Driving the Flinders Ranges
The Flinders Ranges is a ancient ragged range spiked out of the semi arid desert of mid-north south Australia. Created millions of years ago the place has a sense timelessness and weight, a place of harsh beauty and rugged peace. I headed up there not long ago in a 2wd hire car, a VW [...]
The Balkans to Iraq Part 1 is here if you have missed the journey soo far. And visit the boys site It’s on the Meter here Old Friends I first visited Venice in 2008 and the thing I remember most was how nice the gelato (an Italian desert, like Ice Cream but nicer) tasted. [...]
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13 years ago I spent 4 weeks in the hilltop heaven of McLeod Ganj. Recently a friend and fellow contributor to JeSaurai visited so we thought it interesting to compare notes/stories and images to see how? Or if India has changed with its leap into modernity. 1998 McLead, and Bhagsu nag the tiny village [...]
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Andrea Hazim recently left her home in Australia to visit her relatives in Lebanon these are her pictures and words. This photo was taken in Tripoli. Wasn’t sure what the building was as there was no sign around. I believe it may have been their police centre. It had police guards out front. This is [...]
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At the beginning of 2011 three friends left England on an epic journey across the planet to Sydney Australia this is their adventure. (their site: its on the meter). Rather than fly they thought they would go by cab, driving a black London taxi lovingly named Hannah, overland through some of the most intriguing and [...]
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These are beautiful photo’s of Tasmania in southern Australia. Tasmania has some of the oldest forests in the world and most wonderful food, wine and beer. I travelled From Launceston a small town in the north along the East coast down to Hobart (the capital) in the south visiting Frecinet national park and many wineries [...]
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One forgets the beauty of Australia when the endless repetition of home, train, office and return consumes every waking hour of the modern adult. Recently I escaped from this treading water by driving 45min north of Adelaide to the world famous Barossa Valley. It was not my first visit, as a teenager I had driven [...]
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Jos is one of the many Aussies trying his luck in london. This is just a little of his story… Wow, so much time has passed and so many things have happened since my last entry I don’t quiet know where to begin. I re-read my previous entry and realised that I have a lot [...]
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Oakbank is the biggest picnic race meeting in the Southern hemisphere, held about a 45min drive from the centre of Adelaide, in the rolling hills and gum tree bush, 60,000 people go to dress up, show off, BBQ and watch horses run around in circles and over fences. Flying into Adelaide always reminds me of [...]
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