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As part of my background reading about Myanmar, which is rapidly turning into an informal unstructured study of British colonialism in Burma and South East Asia I’ve been reading, end enjoying immensely, Beth Ellis’s An English Girl’s First Impressions of … Continue reading →

A few days ago I tweeted a link to Mary Kilcline Cody’s work on the Ethel Proudlock case in colonial Malaya. (There’s also an earlier news item for the curious) The case has everything, obsession with status, high drama, murder, … Continue reading →

Urban foxes are well known in the UK. On visits to London I’ve seen foxes out in the daylight in London playing along the railway line that runs out to Hampton Court. But Canberra? We know there are foxes about … Continue reading →

And now for a change of theme – we tried something different for dinner last night – Beetroot Carpaccio. The genesis of this was that when we were in Harrietville for a few days  at the end of summer we … Continue reading →

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 →