Bloomsbury, London, 11 years ago today: a day at the British Museum ...

Ohinemutu, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand 10 years ago today: A long walk through Rotorua back streets ...

Darling Harbour NSW, six years ago today, day four of transportation solitary quarantine: after meals that would make your heart sink the previous three days, the logistics clicked into place and continued to do so for the most part ...

Darling Harbour NSW, six years ago today: day four of transportation solitary quarantine. It was vital to set a daily routine of disciplines including ironing ...

Heather Brae, nine years ago today: a technically tricky selfie called for a quiet cig (redacted).

Gisborne New Zealand, eight years ago today, a night-time arrival ...

Rotorua, New Zealand, 10 years ago today: waiting for the bus to Gisborne ...

Rotorua, New Zealand, 10 years ago today: a long walk ...

London,11 years ago: visiting the British Museum ...

Darling Harbour NSW, six years ago today, day three of solitary transportation quarantine: lunch arrived about 2pm ...

Darling Harbour NSW, six years ago today, day three of solitary isolation transportation quarantine: the Narnians attempted to sneak a small advance party through the wardrobe during the wee hours but were defeated by my fortifications ...

Taupō, central North Island, New Zealand, 10 years ago today: waiting for a Rotorua bus ...

Farringdon London, 11 years ago today: reflecting on the Tintinesque glamour of the Ouistreham Normandy ferry terminal ...

The Channel, 11 years ago today: quiet ales away from the dance floor ...

Kogarah NSW, 12 years ago today: using the dictionary as a safe place to hide a photo of me in a bow tie ...

Kogarah NSW, 12 years ago today: hatching a headline ...

Darling Harbour NSW, three years ago: my government-supplied stash protected by state and federal police, the military and private security guards during day two of solitary isolation quarantine ...

Darling Harbour NSW, six years ago today: day two of transportation quarantine: lunch arrived at 1.30pm. It was of public hospital ward standard ...

Heather Brae, nine years ago today: harvesting breakfast called for a quiet cup of tea (redacted). Let us speak but rarely of hot dogs in cans.

Taupō, central North Island, New Zealand, 10 years ago today: lugging luggage uphill ...

Normandy, 11 years ago today: a long walk necessitated by inept public transit planners ...

Ouistreham, 11 years ago today: landing in Normandy ...

Portsmouth, Hampshire, 11 years ago today: sailing out for a Normandy arrival at dawn ...

Strathfield NSW, 13 years ago today: a meeting of the Bad Westerns Appreciation Society called for a quiet ale (redacted).

Sydney, six years ago today: politely telling state cops what they could do with an impertinent demand to produce a driver's licence at the border called for a bus ride under police and army escort to a mystery destination for mandatory quarantine isolation ...

Nadi, six years ago today: the start of a pleasant Sydney flight that involved an awesome effort by Fiji Airways cabin crew and the republic's authorities called for a .... drum roll, please ...

Nadi, six years ago today: operational delays that inspired confidence because you could see the aircraft hadn’t buggered off without you called for a quiet ale.

Nadi Airport, six years ago today: finding a power outlet during a long departure delay called for a quiet ale.

Nadi, Fiji, six years ago today: my precioussssss ... a boarding pass on a Sydney flight with two rolls of toilet paper stashed in the checked baggage called for a quiet ale.

Nadi Fiji, six years ago today: the airport was empty ahead of emergency repatriation flights ...

Strathfield NSW, eight years ago today: bargain-hunting success called for a quiet ale.

Wellington New Zealand, 10 years ago today: a day spent in the bookstores of the world headquarters of the verb called for a quiet ale.

King's Langley, Hertfordshire, 11 years ago today: I was only there for the apostrophe ...

Soho, London, seven years ago today: casting an expert eye over surprisingly poor typography called for a quiet ale.

Viti Levu, Fiji, six years ago today: unexpectedly securing a seat on an emergency repatriation flight to Sydney the next day called for a quiet ale. This outcome was made possible by outstanding collaboration of the governments of Fiji, Australia and New Zealand.

Viti Levu, Fiji, six years ago today: noting the weather forecast ...

Nadi Fiji, six years ago today: noting that not all heroes wear capes ...

Nadi town Fiji, three years ago today: reading the papers called for a quiet cup of tea.

Viti Levu Fiji, six years ago today: wondering where the groundhog was called for a quiet instant coffee made with milk powder.

Wellington New Zealand, 10 years ago today: a cable car ride ...

London 11 years ago today: the lesser lights of the British press rabbiting on about the weather ...

London, 11 years ago today: a short queue ...

Strathfield NSW, 12 years ago today: pondering more cuts at metropolitan newspapers called for a quiet ale.

Nadi town, Viti Levu Fiji, six years ago: seeing a good, accurate ad ...

Viti Levu, Fiji, six years ago today: coping with curfew called for a quiet ale.

Viti Levu, Fiji, six years ago today: a long walk before heavy rain set in ...

Nadi, six years ago today: a spot of rain called for a quiet coffee.

Viti Levu, Fiji, six years ago today: listening to Paint Your Wagon during a national state of emergency called for an instant coffee with milk powder.

Liverpool NSW, 13 years ago today: testing Fairfax content management system improvements called for a quiet ale. [Details of each redacted.]

Nadi town, Fiji, six years ago today: border closure Groundhog Day ...