Article Index
The Making of a Nation, Part 1: A Remarkable Convict
More than 200 years later this neighbourship resulted in a fascinating guided tour offered to the guests of the city. Strictly speaking, there are two separate tours, and the more traditional one covers the story of the immigrants.
Author: Edward Porper
Bridge-Builders
It also happened to be not the first time that immigration would shape an identity and/or determine priorities of a New World country…
Author: Edward Porper
The Flying Aussie
The history of Sydney Opera House has every making of a fairytale
Author: Edward Porper
An Iconic Harbor
That unique geography could hardly fail to change the status of water for the whole country: from mere necessity of life to a cultural – and even spiritual – icon of that “island continent”.
Author: Edward Porper
Above and Below
The main attraction in question is the Great Barrier Reef. Once there, the actual experience is beyond not only description but most pictures, too.
Author: Edward Porper
A Waterworld
Essentially, a perfect day in a country-club - but for the fact that the “country-club” in question is scattered all over Atherton Tablelands, "a highland region of northern Australia, near Cairns"
Author: Edward Porper
The Anatomy of Wonders
A right intangible thrown into a usual mix, can spice it up enough to turn a common object or experience into a distinct wonder
Author: Edward Porper
An Irish Medley
Sights and sounds of the Emerald Island
Author: Edward Porper
The Irish Emigration Museum, Part II: Just EPIC!
Millions of Irish emigrants have in fact never left Ireland...
Author: Edward Porper