An independent freelance writer/artist living in Seattle USA but born in Melbourne, Australia.
A walk along gracious and wide Fraser St, main street of the tiny historic town ship of Clunes and 36 km north of Ballar... [more]
Clunes, a Victorian country township with population of approximately 1050 is a ghost town compared to the gold rush day... [more]
Spring in the Fitzroy Gardens is a feast for the senses. Flowers are in abundance, the lawn is green and inviting and de... [more]
Not surprisingly, 13 of the 15 chocolate tour participants were women. Statistics reveal that cacao has many benefits an... [more]
Williamstown was the landing place for Victoria's first settlers in 1835. Originally named Fort Gellibrand, with its dee... [more]
Port Gellibrand (now Williamstown) was the name of Victoria's first settlement & home to the timeball tower, pictured.... [more]
Although many locals enjoy making derogatory comments about the muddy Yarra River it is truly a fascinating delight to v... [more]
The Sebel Hotel, in Melbourne's trendy Flinders Lane, is a delight. It's my favourite Melbourne apartment hotel. Enterin... [more]
One third of Seattle's magnificent Seward Park is old growth, never logged, forest. Accounts suggest that the abund... [more]
"The Frye", as it's fondly referred to by Seattlites, is located on Seattle's first hill, is a local treasure and is not... [more]
Melbourne's sophisticated Southern Cross is the hub for regional train & bus transportation in the state.... [more]
Recently a group of 110 senior bushwalkers, from Adelaide, drove to Bright, a historical township in The Victorian Alps,... [more]