Bangladesh – Hope amongst suffering
A couple of years ago I went on a life changing journey to Bangladesh on a clinical placement in tropical paediatrics ( kids medicine) as part of my Masters of…
A doctor, humanitarian, wife, ‘aunty’, gardener… I’ve never quite fit into neat boxes—a square peg in a round hole. But perhaps that’s the point: we are “strangers in a strange land, only passing through” (1 Chr 29:15). My aim is simple: to travel light, walk the narrow road, and use the time given to be of service. (https://www.passingthrough.net/meeting-our-founder-dr-laras-journey-from-cape-york-to-ukraine/)
A couple of years ago I went on a life changing journey to Bangladesh on a clinical placement in tropical paediatrics ( kids medicine) as part of my Masters of…
So much to see in Victoria but we were only here for a couple of days. Has been a full on year so opted to treat ourselves to a nice…
We were only passing through Victoria very briefly, so weren’t doing justice to any of the beautiful places. If visiting the Dandenongs along, one could spend days exploring all the…
Did some great drives from our base at Gruyere, Victoria. There are beautiful hikes everywhere. We stuck to some smaller ones largely because we only had a couple of days…
Off to Tasmania now! Got a phone call from the car rental company checking what time we were coming in as they closed at 6. Seemed very keen to ensure…
Heading to Cradle mountain – the place of many wonderful walks. Not the best time to be going there with a painful foot condition (plantar fasciitis) that could get worse…
Headed north from Cradle Mountain towards Launceston and the Tamar Valley. Driving around parts of Tasmania is wonderful because the place is just full of gorgeous little rural towns that…
It seems I’m not the only one who assumed Bay of Fires is named after the beautiful firey-orange lichen covered rocks that line the white sandy beaches where they meet…
On the way down from Bay of Fires there were lots of pretty seaside towns to stop at or drive through or stay at. So picturesque with the smell of…
Headed towards Tasman Peninsula through Dunalley. We remembered hearing about the bushfires in Tasmania in 2016 but didn’t think much of it. It’s not until you see it yourself and…