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Flying high

I haven’t traveled much recently but on Friday took off and the plane went over my little hometown of Bellingen. It made me think of the big cities I’ve peered out the window at on arrival: Sao Paolo 22m, Beijing 20m, Tokyo 38m, Shanghai 26m and NY 19m. And here’s little old Bello with 3k… Continue reading Flying high

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Rivers

I grew up by the beach, lived not far from Sydney Harbour for years and have lived in towns with rivers… Murray (Albury), Manning (Taree) and Hunter (Newcastle). I never gave much thought to them. Since moving to Bello, the Bellinger River has become a friend… I see it every day, inquire about its health,… Continue reading Rivers

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Antipodes

So, over the years I had heard the word antipodes, more so being in Australia as we are far flung to our colonial masters. Today i learned what antipodes actually means, it’s the exact opposite of where you are in the world. Say you started digging and in a straight line through the middle of… Continue reading Antipodes