A beach is enticing, but what is it that makes it so alluring? Blue sea… white sand… and thoughts of lying in the shade of a tree whilst listening to the water lapping up on the shore can’t help but wash waves of relaxation over you. There are few people who have ‘work’ associations with […]
Koalas
I’ve only ever seen a koala in the wild twice. Once in a beautiful piece of eucalyptus forest in northern NSW where tucked high up in the fork of a tree between trunk and branch the koala was perched, or was it wedged? 😉 And the second time was on an horrendously busy road in an outer […]
Brisbane and Boab Trees
I love travelling on my home turf. I live on an island out in the bay off Brisbane, which is only an hour from the centre but each time I go into the city I enjoy viewing it as though through the eyes of a visitor! I took the vehicle ferry this time as opposed to […]
Year at a Glance – July 2010
In July it was announced that Journey Jottings was a finalist in the Australian Home-Based Business Awards. On 30th July I flew to Melbourne where I was presented with my Award by the Victorian State Minister for Small Business the Honorable Joe Helper MP. At the end of each month I enter a Journey Jottings highlight on […]
Melbourne – Part 2
On Friday of last week (Aug 2010) I flew from Brisbane to Melbourne for the day to be presented, by the Victorian Minister for Small Business the Honourable Joe Helper MP, with a certificate honouring Journey Jottings being a finalist in the Australian Home Based Business Awards this year. The Exhibition Centre is next to the Maritime Museum so after the […]
Melbourne, Australia
Journey Jottings was a finalist in the Australian Home Based Business Awards this year (2010), so last Friday I flew from Brisbane down to Melbourne for the day to be presented with a certificate to honour the achievement by the Victorian Minister for Small Business the Honourable Joe Helper MP ~ #Travel Tip: Check in […]
Purnululu – The Bungle Bungles in the Kimberleys, NW Australia
We had a call this morning from the Bungle Bungles – Purnululu National Park – up in the Kimberleys in the north of Western Australia ~ In the Dry Season in northern Australia they experience beautiful clear blue skies and perfect temperatures for travelling and exploring the Kimberley region in the NW. They were calling to order […]
New Eyes
Spotted this poster on the Community Board down at the ferry terminal 🙂 “The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes” Marcel Proust Having recently written a blog post about travelling on home turf its a quote that I love! 😀
Who is Linda?
To give a quick background summary as to who is behind Journey Jottings I’ve added a ‘Who is Linda?’ tab to our Journey Jottings Facebook page ~ Click here to view a bigger version! What do you think? 😉
Osprey
We went across the Bay in the boat… Took the tinny over to Stradbroke Island in Moreton Bay (off Brisbane, Queensland) over the weekend …and went for a gorgeous walk along the beach We looked up in this eucalyptus And saw half way up the tree… An Osprey Here are some close ups 😉 […]