Category Archives: Compatriot Wednesday

Autumn in Amsterdam and Spiced Applesauce

flowered bench

While I love Amsterdam in any kind of weather, I think my favorite is a crisp Autumn day. It was on just such a day in October that my friend Amy and I arrived at the Amsterdam train station from Paris. A chill wind was whistling across canals and through alleyways so after dropping our...

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Tropical Wonders in Queensland, Australia

Queen Mary waterfalls

Sometimes the most beautiful places on earth are a lot closer than you think. Such was the case when Bear and I went a-hunting for waterfalls last week. When we got to our first stop – Daggs Falls – I was speechless. I thought places like this were only found deep in South American jungles....

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Losing Sheep and Finding Sausage in Italy

Casa Scaparone courtyard

The sun was shining gloriously through the early morning mist as my friend Margo and I woke on our last day at the beautiful agriturismo Casa Scaparone near Alba, Italy. We packed our bags and went to take showers only to discover there was no hot water! Not a welcome discovery on a chilly October...

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Across the Cafe Table: Dreaming of Spain

Spanish street

If you could travel somewhere you have never been, where would you go? Would you head to the canals of Amsterdam, the souks of the Middle East, or perhaps take a train through Australia’s bush country? If I could go anywhere this year, I would go to Spain. (Creative Commons photo courtesy of Pixdaus) In...

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Goats, Iced Chocolate and An Australian Sheep Station

Australian outback

Yesterday dawned clear as a bell and hotter than blazes as Bear and I hopped in the ute and headed off into the wilds of of Queensland bush country just outside our home turf of the Darling Downs. We headed to a sprawling sheep station run by Alan, a grazier we’d met a week or so ago at the Warwick Pig...

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