Month: February 2014
Flight Over Antarctica
On Sunday, we enjoyed the Christmas present that Jill and I had given each other – a flight over Antarctica. Run on a chartered Qantas long-range 747, these flights operate only six times per year and this one was the last flight for the season. Jill wouldn’t get to see the white continent any […]
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Recovering Fom my Hernia
It’s two weeks today since I have surgery to repair a bi-lateral hernia. I noticed a bulge in my groin three weeks ago and decided that I should consult my doctor as I am heading off to Cambodia and Laos in another four weeks. If I had been travelling to Europe or the USA I […]
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Our Soldiers – Pensions and PTSD
During the week, I received one of those ‘please pass on emails’ from a friend that described how unfair it was that Australian military pensions are so poor in comparison with those of the general public and especially those of our politicians. As a Vietnam Veteran, I have a lot of sympathy for that view. […]
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