CIRQUE DU DUCK – BLACKHEATH POND

CIRQUE DU DUCK -  BLACKHEATH POND

I live  just around the corner from the Blackheath duck pond, in the beautiful Blue Mountains. It’s undergoing a complete makeover and re-design right now. The long-necked turtles have been re-homed at The Rhododendron Gardens. Two metres of silt have been removed and will be used elsewhere.

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THE QVB; A HISTORY BUFF’S SYDNEY HOTEL

THE QVB; A HISTORY BUFF'S SYDNEY HOTEL

My favourite place to stay in the city is the Sydney Hotel QVB on York Street, directly opposite the Queen Victoria Building. While it is no fancy five star hotel, for someone who appreciates and writes about history as I do, it’s pretty well perfect. For the

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