Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Many botanic gardens exist all over the world. But there are a few which are among the best. Singapore Botanical Gardens top the list, and Brooklyn Botanic Garden is the second best. It features various global plants, trees, grass, ferns, and gardens over 52 acres of land. Once you enter this garden, the hustle and … Continue reading Brooklyn Botanic Garden →

George Washington Square Park

Walking along some New York City streets, you can witness colourful facelifts of restaurant fronts. Most restaurants have colouful outdoor seating arrangements in front of their restaurants to protect their patrons from COVID. We dined at a gluten-free pizza place in Greenwich Village, and I enjoyed the outdoor setting. I cannot remember the name of … Continue reading George Washington Square Park →

Brooklyn Bridge Park

New York is a city that never sleeps. In the city’s heart, you see high-rise buildings reaching the sky. For the high-rise apartment residents, parks and other leisure activities are a breadth of fresh air. I am unsure whether people can have BBQs in their apartments. Vacant open space is a luxury, and fresh air … Continue reading Brooklyn Bridge Park →

New Castle Beach

Our daily lifestyle had been tremendously affected by the COVID. This microorganism invisible to the human eye has clothed itself in various forms. It spread like wildfire, invading humans, resulting in human losses and financial tragedies. It changed from a highly infectious deadly virus to a delta variant and recently to omicron. The world is … Continue reading New Castle Beach →

An expedition in the forest

Before Christmas, I went on a busk walk expedition with my family in the neighbouring Cumberland State Forest. One entrance to this man-made forest is on Castlehill Road, about 1000 metres from Kuala Park Sanctuary in West Pennant Hills. I have been living in this area for over 25 years but have never suspected the … Continue reading An expedition in the forest →

Three Sisters – Blue Mountain, Katoomba

Many years ago, after we arrived in Australia, my husband’s close friend said that his family planned to visit Three Sisters in Blue Mountain. First, I thought his friend’s three sisters were living in Blue Mountain. As he continued with his conversation, I realised he was not talking about his sisters but about three rocks. … Continue reading Three Sisters – Blue Mountain, Katoomba →

Cherrybrook Lake and Daintree Rainforest

Since the COVID outbreak last year, Australia was alert with lockdown for a few months. Afterward, with many preventive measures such as facemask, hand sanitising, and safe distancing, the Health Authorities curtailed the spread of COVID for a short period. In the Year 2021, a new delta strain variant is spreading like wildfire in the … Continue reading Cherrybrook Lake and Daintree Rainforest →

Pelican Feed – Central Coast, NSW Dated 19 June 2020

Our daughter visited us from overseas for a few weeks in Mid-February in Year 2020. We decided to travel to Central Coast on a hot summer day. The temperature soared to 40 degrees unexpectedly. Travel by car from Hornsby to Central Coast along Pacific Highway took just over an hour. GPS guided us through various … Continue reading Pelican Feed – Central Coast, NSW Dated 19 June 2020 →

Green Square Underground Library

I first heard about Green Square library while watching a documentary on the top 10, 2019 Architectural buildings in Australia. The underground library in Green Square received rave reviews from the judging panel. The unique structure, room space, natural lighting, proximity to station and buses, shops, etc. makes the library an attractive place to visit. … Continue reading Green Square Underground Library →

Museum Discovery Centre

The Museums Discovery Centre is a collaboration between the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Australian Museum and Sydney Living Museums. It’s a storage centre for the treasures of the state collection and is located at 172 Showground Road, Castlehill, New South Wales. I visited the Museum Centre last weekend with my husband. As it … Continue reading Museum Discovery Centre →