Thailand travels – Muay Thai boxing
Anyone who has spent a few hours in Patong must be familiar with the open bed trucks driving around playing high pitched ear-shattering music, loudly proclaiming various days of the … Continue reading
Tim Entwisle on botanical gardens
The Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne are some of the most lovely gardens that I’ve ever had the pleasure of getting hopelessly lost in. Perched on the edge of the … Continue reading
Queensland trip – The Big Pineapple
I find the Australian habit of ‘big things’ rather commendable. Build a large representation of something, stick it on the side of the road, and people will come. They’ll stand … Continue reading
Thailand travels – Viking Cave
Heard of birds nest soup? Well this is where some of the bird’s nests come from. For the most part Phi Phi Island is harsh limestone rockfaces. On the way … Continue reading
Thailand travels – Phi Phi Island
Phi Phi Island lies about fifty kilometres west from Phuket, and the trip takes about an hour across choppy waters by speed boat. Boat tours leave first thing in the … Continue reading
Iain Ellis and the Murray Hardyhead
I’ve interviewed Iain Ellis for ABC Radio National program Off Track, airing on Saturday 6th April, 2013. Iain is an aquatic technician for the Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre at … Continue reading
Coverage of the 2013 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is here once again, and for the fifth year in a row I find myself pretty busy. I haven’t been in the habit of reposting … Continue reading
Postcards from yesterday: MS Skaubryn
I’ve found a few old postcards recently, and they give a great glimpse into a moment in history. Most of them prompt questions that I’ll never know the answer to, … Continue reading
Tasmania trip – Launceston
Driving into Launceston on the last day of the year ended up being a stranger experience than I bargained for. It’s a small, quiet city (the word ‘city’ is applied … Continue reading
Ashley Franks on making electricity from bacteria
I’ve interviewed Ashley Franks for ABC Radio National program The Science Show, it aired on Saturday 9th March, 2013. Ashley Franks works with bacteria which live in soil where there … Continue reading
Tasmania trip – Bridestowe Lavender Farm
Bridestowe Lavender Farm is about an hour drive north of Launceston, not far from the northern coast of the island. The vast sea of purple is smack in the middle … Continue reading
Tasmania trip – Richmond Bridge
Behold, the wonder that is the oldest bridge still in use in Australia. Without out getting all sappy about tourist traps, I have to admire the empty boasts that country … Continue reading
Matt Smith's End of the Spectrum 