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It’s the last day of 2014 and what better way to end it than with a short travel adventure? A very short travel adventure and one not too far from home! I was born in a city famous for its trams and have caught trams in cities across Australia and the world. But I’ve never…
The closure of a railway line is always a point of sadness for me and I always regret it if I never rode the line when I had a chance to. In this case it was to be but a short length of track, a mere two stations. Surprisingly I’ve only visited New South Wales’ second…
Here’s a sight you won’t be seeing after July next year: A Qantas Boeing 747 at Narita Airport in Japan. But not to worry, because Qantas is changing airports to Haneda for its daily flights from Sydney and they still plan to fly their 747-400s there. I’ve never been to Haneda so that’ll be interesting.…
To cut a long story short, I didn’t fly back from Canberra to Sydney. I took the bus instead. No lounge, no meals, no Boeing 717. Just a three and a quarter hour ride under some stormy skies. I watched aircraft fly overhead out of Canberra to Sydney and I imagined myself on them. Nice…
It’s been a while since work let me travel down to Canberra. Not that I’m complaining too much because flights between Sydney and Canberra can be a bit stressful on the nerves of a turbulence hater. Yes, such a short flight and yet they can be so dramatic. As I write this I’m staring out…
It might be a grand building or a rustic shack, a world class gallery or a tiny museum of something obscure, a huge monument or small plaque by the side of the road, but if you want them to come you need an attraction. You might sometimes wonder how some attractions could ever draw tourists…
Two days after Christmas Qantas will operate its final passenger flight on its Boeing 767 fleet, marking twenty six years of operation for the airline. A Qantas 767-300ER glistens at sunrise at Sydney Airport It is with some degree of sadness that I will say farewell to the Qantas 767. Like its also recently retired…
What a pleasant flight home! After all the fear and internal drama of developing storms and jetstream turbulence combined with the apprehension of a “Sydney welcome” the flight turned out to be very smooth. We had to get up early. Early for Malaysia, but sadly still later than our usual Australian day which has returned…
I remember the first time we stayed in the Kuala Lumpur Hilton. This was called a “Techno Room” then. A 42″ plasma TV with external connections, a repeater TV in the bathroom. Probably had a DVD drive and maybe a PlayStation as well. Now… the TV signal isn’t HD and looks as terrible now as…
Stesen Sentral (Central Station) is convenient for those in transit, not a great destination in itself, although over the past few years there has been development, including a swish new shopping centre connected to the station. At least we found a place in the dingy upstairs Malay food court that serves good roti canai. The…
