Neighbours Nostalgia

Sad news was announced recently - the beloved Australian soap Neighbours has been cancelled due to cost and the main funder UK’s Channel 5 pulling out. https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/neighbours-canceled-rested-1235194930/ I watched this show when I was a teenager in the 90s - it was always on at lunch time and repeated when I got home from school. … Continue reading Neighbours Nostalgia

Pitch Black in Coober Pedy

Location spotting Down Under. Everyone should try fossicking in Coober Pedy. Sounds rude but actually it’s quite innocent – it’s the hunting for opals in the spoil of opal mines in a remote town in central Australia. Sadly I didn’t make my fortune but I did find a spaceship… Back in 2007 I travelled a … Continue reading Pitch Black in Coober Pedy