Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Finally Recognised
Well finally my talents have been spotted, and TNT magazine in London has acknowleged my talents by awarding me Hotshot of the week for my picture 'New Begining'! - Unfortunately I have won a tour of Wales and the Westcountry, and I am guessing it will not include flights from Aus!
http://www.tntmagazine.com/uk/community/displayPage.asp?ID=tntmag#hotshots
So back in Sydney for a few days after spending three days on the Oz Experience bus getting here via Gelantipy, Gippsland and Camberra. I have seen Steers being roped for the first time, my first Wombat, and more kangaroos than Rolf Harris could draw!
During a midnight safari to check out the wildlife in Gippsland, one of the girls on the trip lost the flip from her flip flops from the back of the truck, turning them in to flop hops, and had me in hysterics by continuing for most of the following day with one flip flop on, suffice to say I didn't get any points for mentioning that she was lucky to be on a 'hop on hop off' type of tour!
Camberra, was as I had been told, impressive and yet boring at the same time, like a big version of Milton Keynes with far too many roundabouts, and has clearly been planned to look good from the air, without much thought for what it will be like for pedestrians, the result is that you spend most of the time literally driving around in circles, looking at the same things but from different angles, didn't feel bad about spending less than 24 hours there at all allthough was glad to see the Aboriginal Embassy, basically a very scruffy looking collection of tents and bivis along with some hand painted signs and faded flags pointing out that the incredibly opulent parliment buildings directly opposite are in fact camping on their land!
Arrived in Sydney during a thunder storm, and pouring rain acompanied by heat that reminds me of a greenhouse, checked in to a hostel with probably the worst smelling rooms I have experienced since basic training in the TA.
Off to buy some air freshner or a gas mask, which ever I can find first!
G'day
e ¶ 7:09 pm
http://www.tntmagazine.com/uk/community/displayPage.asp?ID=tntmag#hotshots
So back in Sydney for a few days after spending three days on the Oz Experience bus getting here via Gelantipy, Gippsland and Camberra. I have seen Steers being roped for the first time, my first Wombat, and more kangaroos than Rolf Harris could draw!
During a midnight safari to check out the wildlife in Gippsland, one of the girls on the trip lost the flip from her flip flops from the back of the truck, turning them in to flop hops, and had me in hysterics by continuing for most of the following day with one flip flop on, suffice to say I didn't get any points for mentioning that she was lucky to be on a 'hop on hop off' type of tour!
Camberra, was as I had been told, impressive and yet boring at the same time, like a big version of Milton Keynes with far too many roundabouts, and has clearly been planned to look good from the air, without much thought for what it will be like for pedestrians, the result is that you spend most of the time literally driving around in circles, looking at the same things but from different angles, didn't feel bad about spending less than 24 hours there at all allthough was glad to see the Aboriginal Embassy, basically a very scruffy looking collection of tents and bivis along with some hand painted signs and faded flags pointing out that the incredibly opulent parliment buildings directly opposite are in fact camping on their land!
Arrived in Sydney during a thunder storm, and pouring rain acompanied by heat that reminds me of a greenhouse, checked in to a hostel with probably the worst smelling rooms I have experienced since basic training in the TA.
Off to buy some air freshner or a gas mask, which ever I can find first!
G'day
e ¶ 7:09 pm
