Monthly Archives: January 2015

Pizza Hut 630 George Street, thank you and all the best

Posted on 31 January 2015 by blackandblueman

Thursday, 21 January 2015. Just before 5pm, as I have done countless times since 2007, I arrived at one of my regular dinner haunts – Pizza Hut, 630 George Street, Sydney. One of the staff who knew me and served … Continue reading →

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Black and Blue Walking Man: Berowra to Hornsby, perhaps (Part 1)

Posted on 24 January 2015 by blackandblueman

Wednesday, 21 January 2015. Just before 9:45am, I boarded yet another train at Town Hall station with yet another Subway lunch. The train headed north, and as most of the next hour passed I ate my lunch and read on … Continue reading →

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Mid-Life Crisis (Part 1)

Posted on 19 January 2015 by blackandblueman

In 2006, English travel writer Mike Carter spent six months motorcycling almost 20,000 miles around Europe. His 2008 book Uneasy Rider: Travels Through A Mid-Life Crisis is his amusing and thought-provoking account of that experience. What prompted Carter to undertake … Continue reading →

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Black and Blue Walking Man: Kogarah to Newtown (and beyond)

Posted on 8 January 2015 by blackandblueman

It’s funny how one thing can lead to another. For Christmas 2013, my young nieces and nephew gave me a $50 Sizzler gift card that was valid until 17 December 2014. Although there are many Sizzlers in Queensland, where my … Continue reading →

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