Joys of Moving, Townsville Style

Moving days are legendary for complicating life, and ours threw us a few curves, too. The first strike came when we arrived at The Rental Managers at 8:30 a.m. to collect our keys and were told we cou...

Tropical Humidity and Cyclone Preparations

The city of Townsville was quiet just before 6 a.m., the river beside me flowing serenely as I ran and walked the parkway from Railway Estates to the Townsville Golf Club. A kookaburra’s crazy laugh...

Townsville Garage-sale Marathon

The corner store near Richard’s exudes the character of another era. Empty crates are piled outside it beneath a flat, projecting roof that shelters pedestrians from sun and rain. The prices of spec...

Skin Alert: This is Australia

While Vilis and I drove to the Rental Managers to put a deposit down for the house we found yesterday, I noticed that Townsville looked so much more refreshed and attractive than it had on our arrival...