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Christmas Market - Vörösmarty Square The Christmas Market on Vörösmarty Square is the oldest and most spectacular of all the Christmas markets in Budapest and a sensory experience to behold; full of colours,

The City Circle: The City Circle line runs under the Sydney CBD from Central to Circular Quay before completing a loop back to Central again. I needed to run an errand during my lunch break today and found

The Answers: Last week, on day two of this serial photo essay, I posted a chronological account of my morning commute under the title, Platform 1. At the end of that post, the text of which I’ve included

What is a trip to Barcelona without a visit to the La Boqueria Market? Located in the epicentre of Baecelona’s main tourist street, La Rambla (Las Ramblas as the locals know it), La Boqueria Market is

An Unlikely Pair: I captured this shot of Osama and Obama hanging out with the Indian fans and the police at a One Day International cricket match a few years back. Australia was playing India and it was

Welcome to Central: Today’s post is all about Central Station. Central is the largest and busiest railway station in Sydney. It services all of the lines on the Sydney Trains network, and is the major

Platform 1: Every morning my journey begins at platform one at Sutherland Station and ends on platform twenty-four at Central. The trip takes, on average, about 45 minutes, but this can vary depending

Soggy: With two months worth of rain predicted to fall in 12 hours, this morning’s commute was always going to be all about the wet weather. Wet, windy conditions always make travelling miserable, but

About the project: Living some 33km (21mi) from the Sydney CBD I spend quite a bit of time commuting back and forwards by train to the city. In fact, in an average week I spend about 7.5hrs on Sydney trains

Australian $1 coins marked with the letters A, U and S I was at work yesterday, midway through reading a rather dull and laborious report when a loud, animated discussion between two colleagues in the

Congratulations to Michael Connelly on winning the Crime Writers Association 2018 Diamond Dagger award in the UK yesterday. The highest honour in British crime writing, the Diamond Dagger recognises authors

Vivid, Sydney’s annual festival of light and colour is held each winter and attracts visitors from across the globe. For twenty-three nights each year the city is transformed into one of the world’s largest

It’s funny how when it comes to travel, some of the best experiences and most memorable moments can come from activities that you initially weren’t all that keen to do. It’s happened to me a few times

I don’t know about you, but when I’m on holiday the last thing I feel like doing is getting out of bed early. I’m generally content to sleep in and then make a mid-morning appearance at the hotel breakfast

Prague, arguably one of the most beautiful cities in Europe is a must stop destination for anybody planning a European holiday. Left largely untouched throughout the centuries, Prague wasn’t severely damaged

Every now and again you need to stop, take a short break away from your daily routine and to enjoy a little bit of time for yourself. Last weekend my wife and I did just that. We packed up the kids, booked

The Route VA479 — Sydney to Sunshine Coast The Loyalty Scheme Velocity The Plane Boeing 737–800 Class Economy Duration 1hr 35min Frequency Three flights daily The Seat Economy, seat 19D Virgin Australia

Budapest is one of the most Beautiful cities in Europe, and also one of the most photographed. It seems these days that every second European travel magazine has a photograph of the Hungarian Parliament

In my family, Sunday mornings have traditionally meant a bit of a slow sleepy start to the day followed by a large plate of fresh made pancakes topped with strawberries. It’s something we’ve been doing

Remember that feeling of excitement you used to get as a kid when a toy catalogue arrived in the mail, or when your parents let you stroll around the sports section of your local department store while