port melbourne, victoria, australia

port melbourne beach on a windy cool spring day

paris, france

grand ol' paris. around the back of the louve (if you call the pyramid side the front) lies the Palais du Lourve.  it's a majestic building that we walked passed on the first full day of being in paris.  we both didn't end up in the Lourve but were happy enough to walk through the front gardens up av. des champs elysees and sat our bums down at beautiful joel robuchon for lunch

aix en provence, france

we did a cooking class just outside aix en provence.  the couple taught us how to cook a few provincal dishes at their very tuscan like house in the countryside.

shrine of remembrance

the shrine is melbourne's war memorial was built following ww1 and has now expanded to cover all victorians who have served in a war. lest we forget

brisbane

only a couple of months ago, the brisbane river was flooded leaving the city a ghost town.  the ferry stop on the left is still non-operational.  the ferris wheel and lawn on the right was flooded for days.

hanoi, vietnam

its interesting how the night glow changes due to rampant pollution in a beautiful developing country.

st kilda pier, melbourne

 another sunny day in lovely melbourne.  happy new year

hidden melbourne

laneways of art, culture, food, coffee and shopping - melbourne in a photo

degraves st, melbourne

fancy a seat? pull up a milk carton. i hear the dairys want them back, so eat your cheap $3+ waffle quick

birrarung marr

is life actually greener on the other side?

Melbourne Airport to Canberra

Qantas has been in the news a lot lately.  Yes, they have had issues with their Trent 900 engines on their A380s.  Yes they have had lots of press on failed engines on some 747s, bird strikes, faulty warning lights and so on.  The press has been pretty unfair though.  For starters, the Trent 900s are made by a UK Rolls Royce.  Airlines frequently have engine failures and bird strikes.  There are some very valid reasons to dislike Qantas.  For example, introducing a 2-3-2 seating on their new trans-continental 737s in J between Perth and the East Coast :).  Failures by others (Rolls, nature...) sensationalised by news hungry press is, however, not a reason to avoid Qantas.

lindsay house, barossa valley

the view from the backyard of Lindsay House b&b

sydney

sydney is not just about surf, but has some great green areas that would rival melbourne

manly wharf

as the sun sets, a young couple on the left eyes some tourists at manly, nsw