From Railway Estate to Rosslea

When I left Richard’s at 5:40 a.m. for my last run/walk in the park near his house, the air was already hot. It grew hotter still when the sun lifted above the horizon, a threatening ball of ora...

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...

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...