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Sysadmin, developer, web dude in a science research organisation. WordPress, Japan, planes, trains, Arduino, Raspberry Pi/Pico, puns, dad jokes, etc

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  • Malaysia 2000 revisited

    I recently discovered some photos from my second trip overseas, to Malaysia in March 2000. I’ve scanned them in an updated the post. On one hand it’s sad to realise how few photographic memories we have of the trip. But scanning them in is hard work. Viva digital!

  • travelling allrite @ instagram

    My 1000th Instagram photo! Thanks to those who have followed, liked and commented over the past few years. It’s appropriate that row K at Sydney Airport’s Terminal 1 houses Singapore Airlines who carried me on my first international flight, 20 years ago in December. #1000 #1K #instagood #sydney #sydneyairport #airport #travelinspiration #sia #singaporeairlines A photo…

  • The less lonely hotel

    My lonely hotel is lonely no more. It began life as a Hilton Hotel, sitting near the bridge across the Cooks River and overlooking the International Terminal of Sydney Airport. A brown and boxy building, I never found it particularly attractive but, as a young and inexperienced traveller more familiar with roadside motels and caravan…

  • Auburn Botanic Gardens Cherry Blossom Festival 2015

    When they think of Auburn the average Sydneysider is likely to think of a suburb full of immigrants from the Middle East, Africa and China. In particular they are probably thinking about a certain Deputy Mayor of Auburn and his overly ostentatious wedding. So it was a bit of a surprise to learn that there…

  • The Cold Front: Flying home

    I knew that the cold front was coming. The news was filled with stories of the chill sweeping the eastern states. Initially both cold fronts were supposed to pass through while we were in Tasmania, leaving stable air in their wake. But nature is fickle and now we would be flying into the high winds…

  • MONA

    When you think of major art destinations around the world, sleepy little Hobart would probably be considered an unlikely place. But it’s true. Since 2011 Hobart has been home to the Museum of New and Old Art, or MONA for short. As its name says it houses art and objects from the ancient to the…

  • The Apple Aisle

    When I was a university student in Canberra I had a couple of house mates from Tasmania. Apart from complaining that Canberra felt colder than Tassie, one of them was Young Einstein incarnate. “G’day, I’m Stuart from Tasmania!” He would say with a broad Taswegian accent, much like that of Yahoo Serious’s character. Stuart was…

  • Tasmania Middle and East

    There are train days and there are car days. Today was supposed to be a bit of both. The plan was to drive up to Devonport and the Don River Railway before arriving back in Hobart for the Festival of Voices bonfire, stopping at interesting small towns along the way. Travelling along the Midland Highway…

  • A hop to Hobart

    The flight to Hobart was delayed. Of course, I only read the message after we’d rushed to the bus stop. Too late now, we’ve got our bags and the house is all locked up, so let’s go. As we approach the airport station B suggests that we continue on to Town Hall, do some shopping,…

  • Dreamlinering through the night

    As I step out of the Narita Express into Terminal 2 I feel an all too familiar sense of apprehension. The journey northwards had begun with confidence, but was betrayed by the skies. Now, less than fours days later, I would be plying the same path. Can the conditions change so much in such a…