Lisa and I took in Elegy the movie based on Philip Roth’s book Dying Animal on Saturday. It was only playing at a few theatres down here so we ended up at the Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace in Cremorne. As an aside, the best way to find out what is playing where on the Internet…
View MoreSunday was a sailing day, Lisa and I woke up and I went and got us breakfast and we lounged on the Costco chase that we bought several years ago with a broken leg at a reduced price. When we bought it, we said that it would just be around for a short while. Well…
View MoreOr how a couple of wrong turns can lead to a very long day. Last week, Lisa and I split a breakfast sandwich from the coffee shop on the pier, bacon and egg roll, crispy bacon, sweet chili and a large cafe mocha for take away. By the time I knew it, it was 10…
View MoreNewsweek’s article entitled, Generation Me: A new book says we’re in a narcissism epidemic. Why you’re not so special is an interesting read. In a world where people feel the need to tweet multiple times a day to share with their followers or friends what they are doing a x moment or thinking about during y,…
View MoreOne of the sections of the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) paper that I like to read on Fridays and Saturdays is their Drive section. Their Tony Davis wrote in his column about some of the new vocabulary. For example, the complex that Lisa and I live in has lots of Porsches in the underground/underwater parking…
View MoreI’m beginning to think Lisa has a dining out plan. She has a book from the food guy at the Sydney Morning Herald and we refer to it when we are thinking about trying a new restaurant. So far, it has been on target. On closer examination, this food critic also employs a number of…
View MoreLisa dropped me off at Rushcutters Bay at 9am for my sailing lesson and and then she headed to Paddies market and bought a treasure trove of fresh organic veggies. Lisa picked me up and we got home and bbq’d Hawaiian chicken that I had marinating for two days and some excellent Tasmanian Salmon that…
View MoreWhat a man of leisure, such as myself, needs more than anything else is additionally vices to fill his time. I guess I could do golf like untold millions of folks that wander onto grass tightly mowed by others and use a club to smack a ball in one direction or another several times before…
View MoreThe Cairns and Port Douglas areas are known for their adventures. For example, you can take 1 day, 2 day or 4 day white water rafting trips. On the more dangerous side, you can dine with lions as per the description below: “YOU ARE DARED to dine on the edge of your seat with…
View MoreI like the water. I like the water a lot. I’ve been snorkeling at a lot of places around the world including the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). This trip didn’t look good for getting some in since most operators of snorkeling and scuba diving trips, use a full day. During that day you might hit…
View MoreI have to like a Port with my namesake. Port Douglas, as previously mentioned still seems to have a good vibe, at least when a wedding party doesn’t start a bawl at the Iron bar at midnight. On both Saturday and Sunday, Lisa and I journeyed into Port Douglas to find the best that there…
View MoreOn the beach, I did spend an afternoon watching a bunch of beginners taking Kite Surfing lessons. Kite Surfing is where you wear a harness connected to a large kite and then slide your feet into a wakeboard and take off across the water and for short periods of time you can obtain low altitude…
View MoreThe Thala Beach Lodge is said, in some publications, to be a five star hotel. Lisa and I wouldn’t quite give it that many stars, but did like it very much. Instead of rooms connected to one another where you can hear what channel on the television another guest is watching — which seemed like…
View MoreOh yes, back to the blog. So on the Friday morning before Easter, Lisa and I started our escape. Lisa awoke early so she did some additional checking on our destination hotel, the Thala Beach Lodge and found a review from someone complaining that they had to walk eight minutes to get to the main…
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Just across the Sydney Harbor Bridge is a large area called Sydney North. You can drive across the bridge or take the tunnel under the harbor if you have a car. I decided to walk across the bridge; the east side of the bridge has a protected walkway for walkers and joggers and the west…
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