Further to my last Blog relating to dealing with Telstra, I can report that in the true spirit of the Circumlocution Office, nothing got done! As the technician failed to materialise between the appointed hours, I phoned Telstra, had the usual unsatisfactory conversations with, in sequence, the computer, the operator in Manilla, and someoneContinue reading “More dealings with Telstra”
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A Telstra Experience
We have decided to purchase a new computer to replace the rather antique machine that has done good service for nearly 15 years. We have also decided to re-organise our lives a little, by re-allocating various rooms in our humble house, converting a room currently used as a bedroom into an ‘office’, and swapping aContinue reading “A Telstra Experience”
Sketches of Merimbula (Three)
Post Script Lest some of our readers may have gained the impression that we did not enjoy our stay in Merimbula, let us hasten to reassure them that we enjoyed every minute. It is true that we may have painted a somewhat jaded picture of the apartment. Every word was true, but reported with tongueContinue reading “Sketches of Merimbula (Three)”
Sketches of Merimbula, (two), May 30 to June 3, 2013
We finished our last blog by stating that we were just going out for dinner somewhere. We in fact went to Wheeler’s Seafood Restaurant, directly opposite the golf course. Like the golf course, the food is expensive. But unlike the golf, which you may recall was skewed toward the crap end of the curve, theContinue reading “Sketches of Merimbula, (two), May 30 to June 3, 2013”
Sketches of Merimbula, May 24 to May 30, 2013
This time last year, that is to say June 2012, we were preparing to leave for a 12-week trip to Europe. The toll that trip took on our finances—already somewhat diminished by the Great Financial Crisis of a couple of years earlier, led to our decision this year to re-visit one of our favourite AustralianContinue reading “Sketches of Merimbula, May 24 to May 30, 2013”
Travel Blog September 29 to October 2, 2012
The train to Paris left on time, as one would expect, and it was rather nice to watch the countryside slip by without having to concentrate on driving. Arrived at the Gare St Lazare, it was a simple taxi ride to the Hotel Studia on Boulevarde St Germain. Simple for us, of course, noContinue reading “Travel Blog September 29 to October 2, 2012”
Travel Blog September 24 to September 29, 2012
After two and a half weeks at Argelès, we followed the example of most other people, and left! First to Le Boulou to fare-well our friends Sylvie and Patrick, and then off, by way of Thuir and Prades, to Villefranche de Conflent, a distance of some 60 K. Founded in about 1090 at theContinue reading “Travel Blog September 24 to September 29, 2012”
Travel Blog Sept 20 to Sept 23, 2012.
Ten kilometres or so south of Argelès, along the coast toward Spain, is the tiny town of Collioure. Today it is a town that relies almost entirely on tourism and the wine industry, but it has existed for a very long time, and has played its part in the history of the area. There isContinue reading “Travel Blog Sept 20 to Sept 23, 2012.”
Travel Blog September 17 to September 20, 2012
The area surrounding this part of France is steeped in history. Many of the small villages have churches, abbeys and the like which date from the 12 century and earlier, and there are lots of Roman sites. Being near the border with Spain, it has seen more than its share of invasions and strife overContinue reading “Travel Blog September 17 to September 20, 2012”
Travel Blog September 10 to September 16, 2012
The sea-side township of Argelés Plage, at the northern end of which is where we are staying, is about 3km long, and in places the built-up area is about 500m wide. In other places it is no more than 100m, and it lies between the old town of Argelés-Sur-Mer, and the sea. The beach itselfContinue reading “Travel Blog September 10 to September 16, 2012”
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