Category Archives: Australia

Grafitti Grannies let loose

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Briar's Travel Beat

Trains seem to attract graffiti and now it’s happening right before my eyes – over carriages, engines, and platforms. And no one is doing a thing to stop it. In fact the culprits, looking suspiciously like cheeky nannas, are being … Continue reading →

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Buttocks on the futtocks

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Briar's Travel Beat

Yes! I’ve got my buttocks on the futtocks*. Literally. I’m standing in the crow’s nest, or in this case, on a small metal plate, 15 metres up the mizzen (aft) mast of the timber sailing ship the Southern Swan. … Continue reading →

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Nudity in Outback Pub

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Briar's Travel Beat

There’s nudity-a-plenty at this family outback pub. But don’t let that put you off – it’s only of the artistic variety, from the likes of Clifton Pugh, Russell Drysdale and other artists of the bush. The walls of the Tooles Family Hotel in … Continue reading →