Got up and did a yoga practice this morning for an hour. Lots of leg stretching after that long plane ride. I totally forgot about my dental appointment that I had teed up in Australia with Dr Khoo. I am going to get all that amalgam they stuck in my teeth as some kind of preventative filling technique way back in the 70s. I haven't seen the dentist since I last saw her when I was last out here 4 years ago! After I get picked up by Kerri Felina Grandma and Paigey to go to Salamat Lorong to eat Cha [View Full Entry]

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Well here I am in Jakarta writing about Penang..... I've really enjoyed my visit in Penang and wish I had more time but I guess that's the best way to leave a place. I stayed with my cousin Felina and her daughter Paige in her new beach side appartment which she has just finished renovating. Penang as always has been about family and food and this visit has been no different except that I have moved along the family tree somewhat and have more autonomy of what I want to eat! a quick explanation of family connections: Kevin is Felina's hubby, [View Full Entry]

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About to leave for the airport in an hour after I eat something. This time I'll be going to Penang, Jakarta and then Bali for a yoga retreat. I't s going to be a very relaxing holiday, sort of the antidote to India which was just ssooooo jam packed full of India India India. Will be visiting family for the Penang and Jakarta bit which already puts me into the blase tourist category. And Bali will be mostly in a yoga retreat with Carole Bailargeon of Darwin Yoga Space. I actually first met her in my last trip to India. The [View Full Entry]

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First lets just get one thing straight......we are not blown to smithereens and do not intend to be, in the past present or future. "incidentally do you know that there is no such thing as a smithereen? the word only exists in plural......" if you know where that quote comes from you will also know the paper back travel companion I am traveling with. The Taj Mahal like the Taj hotel is a famous landmark of Indian history accidentally left over from a previous occupant. I did not ever intend on visiting either but it seems I shall be visiting both [View Full Entry]

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I'm on the verge of leaving teetering on the edge of something not quite here not quite there ........................................ I have packed ridiculously light and may suffer hypothermia along the way as well as very bad fashion. I've not booked much in advance just the plane tickets and one internal flight form Delhi to Mumbai, which I think I'll try and change when I arrive. I have also booked online a train ticket to Varanasi from Delhi as I just want to get our of Delhi as fast as possible once I arrive. the Indian rail site is really great and [View Full Entry]

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"what you've got I don't need and what I need you don't have," she said to him and he got into his clothes and into his car and drove down the streets of night thinking, what I got I need; in fact, i need it more all the time he parked outside the bar went in had a whiskey with beer- chaser then went to the phone dialed the number. "hello," she said. "hello," he said, "I won't be back." "What about your clothes?" "throw them out." he hung up went back to the barstool for refills. "how's it going?" asked [View Full Entry]

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We parked in Gladstone St opposite the Craigo Mills home to the Omeo dance studio started by Roslyn Crisp. We were after the best Turkish pizza in Sydney at Saray on Enmore Rd. “I thought she looked like spastic puppet pulling her own strings or like she was doing some kind of epileptic tai chi.” Brett searched for words to express how he hated Ros’ performance in a kind of conversational way. He knew that Paul was on his side as the beer was passed his way. “I don’t class that as dance, it was more like mime. I think [View Full Entry]

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Kitchen moments Australasia » Australia » New South Wales » Wollongong » Wollongong By valeriavine May 28th 2007 Valeria Vine [View Full Entry]

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the ferment Australasia » Australia » New South Wales » Wollongong » Wollongong By valeriavine May 27th 2007 Valeria Vinethin [View Full Entry]

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Wonderful Wollongong Australasia » Australia » New South Wales » Wollongong » Wollongong By valeriavine May 27th 2007 Valeria Vine[ [View Full Entry]

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