Year: 2016

The doors are as always open to everyone and this is what makes JLF so important and why it must not change, despite the calls for controlling the crowds and the numbers.The pressure for these soldiers seems to have well and truly lifted.  The day starts with Margaret Atwood in conversation with Naomi Alderman, her…

In the central courtyard of Diggi Palace is an interesting exhibition of art work by Orijit Sen who in his installations called Tall Tales features seven characters from world Literature. They represent Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird, Snowball from George Orwell’s Animal Farm, Alex in Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess,  Madame Precious Ramotswe from No…

The morning of the first day did not start well. Our driver did not know where to take us. Not an uncommon problem and one which drivers think can be remedied by asking anyone the way. Sadly most dont know either so we are sent in all sorts of directions before finally arriving at the…

We are travelling down the main road to Jaipur and I wonder if things have improved. Somehow I seem to think there is less honking and perhaps less cars travelling in the wrong direction when suddenly my eye catches a camel and a cart in the fast lane and then these massive massive loads. The…

I had an image in my head of large tracks of endless white sand but I could not believe how green the island was and how all the forests that grow on the island grow in sand. We are on Fraser Island, the biggest sand island in the world just off the coast of Moreton…

Noosa river system extends from the coast line back into the country. These waterways were once an important way to get logs transported. Now the area is the Great Sandy National Park and it is a wonderfully relaxing way to explore the Noosa river, its tributaries and wetlands. Dave, with a dry wit and a…

The heat is here which means beach time and for some bikinis ! We spent our post Xmas break on the Sunshine Coast in Noosa- we had been some time ago and thought it would be a lovely place to go back to. I booked the accommodation nearly a year ago and it was perfectly…

Happy New Year everyone – I took a small break from blogging to enjoy the family who came out to Australia and to see friends. We have just waved them off, put the house in order, re stocked the fridge and opened Blogger. Talking to friends and family all over the world there is a…