Author Archives: dgm

When I was on holiday in South Australia I was much struck by the impact of the Corninsh community in South Australia, and how you could come across towns like Burra that look as if a bit of St Just had been mysteriously … Continue reading →

After the Flinders Ranges we were moving on to Kangaroo Island, an island off the Fleurieu Peninsula south of Adelaide. From Hawker we drove south through Quorn, another former railway town shrunk in on itself to Port Augusta where we … Continue reading →

We were off to South Australia to the Flinders Ranges and Kangaroo Island. The Saturday before we left was a mad dash of organisng bags, making sure we’d packed supplies and clothing, and taking the cat to the cat motel. … Continue reading →

I never quite felt at home living in England. I could never put my finger on it – a longing for exoticism, a love of Chinese supermarkets and the wonderful and sometimes wierd packages therein, a fascination with other places. … Continue reading →

As I’ve mentioned before, we’ve started investigating the possibility of a trip to Myanmar. One thing I’ve found is my own ignorance on the history of Myanmar – so I’ve started reading about the country. The first thing in researching … Continue reading →

Recently we’ve been thinking about extending our love affair with South East Asia by organising a trip to Myanmar next year, especially as things are opening up and seem now to be on the road to reform. This isn’t the first … Continue reading →

There’s a thread going round promoting visits to Morocco’s Roman ruins. Hardly surprising, Syria is out of bounds, Libya inaccessible, Tunisia possible, and Algeria not so, meaning that the Roman history geek wanting some warm climate ruins to visit in … Continue reading →

At the start of February we went down to Tathra on the south coast for a few days and then on to Harrietville in Victoria for a couple of days with the intention of doing some walking, which in fact … Continue reading →

A few days ago I came across an article in the Irish Times about how a British researcher has argued that the wall of Genghis Khan is part of the Great Wall of China assemblage. Fair enough. Unfortunately some people … Continue reading →

Someone is claiming that some ancient greek seafarers made it to New Zealand. Well it’s possible. Extremely unlikely but possible. We know that there were Roman settlements in India – not formal settlements but groups of merchants clustered together trading … Continue reading →