This is the next instalment of my Special Moments, Magic Memories series for the 2022 A to Z Blog Challenge. Back when we were mere youngsters in the early 1970s, we decided to use our biennial leave fares to travel to Europe from Papua New Guinea. Our initial intention was to take Miss 3 and … More Europe adventuring and Expo 88
This is the next instalment of my Special Moments, Magic Memories series for the 2022 A to Z Blog Challenge. I’ve been reflecting on why travel-based memories feature so much in my stories. It’s not just that it ties into family history so often, or that I love travel, which I do. I’m wondering if … More D is for Dingle and Darwin
This is the next instalment of my Special Moments, Magic Memories series for this year’s A to Z Blog Challenge. Memories come in all shapes and sizes. Some are those “wow” moments that bring you up short and stay with you because they are remarkable. Others are more subtle, nuanced moments with memories that can … More Camping, Culture and Challenges
This is the next instalment of my Special Moments, Magic Memories series for this year’s A to Z Blog Challenge: B is for Beautiful Bali. For many Aussies, Bali offers a “soft” overseas travel option: not too far, friendly people, beers, bargaining, beaches and beauty treatments. For residents of Australia’s northern city, Darwin, it has … More B is for Beautiful Bali
Today is the first of my Special Moments, Magic Memories series for this year’s A to Z Blog Challenge. Cast your mind back to the late 1980s and life as we knew it then: no internet, no mobile phones, no online maps, no Google, no email. The past was indeed a different technological “country” then. … More A2Z 2022: Ancestral Homes
This year I have chosen Special Moments, Magic Memories as my A to Z theme. It will be a form of memoir with a focus on special memories I have, sometimes triggered by small things, and other times by “WOW” moments. All have become part of my life’s tapestry and I hope you’ll enjoy some … More My theme for A to Z 2022
Family history across the seas 