A post to collect some of my writings, I will periodically update and add in new stuff!

There are quite a few smaller place around Australia (and the world...) where I could swear that I've never played in.

Starting to discover some of the smaller venues in Sydney... and this Art Gallery in Mosman in Sydney is one of the mo

So... my first ever trip to Taiwan! And thankfully, the powers that be behaved themselves and no funny global superpow

A reminder to check beds when you are travelling! Bah... the last night in one of the tour hotels before moving onto t

Sometimes, I just need a place that is clean and has a bed for me to crash into for an overnight stay between projects

Another from a long list of hotels and apartments that I get to stay at whilst working with various ensembles and orch

Ah... we do love going to Jervis Bay for a little bit of a family (no extended family...) recharge time. It is almost

Arrrgh... spring is well and truly here in the great southern lands... and I'm a LONG LONG way behind after being on tour for the last couple of weeks. I'm back home for a day... packed with teaching,

Ever since walking past this shop a few months ago... and seeing all these people eating the most amazing looking dess

A completely new hotel this time in the central city area of Surry Hills. I often stay in this area... but not in this

On a recent trip to the big smoke, I was put up in this set of serviced apartments right in the middle of Sydney itsel

One of our last trips to the separatist state of Western Australia, we had a day to do stuff with our kids that didn't

For some reason, my mum is always really keen on river cruises... my wife and I don't really get it, you are stuck on

A few days ago, my oldest daughter when fishing with her cousins on their boat in the local river... but the little on

My wife and I do a postering run around when we have our ensemble concerts coming up... in the early days, we would do

Mount Ainslie is situated just behind the War Memorial and overlooks much of the Canberra Parliamentary Triangle, maki

Sydney is the most populous and built up city in Australia... and they are pretty good at telling the rest of us how a

This was a little coffee break that my wife and I took recently... our relatives were talking about a little coffee pl

Another year, and another birthday... this time for my wife! And as is tradition, we dump our kids and go out to a nic

My mum loves taking us out for High Tea when we are visiting... and pretty much any excuse will do! So, this time, the