Well, here I am in Australia after a fairly long but uneventful set of flights - Siem Reap to Kuala Lumpur to Sydney to Coolangatta which is the airport for the Gold Coast. This is a beach area just south of Brisbane and is where George's sister Connie and her husband Phil live.
I am spending a few days with them getting over my culture shock, before having early Christmas back in Sydney with their children and grandchildren. One thing that is quite shocking is that it appears that Christmas has crept up on me ... There's decorations .... And reindeer .... And light on houses .... And Santas!
I actually fly to Adelaide next Monday and it turns out that Adam will be flying in from Canberra to arrive at the same time as me so we have a date to meet at the Chocolate Cafe (such a hardship) at the airport so we can travel home together.
It seems very odd not to see street vendors, motorbikes and tuk tuks everywhere and, of course, this is a very upmarket boat-y area. Here's the contrast this week with last :
I met a very interesting woman on my journey - Nicoletta Revis with Egyptian and Greek ancestry. She was telling me that she had a very bad RTA a few years back and so had to totally refocus her life as she was unable to continue her career. She decided to start making jewellery using antique and hand made beads she sourced from throughout the world (she was on her way home after a buying trip to Bali when I met her). Each piece is unique and comes with a story of the beads and their once owners.
I found her story and also her website fascinating. It is www.republicofyou.com.au - I am sure that you will find her beautiful jewellery inspirational.
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