Monthly Archives: June 2012

4. Now for the people-processing!

Posted on June 7, 2012 by brissiemaz

Then begins the never-ending trudge to the immigration area – and very long it is too. I vaguely remember willing myself to keep going – it can’t be much further, surely – my memory of this bit is very hazy, … Continue reading →

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3. Feeding Time on the Plane

Posted on June 5, 2012 by brissiemaz

I relish the arrival of the food trolley as the struggling to open various packets and the trying to guess what on earth is on the plate in front of you helps to pass the time on an otherwise gruelling … Continue reading →

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2. Who says flying is fun?

Posted on June 4, 2012 by brissiemaz

We had landed at Heathrow at 5.40am and had been through the usual scrum that is the getting of luggage from overhead lockers and people pushing and shoving in the hope of getting off the plane 2 milliseconds faster than … Continue reading →

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1.England! At last!

Posted on June 3, 2012 by brissiemaz

England!   At last!  I arrived in England on a grey, brisk (they called it) morning in May. ‘Brisk’ in the UK, of course, really means ‘freezing cold’ for a Queenslander and it was still 6am when I emerged from terminal … Continue reading →

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England revisited

Posted on June 3, 2012 by brissiemaz

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The world seems obsessed with all things British at the moment and rightly so, I guess. It’s not often their monarch celebrates 60 years on the throne (not for 350 years, I believe) and it’s been a bumpy ride at … Continue reading →

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Time to get blogging

Posted on June 3, 2012 by brissiemaz

Well, I’ve made a start. Now to find out how to get people to read this stuff. Back to the drawing board!    

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