Postcard from… Hintock River Camp @ Hellfire Pass

Postcard from… Hintock River Camp @ Hellfire Pass

Our retirement plan included lots of travel because we have always loved visiting (and revisiting) places that are different to home. We also like to be warm! So far we have safely achieved all the travel we could reasonably have undertaken, especially considering our...
Postcard from… The Bridge on the River Kwai

Postcard from… The Bridge on the River Kwai

Generally regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean, based on a 1952 novel written by Pierre Boulle. It stars Alec Guinness, William Holden...
Postcard from…. Sydney Zoo

Postcard from…. Sydney Zoo

.We had a lovely afternoon at Taronga Zoo yesterday. We first visited the zoo on  one of our early trips to Sydney from Singapore. We have a photo of a young Leah holding an albino python. Well, a well-fed albino python was draped across a very brave little...
Postcard from…. Bondi 2022 Episode 1

Postcard from…. Bondi 2022 Episode 1

  We’ve been in Bondi for just over a week. We’ve a lot to share, more than can be put into a brief WhatsApp message, so we thought I’d draft a ‘Postcard from…’ to include it all. So, where to start? At the beginning, I guess…   We arrived into Melbourne after a long...
Postcard from…. The Queens Hotel, Cheltenham

Postcard from…. The Queens Hotel, Cheltenham

  I’ve not stayed at The Queens for over 35 years so with lockdown restrictions easing we decided to spend a couple of midweek nights in the regency town again, reliving a few early career and romantic memories. As a young IT professional based in London’s West...
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