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Boomerangs are an Australian icon. It’s one of the most popular souvenirs. You see them in all the tourist shops and museum gift shops. Most of these are overpriced and they may not fly well. I wanted to get some real boomerangs for my family and friends back home. The boomerang is tens of thousands …
The Puffing Billy is a heritage railway in the Dandenong Ranges. Running 15.6 miles, the railway line opened in 1900 to serve the local farming and timber community. It stopped running in 1953 after a landslide blocked a portion of the line and closed formally in 1954. A group of people saw something special in …
Thank goodness Collingwood beat Richmond Saturday night because it would not have been as good a first AFL game for me otherwise. In Miami, going to a sporting event can be a real headache. The latest news in Miami’s sports scene is around the new baseball park, a “gauche waste of public funds and taxpayer money” …
The William Ricketts Sanctuary is one of the most beautiful and serene places I’ve visited. Located in a ferny glade in the Dandenongs, the William Ricketts Sanctuary features amazing and haunting clay sculptures of Aboriginal people nestled among the trees. Although not an Aboriginal person himself, William Ricketts (1898-1993) spent time among the Pitjantjatjara and Arrernte Aboriginal …
I’ve been in Melbourne about five weeks. Here are some random observations on small differences between Miami and Melbourne. On the Road It’s hard for a young person to get their driver’s licence in the state of Victoria. After passing a knowledge test and an eyesight test, an applicant can get a learner permit at …
With a population of just over 3,000, Daylesford might sound like a sleepy and conservative, but this little town is as a centre for “alternative lifestyles”. Daylesford is a spa town. Aside from spa treatments, you can find reiki, aromatheraphy, reflexology, and other forms of alternative and spiritual healing. It has a thriving LGBTIQ community and a Pagan one as …