Another jam-packed day —

My most-anticipated feature in the Philippines — On our last day on Bohol, we were woken early by our friend Mr Rooster. Until he crowed, there was perfect silence in our tropical jungle resort overlooking the ocean. When we arrived yesterday afternoon the sky and sea were both shades of blue. We sat on the verandah and…

Both times involved buses! — Here is Keeley’s version of events. The Time Mum Almost Died in the City of Romance Sight-seeing, bike riding and funeral planning.medium.com Here is the story of my first visit to Paris. I had longed to see Paris since I was 16 and here I was at 61 seeing it for the first time! Naturally, I was disappointed. Disappointed in Paris A dream turned into a nightmare.medium.com

Believe it or not — it’s my real name. G’day. I thought I had better start with that although I never actually say g’day in real life. But at least you know I’m an Aussie. Yeah, we do say Aussie, not Australian. I have been described as “a riddle wrapped…

Too tired to care — After meeting two Aussies in the bar, Gabriel, the barman, and Ria, sitting on the barstool beside me,and drinking two of these, I went to a little Italian restaurant around the corner recommended by Gabriel. Good pizza and pasta for around €10. I decided on a huge bowl of pasta…

Wouldn’t that be fantastic? — To go to sleep in Rotterdam, and wake up in Berlin? Teleportation would make everyday travelling fun. But no, travel was from 8.18 to 17.41. How many hours is that? I was knackered but not too tired for a RHUBARB cider! I’m Obsessed with Rhubarb Today I bought some homemade “Fait Maison” rhubarb jam from my local boulangerie. I have until Saturday to eat it. I…medium.com

At Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary — On the outskirts of Brisbane, on the river, is a beautifully shaded sanctuary for Koalas and Kangaroos amongst other Australian animals. It’s my favourite place to take overseas visitors and if you’re coming to Brisbane, I can totally recommend it. I’m actually much closer to Australia Zoo which is a misnomer…

Rotterdam’s architecture is astounding — I came to Rotterdam to see the Cube Houses… they fascinated me… how can you live on a tilting floor? I think they are unique…in any case I’ve never seen anything like them. I was happy to pay €3 to see inside one of them.

It’s my last day — On my last day in Rotterdam, I found a supermarket. They had 2 for 1 on products I couldn’t resist. A delicious fresh bread roll with cheese and another with chicken and cream cheese — how could I resist? I ate both for lunch. And two for one pineapple for…