternatives for music, art, bars, and restaurants. They are also places to stroll and to party. And their…
Lebanese cuisine in mainstream Sydney
For a taste of Lebanon, you need go no further than the Western Suburbs of Sydney! I went on a guided gourmet tour called ‘Exotic Flavours of Lebanon’, with Gourmet…
A Taste of Hobart, Tasmania
My first stop on arrival at any airport, is the information centre, no matter how many times I’ve been before. So by the time I’d flicked through brochures including The…