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Category Archives: Travel
Black and Blue Walking Man: Seven Bridges to Cross (Part 4)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The Sixth Bridge: Fig Tree Bridge, Hunters Hill-Linley Point Hill NSW Along with many other Walkers, I headed north from Hunters Hill Village and down the long slope of Reiby Road to the Lane … Continue reading
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Black and Blue Walking Man: Seven Bridges to Cross (Part 2)
Part 1 Sunday, 26 October 2014. I got up at 7:00am to find a glorious day outside. I got ready, and half an hour later I put my long-walk hat on my head and set off. Prologue: Getting To The … Continue reading
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Black and Blue Walking Man: Seven Bridges to Cross (Part 1)
My long-walk from Hornsby to Artarmon on Saturday 25 January 2014 would turn out to be my last one for many months. There were a few shorter walks in the months that followed, and then they stopped. This wasn’t due … Continue reading
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Yet again, one does not simply walk into Clouston & Hall Booksellers
Friday, 22 August 2014. For the first time in more than two years, I was back in one of my favourite places in the world – Canberra. That in itself was enjoyable enough, but there were two other reasons why … Continue reading
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Riding for life and a good cause
Walking for life and a good cause Regular readers of Black and Blue Man may recall my amazing encounter on 25 January 2014 when, during my Hornsby-Artarmon walk, I met the father-son team Jay and Luke Hawkins during their spectacular … Continue reading
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Amazing Journey: Mike McIntyre’s ‘The Kindness Of Strangers: Penniless Across America’
In 1994, 37-year-old journalist Mike McIntyre had a good life in San Francisco – except for one major problem: If I were told I was going to die today, I’d have to say I never took a gamble. I played … Continue reading
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Black and Blue Walking Man: Hornsby to Artarmon (Part 3)
Part 1 Part 2 I continued south-east from Roseville towards Chatswood. About halfway to Chatswood, I saw something that made me laugh loud and take a chance on trying to photograph it. And the result in all its rushed and … Continue reading
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Black and Blue Walking Man: Hornsby to Artarmon (Part 2)
Part 1 The first half-hour of my walk was uneventful as I followed the Pacific Highway south-east through Waitara and Wahroonga. And then around 12:30pm in Wahroonga I had this amazing encounter. After that, I kept on walking and pushed … Continue reading
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Black and Blue Walking Man: Hornsby to Artarmon (Part 1)
Saturday, 25 January 2014. Once again I got up at 9am; made it to the local Subway by 10am; and boarded a northbound train from Town Hall station at around 11am. Just before noon I got off the train and … Continue reading
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Black and Blue Walking Man: Beecroft to Rozelle Bay (Part 3)
Part 1 Part 2 I walked uphill into downtown Drummoyne. Unfortunately, it was a more grim version of Gladesville – which did little for my disappointed mood from the Gladesville Bridge. As well, what felt like a big blister was … Continue reading
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