Category Archives: My World and As I See It

Tassie and the GOR*

Posted on Sep 25, 2013 by cliverh

*Tasmania and The Great Ocean Road. I thought I’d better get down my experiences in said places. The Tassie trip was organised by Kevin: flight to Hobart, stay there for two nights, drive hire car north, sightseeing on the way … Continue reading →

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Melbourne odds and sods

Posted on Sep 25, 2013 by cliverh

I’d forgotten that in my hurry to get down on paper (figuratively), my experiences in Australia that I had missed some of the things Melbourne had to offer. In our first hectic week Teresa (daughter) and Kevin (son-in-law) had: taken … Continue reading →

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Sydney and the Blue Mountains Pt 2

Posted on Sep 22, 2013 by cliverh

So to continue the story: The train journey of two hours was interesting in that it steadily climbs out of Sydney up fairly steep gradients (it seemed to me), without faltering or apparent drop-off of speed. The train stopped at … Continue reading →

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Sydney and the Blue Mountains Part 1

Posted on Sep 4, 2013 by cliverh

Part of the whole deal coming to Australia was to fit in visits to other areas. A week long sojourn was planned to go to Sydney and Katoomba, in the heart of the Blue Mountains. The planning is easy with … Continue reading →

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Melbourne

Posted on Aug 27, 2013 by cliverh

It started out about a year ago, when No. 2 daughter and husband announced that he had secured a position in another country. They have been looking at Brazil, Italy and others, but it finally turned out to be…Australia. It … Continue reading →

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Baron Jean De Selys Longchamps DFC

Posted on Aug 18, 2013 by cliverh

I’ve sometimes been accused of only writing a rant. This is patently not true as those who have followed my scribblings for the last year will testify. I try not to rant all the time, but this world makes me … Continue reading →

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The work starts

Posted on Aug 14, 2013 by cliverh

Further to my last blog about the Westland Wessex, I have been asked to contribute regularly to the newsletter that is being developed to support the restoration project. This is an extremely worthwhile cause and I hoping that by publicising … Continue reading →

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The Westland Wessex

Posted on Aug 6, 2013 by cliverh

The Westland Wessex was a military helicopter that was in service with predominantly the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy but was also operated by many other countries, latterly Uruguay, which operated ex-RAF aircraft until four years ago. … Continue reading →

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Top Gear?

Posted on Aug 1, 2013 by cliverh

So Top Gear, what’s it all about? For the overseas readers, Top Gear (TG) is a British television programme ostensibly about cars, vehicles, transport and so on. A consumer programme it ain’t. There ARE some consumer driven pieces in it, … Continue reading →

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Cricket, lovely cricket and other sports

Posted on Jul 18, 2013 by cliverh

No don’t turn away or look at something else, cricket is one of this countries’ national sports, the other being that one where a ball is footed around, but more of that later. England won the first test in a … Continue reading →

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