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Bonnie Hill
I travel for business and if you're not careful this can mean not travelling at all... Being someone who really never understood the concept of package holiday (package anything for that matter) I have always wanted to travel. For me travelling is to live in new places and experience them, even if just for a few days... Maybe its because I was born and raised in the most geographically remote capital city on Earth? ... Apart from that, I am a business woman and Australian Migration Law Consultant and recovering political hack. I live in Perth, Western Australian near the beach. I am a UK citizen but have only spent a few gloriously tantalizing days in that green and pleasant land. I have a wonderful partner, Boban, who shares my passions in life; 5 individual and inquisitive children; and a poodle named Dylan.Bonica
Anyone interested in using my services to migrate to or visit Australia, please see my business blog - www.bonniehillmigration.com.au
Thanks,
Bonnie
Travel Blog Posts
KL Stop Over and a great hotel!!!
Published: October 12th 2009Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur
October 12th 2009
Hi All I'll start uploading from the end of our trip - wwe spent 2 months in Europe, mainly Serbia but also hit London and Paris an had a stopover in KL on the way home to acclimatise to the timezone before hitting home in Perth and 4 extra kids and the Royal Show!! We sttayed at the Marriott Rennaissance - can thorughly recommend it - whatever the purpose of your stay. It was cheap - only $AUD100 per night, and they upgraded us to a Deluxe Room in the Rennaissance wing. Loved it totally. ... read more
Good Morning London Town!!
Published: October 13th 2006Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
October 12th 2006
London.... I have had built this up to the status of legend... since I was a young girl my grandmother would sit and tell me all the tales of her childhood... In April this year I finally gained my British Citizenship... And now, I have come home, so to speak... Its so big its difficult to describe and anything I write is inadequate. Whilst other cities have scenic vistas, London is in totality... And its huge, and bustling, and bright... Please enjoy the photos.... ... read more
October 10th 2006
Walking tour of Kalemegdan fortress then taxi to Hram Sveti Sava (biggest orthdox church) and still being constructed after 100yrs, then taxi to Tasmajden park and the Parliament and Sveti Marko, and the to the Green Market. ... read more
October 7th 2006
Belgrade is smoky... Its the last bastion of political incorrectness in a world of micro-anti-viral same-ness... I have a theory why they smoke though... Its very clever (thank you, thank you...) it's to prevent lead poisoning. Yes, thats right. You see the traffic is so damn congested and hazardessly toxic-fume enhanced, that by reducing their lung capacities with smoking it reduces their exposure to the traffic fumes. I could be wrong though, maybe its just they enjoy the double entendre of asking someone if they want to smoke? (do you remember the Hugh Grant incident???) Actually its not so bad, and Cairo smog was worse... but the traffic has increased in the last three years ... People are smiling more and I believe I've already mentioned its generally cleaner. You get the roadside rubbish dumping outside ... read more
October 5th 2006
In Australia, streets in most towns and cities become deserted at night... The rest of the world comes out to party after the sun goes down and in Belgrade this happens with gusto and style! This town is pumping and never shuts down. Its also very walkable and there are cafes and bars every two steps... just in case you are hungry, thirsty or both. Enjoy the tour... Some memories too for my Boban... Please excuse some blurring - I had to use a very slow shutter to get the night shots...... read more
October 5th 2006
Arrived yesterday after horror flight from Milan - only an hour but Alitalia pilot seemed to think being Italian made him a Fagio or something... He was turning circles (after take-off - did he forget which way to fly???) and tipping plane sideways from left to right and generally acting as if he was dodging birds migrating south... Belgrade has freshened up in the 3 years I've been gone. The airport is a little crisper (although some bright paint might make it a little more welcoming) and Passport Control have learnt please and thank you and to smile. Biggest change - no more interrogations..., in fact no one asked me why I was coming at all. But speaking a little Serbian might have been the reason. The young American lad behind me was given a bit ... read more
retro Blog Egypt continued - Pyramids and beyond
Published: September 16th 2006Africa » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
September 14th 2002
Egypt is an Islamic country, something which is sometimes difficult to reconcile with the Western understanding of this ancient land of heiroglyphics, Phaorahs, and pyramids... It's also a very Christian country, with a historical connection to the Judeo-Christian tradition and a strong Coptic community. Copts are Orthodox Christians not dissimilar to Russian, Greek and Serbian Orthodox Churches... We quickly discovered the Egyptians to be a gregarious and friendly people, who absolutely adore children and were bemused by the fact we'd left our four at home on this trip... Cairo is a city to experience just in walking around the streets, interacting with the everyday Cairenes who live there. Full of contradictions you see BMW's next to donket carts, policemen with kalishikovs and military uniform next to boy on bicycles with massive baskets of bread on their ... read more
September 11th 2002
My first adventure overseas, 10 years after I was due to leave Australia I finally made it through the International Terminal at Perth and into a new understanding of the world... I had meant to go to the UK the month I finished highschool, but then postponed to work and earn some money. Then I went to University (just one year - then I'll take off before finishing), then I got involved in politics, then marriage and children and divorce... Finally, with a new partner, I was going to travel. I'd travelled a lot in Australia, even worked in Parliament House Canberra, but it was a deep desire to experience "the other" (as my anthropology professor had explained it), that drove me, and to this day drives me. I'm a migration agent now, and I help ... read more
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