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Author Archives: Thea Stainsby
What value is travel?
We spend a lot of money and precious time away from the life we know, to put a pack on our back and travel to places we are not familiar with. Where sanitary conditions are different, showers leak, hot water … Continue reading
What you can’t say in China
We have just spent an amazing 4 weeks in China. Most of the time we followed the main tourist route on the East Coast, and there we have seen the main sights of China: Beautiful Guilin and its waterways and … Continue reading
Australia Expensive?
We are finally in China, enjoying the experience but struggling with internet. That’s to be expected as we travel through so many countries. Photos and stories will be posted as and when we can. We have had mixed experiences with … Continue reading
The first sunrise
We are in the land of the first sunrise! Tonga claims to be the first country to see the new day, as it is just west of the international date line. We are spending 10 days here – 6 on … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Bruce, finally
For the man who has everything he needs (I mean cameras, lenses and other gadgets) a birthday present for Bruce was a challenge. But as I sat at my desk building web sites and watching the bay, the little blue … Continue reading
The Silent Partner has arrived!
After the excitement of Evan’s Chocolate Lindt ball melting in Melbourne video, we put pressure on him to get his portfolio web site updated. With a little help from Steph and the members of Caffeine Concepts, The Silent Partner went live … Continue reading
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Always a Time and a Place
It has been seriously hot in Melbourne this week. The hottest in 100 years. The tail end of a massive heat wave which swept west to east across the country, igniting numerous bush fires in Western Australia, recording the world’s … Continue reading
Christmas Greetings 2013 from the Stainsby’s
This must be the 7th year that you have not received a Christmas card from the Stainsby’s. Instead we have vowed to provide a donation in lieu of buying the cards and postage stamps. As I look back on previous … Continue reading
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Culture Shock
Everything looked very small, very open and very sparse when we arrived back in Melbourne. It seems we had become used to the seething metropolis that is Tokyo. We braved a peak hour train and swayed with the masses as … Continue reading
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A Family Day
Our last day in Tokyo was busy, and wet! In between the sights of the Tsukiji Fish Market and the Tokyo Station we met nephew Mike and his beautiful family – Natsumi, Manami and Josh for lunch. It was a … Continue reading
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