Travel Blog | T Shirt http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/T-Shirt/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from T Shirt en-us Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:05:11 +0000 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:05:11 +0000 Still looking for a home Sorry it's been so long since my last blog but despite a wonderful effort by the glorious Palazzo Versace there were a few boo boos on the big night where I was to be auctioned and sadly it all didn't happen. I'm now back home with Auntie Lynn and waiting to find out where I'll be shipped to next. I guess it's nice to have a bit of a rest after all my travelling but I really want to find a perm http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Broadbeach/blog-445318.html I'm in the Palazzo Versace My goodness you won't believe where I am now I am being displayed in the lobby of Australia's only six star hotel the ritzy glitzy Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast. I have been on display here since last Friday and I go up for auction this Friday To say I am scared witless with nerves would be a major understatement Having said that while it was very sad to say farewell to Auntie Lynn http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Main-Beach/blog-440849.html At last I'm going to be auctioned Well it was announced last night at the very Hollywood Perle restaurant and bar in Surfers Paradise. I will finally go up for auction at the social event of the year The Australian Couture Bal Masque at Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast 2nd October 2009. Keep watching to see who finally wins me http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Surfers-Paradise/blog-433382.html My send off party It was a big moment last night the final hoorah for my historic journey before Irsquom auctioned. Among the invited guests was Sandy Tomlinson who designed both ldquoAuntie Lynnrsquos dress of many Magical Scarecrowsrdquo andhellip meAuntie Lynn screened the DVD that has been produced of The Magical Scarecrows LETrsquoS MAKE MAGIC FOR A DAY event this year at Dreamworld. Watch out http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Broadbeach/blog-397780.html Journey's end What a triumphAfter travelling 54000 kilometres around the world my journey finally came to an end at The Magical Scarecrows LET'S MAKE MAGIC FOR A DAY event of 2009 at Dreamworld theme park on the glorious Gold Coast of Queensland Australia. Fortyfive children touched by terminal illnesses or other disabling conditions and their families were treated to the time of their lives when Auntie http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Upper-Coomera/blog-391894.html Happy New Year FINDING ALBY MANGELSFor those who may not know who Alby Mangels is Alby is as famed for being Australiarsquos original wild man and wildlife warrior as he is for being elusive. I have therefore been sworn to secrecy about the location of Albyrsquos signing of mehellip dash it all He could be here he could be there in fact he could be just about anywhere But wherever he is you can be http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/blog-359755.html MY FIRST CHRISTMAS The atmosphere is a buzz Chestnuts are roasting on open fires. Carolers are singing on every corner. Horses and carriages are rolling around the grand old establishment of Harrods Department store. Big Ben is chiming by the Houses of Parliamenthellip Irsquom in London for my first Christmas How exciting And even more exciting is the fact that Irsquom in the home of one of the best http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/London-City/blog-355742.html Born Free Irsquove finally made it all across the world to England My headrsquos in a spin I canrsquot believe the distance Irsquove travelled on this historic journey. I am now in the hands of another truly beautiful soul Virginia McKenna who starred as Joy Adamson in the immortal classic ldquoBorn Freerdquo. Since the days of making that unforgettable film Virginia and her late husband http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/West-Sussex/Horsham/blog-355118.html This is SO exciting Oh my goodness you'll never believe where I woke up this morning In the home of PRISCILLA PRESLEY This journey just keeps getting better and better. Priscilla told me she'd only just returned from Cairo and is due to set off again on another jaunt tomorrow so I guess I was lucky we linked up in a rare quiet moment for her to sign my fine fibres I would love to have stayed longer and talked http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Los-Angeles/Beverly-Hills/blog-351335.html I'm in SIN CITY Gosh I'm getting a real education as I'm jetting all over the world. Today I arrived in Las Vegas. Few cities bring to mind such images of sheer excess as Sin City. Located in the middle of the arid Mojave Desert at the southern tip of the state of Nevada Las Vegas is an oasis of life energy and money a city whose raison drsquotre is entertainment. With soaring temperatures during t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-350033.html Three new signatures and a big surprise Hi thereI'm just about to take a little side trip out of Hollywood and I'm still having a really super glitzy time. Today I was signed by three lovely ladies and I can now reveal a big surprise.When I left Tippi Hedren's big cat sanctuary I had a little addition in the Fed Ex box that's taking me all around the world. Tippi placed a copy of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds the movie for which sh http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Los-Angeles/Hollywood/blog-344604.html HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD My goodness I am no longer in the Southern Hemisphere I have made it all the way to HOLLYWOOD In fact I am in the home of the incredibly beautiful gracious and warmhearted iconic and legendary star of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds TIPPI HEDREN And you know what Tippi lives in a big cat preserve called SHAMBALA that she's been running for over 30 years to look after all manner of h http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Los-Angeles/Beverly-Hills/blog-338060.html JACKIE CHAN ZIPADEDOODA You won't believe where I am now... HONG KONG... WITH JACKIE CHAN What a busy bustling hot and exciting place this is... and what a journey of a lifetime I'm on. When my fine fibres were first woven together I never could have imagined I would have ended up jetting all over the world to meet the good and the great in such a worthy cause that is also an absolute thrill.Jackie http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Hong-Kong/Hong-Kong-Island/blog-331999.html Now I'm in Parliament Whatever next It's all a bit much for a young TShirt to take in. This starstudded highflying jetsetting existence is beginning to make me feel a bit giddy For goodness sake I thought it was exciting when I was first unpacked in Fox Studios to meet Hugh Jackman but now I'm in Australia's Capital Territory and meeting none other than former member of the hit rock group Midnight Oil t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Australian-Capital-Territory/Canberra/blog-324134.html The Magical Melbourne Mystery Tour The Magical Melbourne Mystery Tour of The Magical Scarecrows STARS WITH HEARTS International Celebrity TShirt RelayBy ldquoI.M.A. TShirtrdquo TODAY I MET Derryn Hinch Tom Oliver from ldquoNeighboursrdquo JohnMichael Howson Keith Potger from ldquoThe Seekersrdquo John Blackmanhellip and I had a bundle of laughs in the process. Read all about it hereFor ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT of http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/Docklands/blog-319910.html STARS WITH HEARTS CELEBRATE IN SYDNEY Do you remember the Tommy Steele classic ldquoFlash Bang Wallop What a Picturerdquo Well that pretty much describes what the scene was like at the Sydney Hilton Hotel when we officially launched my historic journey on FridayWhat was planned to be a few minutes of meet and greet followed by photo opportunities for the media when the celebrities in attendance signed me turned into a spontan http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-315742.html Shane Warne Hi there You'll never believe where I found myself today. I'm in Melbourne in the home of The Shane Warne Foundation. Shane's best known as a legendary Aussie cricketer but he also runs an important charity to help kids in need. What a good bloke. And of course he's the second STAR WITH HEART to sign me to help raise funds for Variety's special children too. Wow it's just fantastic wher http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/CBD/blog-311467.html I met Hugh Jackman today How incredibleI was unpacked from my dark box today and couldn't believe it I was in Fox Studios in Sydney Australia and about to meet superstar Hugh Jackman How cool is that He's the first STAR WITH HEART to sign me and what a way to start How could things get any better than this I wonder where I'll go and who I'll meet next. This is awesome Check Hugh's picture on me here... http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-309140.html I left home today I was put in a dark box I didn't like it much.Today I left my home but no one told me where I was going. I was very excited to have started my travels and I knew it was all for a good cause but it was a bit scary being put in the dark and thrown into the back of an aircraft. But never mind because soon I know I'll be arriving in an exciting new city to meet my very first STAR WITH HEART to h http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Gold-Coast/Broadbeach/blog-309132.html