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Australia Photo ~ Palm & Boab Trees in Anzac Square, Brisbane Anzac Square is in the centre of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Associating bottle trees with the Kimberleys in Western Australia, when I first saw these boabs in Brisbane I felt there was an in-congruency. What I didn’t realize was their symbolic significance. The boab trees commemorate the Queensland Light Horse […]
Australia Photo ~ A Moment in Time Brisbane Town Hall, Queensland, Australia The 70m clock tower that rises 91 meters above ground level, is based upon St Mark’s Campanile, in Venice Italy. The four clock faces on each side of the tower are the largest in Australia. Opened in 1930, the Brisbane Town Hall underwent […]
I love going to GoMA, Gallery of Modern Art on Southbank There’s always something exciting to be seen that will uplift or renew flagging inspiration. Having been closed for six weeks since the Brisbane floods in January, I made a bee line when it reopened this last weekend! Occupying the whole building, the current exhibition: […]
Poles apart, I leave the quiet tranquil waters of the islands in the Bay off Brisbane… for the hustle and bustle of Brisbane city At the Queensland Art Gallery I’m confronted by images reflecting problems civilization is creating in our modern world… with this work (promoting an upcoming exhibition by Scott Redford)that appears to be overheating […]
I flew down to Sydney for the ITE (Independent Travel Exchange). A gathering of travel people from across the Australian tourism spectrum ~ Ozzie retailers, tour operators, suppliers of tourist accommodation, as well as the education sectors – A gathering of the clans and an opportunity to meet and discuss tourism related issues. I love travel, and I love […]
My eye was taken by this advertisement in a weekend newspaper colour supplement. It seems I’m not the only one who thinks its fun to visually… …track *your* trails and tales 😉 By Visit Victoria its a promotion to ‘Lose Yourself’ in Melbourne’s fashion districts. When visiting a new city, or exploring your home turf, doodling a diagrammatic ‘mud […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
When I asked followers on our Facebook page : “What was your favourite journey?” Here is what *you* said in Favourite Journey Part 1 Here is the second half! 🙂 Julie Wise Not my trip but I think we all need to hear the story…My neighbours are just back from what was to be 6wk […]
