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I'm an Australian writer and minister who has lived in the UK & US. Now that I've returned to my hometown of Brisbane, Australia, after many years overseas I love finding the quirky side of this charming city I call home.
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Exterior of Centre Pompidou

Paris, France

Centre Pompidou

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Eight Hour Day Monument

Melbourne, Australia

Eight-Hour-Day Monument

Commemorating the 19th-century labor movement in Australia.

The Princess Theare

Melbourne, Australia

Princess Theatre

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

Old Melbourne Gaol

Melbourne, Australia

Old Melbourne Gaol

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

Coop's Shot Tower

Melbourne, Australia

Coop's Shot Tower

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

The Glasgow Necropolis

Glasgow, Scotland

The Glasgow Necropolis

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

The Paternoster in Sheffield's Arts Tower.

Sheffield, England

Paternoster Lift

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

Karl Marx birthplace in Trier, Germany

Trier, Germany

Karl Marx House

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

Porta Nigra viewed from the south

Trier, Germany

Porta Nigra

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The Grotto

Tobermory, Ontario

The Bruce Peninsula Grotto

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

Jungle Jim's International Market

Fairfield, Ohio

Jungle Jim's International Market

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

Thomas Merton's hermitage.

New Haven, Kentucky

Thomas Merton's Hermitage

The Trappist monk, prophet-poet, and rebel never really got to live out the eremitic life he was seeking.

The Telescope, from 1904

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati Observatory

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

Spring Grove Cemetery

Cincinnati, Ohio

Spring Grove Cemetery

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

Cincinnati Mercantile Library

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati Mercantile Library

Hidden on two floors of downtown building, the library has an incredible deal on rent.

The Cincinnati Mushroom House

Cincinnati, Ohio

The Cincinnati Mushroom House

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

The Rookwood Ice Cream Parlor

Cincinnati, Ohio

Rookwood Tea Room

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

De Zwaan and the tulips.

Holland, Michigan

Windmill Island Gardens

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

On a sunny day

Isle of Iona, Scotland

Iona Abbey

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

The Dragon's Head.

York, England

Hidden Wonders of York Minster

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

Streets Beach

Brisbane, Australia

Streets Beach

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The Tenth Drop forming in October 2021

Brisbane, Australia

The Pitch Drop Experiment

Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.

The Indooroopilly Pillar.

Indooroopilly, Australia

Walter Taylor Bridge

The pillar of this bridge contains a small home and underneath, a ballroom.

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