365 Places: Jag’s Cafe
Day 13: Holbrook, New South Wales Today, my post is about a cafe I love to visit when in transit to Victoria. Jag’s cafe is located in Holbrook, a town better known for… Continue reading
Tag Archive: Australia
365 Places: Bendigo
Day 12: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Today’s post is focused on a journey we will be making very soon – to Bendigo to see a preview of a friend’s first play. The play is… Continue reading
Bush Tucker
Understanding what plants and animals were edible and how to prepare them was and is an integral part of Aboriginal cultures in Australia. Over the years, there have been a number of books… Continue reading
365 Places: Mandorah
Day 11: Mandorah, Northern Territory, Australia Today we will be travelling to Mandorah, a seaside village located across Darwin Harbour, about 20 minutes (8 nautical miles) from Cullen Bay. Mandorah holds many happy… Continue reading
365 Places: Ardeche Restaurant, Canberra
Day 10: Ardeche Restaurant, Civic, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Today the remarkable place I wish to share is not a town or a country – it is a restaurant: one of my favourites in Canberra.… Continue reading
Après l’incendie
Text: Garry Benson Images: © Brunos Art Hidden in a small village in Marysville Victoria, southeastern Australia, was a magical world where sculptor Bruno Torfs for over 25 years had combined the beauty… Continue reading
365 Places: Aspley
Day 9: Aspley, Queensland, Australia Today’s post is about a place where I spent some of my formative years, a suburb in Brisbane, Aspley. When I was a child, Aspley was considered the… Continue reading
Kondoni Sculpture
Text: ©2014 Garry Benson Images: ©2014 Garry Benson A beautiful Whale mosaic in Victor Harbor, South Australia. The Ngarrindjeri and Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal people and the local community all contributed to the project as… Continue reading
The Magic of Ochre: Australia and France
Text: Garry Benson Photos: Garry Benson unless otherwise attributed. Maslin’s Beach south of Adelaide is famous for two things – the nudist beach and the extensive ochre quarry. The southern end is where… Continue reading
365 Places: Papunya
Day 5: Papunya, Central Australia Today, I am again reflecting on a place I would like to go – Papanya, Central Australia. The image above is an aerial landscape of Papunya, created from… Continue reading