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This little piggie 23 Aug 2013 | 12:41 pm
My friend and I were sitting on the terrace enjoying the view from Casa Debbio when I spotted my neighbour Vittorio making his way up the driveway. Walking beside him was his pet cinghiale, wild pig…n...
Sign of the times 21 Aug 2013 | 01:35 am
Some people go to a bit of trouble to amuse others. I spotted this sign beside my bus stop in West End a little while ago. It has gone now, no doubt removed by the council, but another one has popped ...
Up a lazy river 18 Aug 2013 | 02:03 am
A couple of weeks ago I took the Miramar up the Brisbane River to Lone Pine to spend a few hours with some iconic Australian animals. The trip on the river was delightful. The Brisbane river winds in ...
Dutch rooftops 15 Aug 2013 | 02:28 pm
We really enjoyed our trip to Holland last year. We travelled to Amsterdam and Haarlem and had a great time. I discovered some more photos of the lovely buildings we saw. The rooftops in Amsterdam and...
Breakfast at Balthazar 13 Aug 2013 | 02:07 am
I have travelled to New York many times and I have a few favourite places I like to visit every time I am in the city…sometimes more than once. Balthazar is one of these places. The restaurant was ope...
My Country, contemporary art from Black Australia 11 Aug 2013 | 01:59 am
‘My Country, I Still Call Australia Home: Contemporary Art from Black Australia’ is Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art’s largest exhibition of contemporary art by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander a...
Use it or lose it 8 Aug 2013 | 01:07 pm
One of the things I love about living in Italy is the small, locally owned food shops. In Bagni di Lucca I like to shop at Patrizia’s fruit and vegetable establishment. Here it is “Non si tocca”, “Don...
Food, glorious food 4 Aug 2013 | 04:08 am
James Street, New Farm is an excellent fashion and food precinct in Brisbane. My favourite clothing shops are here and I do most of my food shopping at the wonderful James St markets. Their fresh prod...
Kangaroos, koalas, wombats… 31 Jul 2013 | 02:37 am
When I am in Italy and it is discovered that I am Australian, the first question is “My cousin lives in Melbourne (or Sydney) do you know him? The next one is always to do with kangaroos and koalas. I...
Sunday lunch at Stokehouse 29 Jul 2013 | 01:58 am
Stokehouse is a very stylish restaurant beside the river in Brisbane…a perfect place for lunch on a sunny winter Sunday. The food is modern Australian…and delicious. The first little treat brought t...
