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Astronaut Michael Collin’s once wrote that he wondered what John McGee, author of every aviators favourite poem, High Flight, would have written if he’d been able to go into space. I wonder if my own words, far less grander than High Flight, would improve with more height. I don’t think so. Gliding above the flat,…
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On ABC Statewide we took a drive down our favourite roads. From Broome to Cape Leveque in the far north, to the roads of the Midwest during wildflower season, the big loop from Perth to Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Albany and back to Perth and how about the Zig Zag Scenic Drive up on Gooseberry Hill? Personally,…
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Visiting hospitals in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca and Penang was a remarkable opportunity to learn more about the reasons why people travel for medical treatment. When I did a story about this experience on ABC Saturday Breakfast there was some kickback from listeners who thought that I shouldn’t be recommending travel to another country to get…
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Rudyard Kipling stayed here. I stayed here. You can stay here too. Many others have stayed here from Noel Coward to Charlie Chaplin and King Charles to Joseph Conrad. This is the hotel built by the Sarkie brothers who went on to build the Raffles in Singapore. E&O Residences in KL is where you should…
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With the news that Qantas are commencing flights to fly out of Darwin to Singapore and Canberra, ABC Darwin called me to see which way I’d go. We talked about Singapore and how there are so many opportunities to discover more than shopping centres. At Haw Par Villa theme park, visit Hell’s Museum and learn…




