Two Drifters

We started the month by meeting our newest granddog, Kevin. Adorable! (and a bit scared of our two Golden Retrievers who are giant by comparison). Kevin is a groodle and his nickname is “Big Kev” so he’ll catch up fast! Go doggie zoo at family get-togethers! I headed into town one day for the Australian Society of Travel Writers’ Victorian Christmas lunch. It was held at the brand new Hotel Indigo on Bourke Street (adjacent to the brand new Holiday Inn) and neighbours with the brand new flagship MECCA and Rodd & Gunn stores. With the equally brand new Metro Tunnel, I am hoping that Melbourne is on the way back after the awful Covid lockdowns that snuffed Melbourne’s light. The ASTW lunch was actually only the second Victorian event I have been able to go to, the first being in early June last year. I didn’t know a soul last year and found it very hard but I now know a few people and met a few more that day and really enjoyed it. Writing is a solitary profession and I am beginning t...

Well, channelling Heidi was better than I even imagined it could be. If you want to see what I mean, you’ll need to watch our Uniworld destination video on YouTube. It will be live in early October. The Uniworld experience video is online now. You can watch it here –  https://youtu.be/9_KD9_YNpBY?si=x_RaaDu2XB6CAARX We joyfully met up with M and A outside of Notre Dame. Baby J bump was now well on show! It was lovely to see inside the restored Notre Dame and then we wandered happily around Paris ending up at a restaurant for dinner where N and K joined us. We hadn’t seen them since May other than a one hour visit at home when I was sick so it was wonderful to see them too. Having our two boys and their partners with us for dinner was special, special, special. We spent most of Sunday and Monday morning together. An activity highlight was a visit to Galerie Dior where we learnt about Christian Dior’s Empire and viewed some beautiful fashion. I really enjoyed this as did Andrew. High...