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Tuesday 28 July 2020

Signs - Recycling bins

Taken at Changi Airport, Singapore in December 2018 - these big recycling bins in the shape of a bottle, can or newspaper are quite unusual.
For other signs from around the world please check Tom's blog.
                      







And another sign seen at Changi Airport - Don't forget your bags 



Monday 27 July 2020

Monday Mural - Le Mans

Photos taken about 1 year ago in the inner west suburb of Petersham in Sydney.

On the side walls of Le-Mans Car Bay repair shop, 116 Audley St/ corner Trafalgar Street, artist unknown.
This building is just across the road from the murals I posted last week at Petersham Station. 

If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you; 
just follow the Linky steps below.  Once you start looking you find murals everywhere.  
Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters.  Looking forward to your mural finds posted this week.   Monday mural meme is posted at 12,01am Monday, Western Australian time. Thanks, Sami. 






Wednesday 22 July 2020

Signs - Personalised Number Plates V

A few more personalised number plates with personality 😄
For other signs from around the world please go to Tom's blog.



















 

 

Monday 20 July 2020

Monday Mural - Vanishing Point

If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you; 
just follow the Linky steps below.  Once you start looking you find murals everywhere.  
Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters.  Looking forward to your mural finds this week. 
Monday Mural meme is posted at 12,01am Monday, Western Australian time. Thanks, Sami. 

In October 2018 I posted this mural made with 8000 hand-made tiles, by Portuguese/Australian artist Luis Geraldes in the Sydney suburb of Petersham, also known as "Little Portugal".


In 2019 I visited the same area, but took the train and discovered some bright murals on the staircase leading to the station.
Painted in 2018, the various murals titled Vanishing Point were painted by George Rose, Brad Eastman, James Simon and Tim Phibs.
























































































Post about the first mural:

Friday 17 July 2020

Living the dream in the Algarve - Book review

New book tells the story of one couple's move from the UK to live ...
I've been a reader of Alyson Sheldrake's blog for a few years, and she's kindly asked me to review her book - Living the Dream in the Algarve, which was published in April this year.

"After a few holidays in the Algarve, in sunny southern Portugal, Alyson and husband Dave fell in love with the place and the genuine warmth and generosity of the Portuguese people and started planning to move there to enjoy a gentler pace of life.

Eventually after her husband retired from the Police, their dream became a reality and they were able to move from the UK to the Algarve in 2011.

Alyson has used her artistic skills to become a sought-after artist with her depictions of Algarve life, as well as painting dog portraits, and Dave is a professional photographer.

They've integrated well into the local community, helped by the fact that they make the effort of communicating in Portuguese. 

The couple has earned my admiration, as they give back to their community by raising funds for the Bombeiros (firefighters) and The Madrugada Association, which has been providing palliative care and support to sick people and their loved ones in the Algarve since 2009. Alyson has also created the Algarve Society of Artists, a society for local artists, which earned her an entrepreneurial award and is a speaker at the annual "Live and Invest in Portugal" international conference.

Alyson's book is full of advice for those who would like to follow in their footsteps, as well as being entertaining, describing hilarious adventures of their new life in the sun, not forgetting their experiences with the "much loved" Portuguese bureaucracy when buying property and getting their Residency.

The book will be useful to anyone contemplating moving to Portugal as well as a travel guide with many useful recommendations - restaurants, trails, beaches... But even if you're not planning to relocate to Portugal, it's still an interesting book which I highly recommend.

I have to confess that even though I've often spent Summer holidays in the Algarve, when we lived in Portugal, Alyson has opened my eyes to so many hidden gems in the Algarve unknown to me.

Alyson's book certainly made me feel nostalgic about our family holidays in the beautiful Algarve, and at times I wished I could just pack my bags and head to the Algarve.
Who knows maybe when Jose and I retire from our working lives in Australia we might return to Portugal and go and live in our favourite holiday place - the Algarve!

'Hidden Algarve' © Alyson Sheldrake'Barney' © Alyson Sheldrake'Edge of the Sea' © Alyson Sheldrake







Alyson's art (taken from the Algarve Society of Artists FB page)
Please note although I was sent a free copy of this book for review, all comments are entirely my own. This was a delightful book to read and it is my pleasure to share it with my blog readers.
Alyson's blog: https://algarveblog.net/
Book available from Amazon in Kindle or Paperback form.
New book tells the story of one couple's move from the UK to live ...

Wednesday 15 July 2020

Signs - Buses

Various signs involving buses, from inside the bus to bus stops .

For other signs from around the world please go over to Tom's blog.







A simpler bus stop in less busy areas

Normal bus stops around Perth

A bus stop for the CAT bus (a free bus in the Central business district of Perth)

The Smart Rider - transport card for various modes of transport in Perth

The Smart card has to be tapped on and off (this photo is from a Sydney bus - Opal card)



Monday 13 July 2020

Monday Murals - New York in Manila

Going through dozens of draft posts I found quite a few with murals awaiting to be posted...

This huge mural of New York was found on the outside the TGI Fridays, an American style restaurant on Bonifacio High Street, in the suburb of Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, in the Philippines.  Sadly no idea of when or who painted the mural.


If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you; 
just follow the Linky steps below.  Once you start looking you find murals everywhere.  
Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters.  Looking forward to your mural finds posted this week.   Monday mural meme is posted at 12,01am Monday, Western Australian time. Thanks, Sami.