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Melbourne

Pic: Aeroplane and blue sky over Footscray

This Qantas plane, and others, were noted flying low over the inner-west, coming into land at Tullamarine airport this morning. (View larger)

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transport

Frequency vs no transfer

I was pondering the airport “shuttle” services. Take the Frankston/Peninsula one. It picks up in Moorabbin about once an hour on weekdays. It gets to the airport 80-90 minutes later, charging $28 for an adult. Across the street from the bus stop is Moorabbin station. The train runs every 15 minutes on weekdays, takes 27-34  ... [More]

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Hobart 2006

Caught in the snow

(Post backdated to the day it happened. Posted Tue 10 Oct 2006.) Over breakfast we pondered if we should go up Mount Wellington. The night before we’d rung about a bus tour, but looking at the weather that day, with snow forecast for the peak, and a lot of fog visible around the top, it  ... [More]