Aaah huh!
Well let’s see….passport means you are travelling out of Australia.
So overseas somewhere.
The tablets indicate going by plane and its a long flight of at least 12-14 hours … maybe one leg of the journey? Perhaps another connecting flight?

Now lemme think. It’s winter here in Oz, so I’m assuming somewhere it’s summer?

My guesses will be in pics.

Dnarever wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2026 at 10:08pm:


Thank you … I do have good taste 
These are water colour paints or prints from Etsy.
Here is a link.

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1752603565/london-city-city-of-london-view-gift-...

I’ve painted but I used oils, acrylic and chalk/pastels.
I had a thing for ballerinas at one stage.
Some need finishing, maybe I can drag the easel out and finish them.
If you want I can post some up in next day or so.… 
I have to go out tomorrow to do errands.
Then I have to finish doing these bishop crown chillies. They bloomed very late this year for some reason. And ended up growing long rather than short bell shape.
And they seem hotter than any other time! I had to have doors open and it’s winter time so there’s that.

No way TW! It’ll be a killer heat! The heat is different in Europe to here. It’s hotter over there!
But anything over 35 deg anywhere takes the energy right out of me!
In winter we can rug up and keep warm. In hot summers we need air con 

Maybe Gordon is going somewhere “Asia”

Another guess would be …..Singapore?
I’ve been a-top of the Marina Bay sands. Singapore is a very nice and clean place.

I think it is in London, somewhere near the tower of London maybe. Anyway thats my guess.

People lining up to take a photo of a phonebox and Big Ben

Sophia wrote on Jun 27^th, 2026 at 1:04am:


You'll just have to guess my next location from photos...and speaking of weather...

Gordon wrote on Jun 27^th, 2026 at 1:14am:

Sarf London, innit.
(Lambeth)

My wifely substances is over in England and reports having insufficient summer clothes. She packed for English summers - 19, rain.

Frank wrote on Jun 27^th, 2026 at 8:19am:


Yesterday was a solid 35deg and was hard work doing a full day, Tower of London and a few other things...25k steps.

Spotted this in a Houso place today

Traveling with chatgpt 

Muriel wrote on Jun 29^th, 2026 at 8:05pm:


Yep.

https://www.daisygreenfood.com/location-darcie-may

How are you coping with the heat Gordon?
After watching these latest Tik toks re: AU vs UK heat

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCyLYeRm/

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCyLgeE4/

Gordon wrote on Jun 30^th, 2026 at 1:44am:



Gordon,
go and see his majesty King Charles and

give him an Australian perspective on life.

Sophia wrote on Jul 1^st, 2026 at 1:36am:



Same heat, but most places don't have AC and are designed to trap heat, not dissipate it.
Our place in Paris has a little portable AC that does bugger all.

As I said before, i can handle this heat but back home I'm unlikely to be outside all day and do 25k steps on a 37deg day

Gordon wrote on Jul 2^nd, 2026 at 4:59pm:


Pont Bonaparte Bridge, in Lyon.  France.

Not far from Geneva.

😀

Switzerland?

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 6^th, 2026 at 3:26pm:


Ah I see, I just looked up lakes in France and I must say, they are beautiful.
I was thinking of the only lake I saw between Switzerland and Italy, Lake Como.

So I googled lakes in France, here’s one for starters.

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 6^th, 2026 at 3:52pm:


Seeing where it’s located near the alps, is the hint from earlier photo with rocky snow capped mountains, I think you’re on the money with that  location.

Have to wait until Gordon comes in to let us know yay or nay.

Next 4 days will be off the hook good.

Sophia wrote on Jul 7^th, 2026 at 7:41am:


Close but Annecy is about 6 hrs from Sainte-Croix,  but heading there now.

Farqqq

The rock jump photo is Coco Beach Nice, this is near our apartment in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Did a train ride down to Cannes, what a dump. The beach is garbage, the walk of fame is filthy and it's full of greasy looking turds going to the casino.

Monte Carlo is polished but full of people with loads of money but no taste.
Where were staying (for only one more night unfortunately) Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is very exclusive but billionaire locals walk around the hood in swimwear.

In Cannes, they had a pile of scaffolding over Clint Eastwood

Jasin wrote on Jul 12^th, 2026 at 5:39pm:



They don't have homos in France anymore - the muzzies got them.

?

Vietnamese saying (as told to me from Vietnamese co-workers)
"We might eat dogs. But the French f### em"

Oh the Roman colosseum!
When I saw it back in 2001, I wasn’t expecting to see it in the middle of busy traffic.
It felt like 2 worlds colliding side by side.
Ancient and modern.
Did you come across the Gypsies dressed as gladiators yet?

This....

This is Trajan's Column, one of the best-preserved monuments from ancient Rome.
A few highlights:
Built: AD 113, making it about 1,913 years old.
Commissioned by: Emperor Trajan.
Purpose: It commemorates Trajan's victories in the Dacian Wars (in what is now Romania).
Height: About 38 metres (125 feet) including its pedestal.
The carvings: The spiral relief wrapping around the column is almost 200 metres long and contains over 2,500 human figures, telling the story of the campaigns almost like an ancient comic strip.
Inside: A spiral staircase of 185 steps winds up through the centre of the column to a viewing platform at the top.
The statue you see on top is Saint Peter. Originally, the column was crowned by a bronze statue of Emperor Trajan, but that disappeared in the Middle Ages. In 1587, Pope Sixtus V replaced it with the statue of Saint Peter that remains there today.

Are POHMs just a bunch of weaklings?

The highest temperature of 37.7°C is considered part of a heatwave -- where anything over 28°C is hot weather.

From this point forward, I'm not interested in the embellishments of aboriginal achievements

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greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 15^th, 2026 at 9:07pm:


Food market in Florence. How cheap is that meat compared to crap from colesworth

Gordon wrote on Jul 15^th, 2026 at 8:57pm:


Well, at $50-60 / kg it is more expensive than here.

https://freerangebutcher.com.au/grass-fed-finished-beef/

Gordon wrote on Jul 15^th, 2026 at 10:52pm:


Oh dear! Imagine all the beef Wellingtons she would volunteer to cook in prison   

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 13^th, 2026 at 5:37pm:


I used to spent lots of time there and did some digging of my own when nobody watched 

tallowood wrote on Jul 16^th, 2026 at 8:44am:


That sounds fascinating! I would love to read more memoirs of your experiences TW.

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 16^th, 2026 at 12:32pm:


I used to rent a flat in Ostia less the 2km from the archeological site and often would go for a morning walk there.

I'm gonna guess ... Panzano   

About halfway between Florence and Siena.

And now I'm real hungry.  Thanks   

I can't remember where each pizza was from, there was so many
The steak was Florence..

And now for a change of pace

Sophia wrote on Jul 19^th, 2026 at 11:57pm:


Sadly no....Asian food in Asia which means it's all over.

Hmmmm…. Maybe lost contact somewhere in China?
It happened to us. In China in 2018 my phone was unable to contact anyone.
2 days and I was spewing! I knew my kids were concerned.
I tried to use the motel’s free wifi but nothing.
At midnight I was so fed up I turned phone off and pulled out sim.
When I put it all back again, I was able to contact kids! It reset!
Effing nuisance!

Sophia wrote on Jul 27^th, 2026 at 4:47pm:


Nah had a day in HK on the way back then crashed back into reality

Sophia wrote on Jul 28^th, 2026 at 12:11am:


Back into work, also brought back a nice chunky cold from Italy!  You could say I brought a wog home with me. 

Zero jetlag, we had a 2pm flight from Italy so I managed 8 hours sleep, woke up at about 7am Sydney. Whole day in HK, 11pm flight and got another 4hrs sleep, woke up at 8am Sydney time so was basically adjusted (but tired).

Sophia wrote on Jul 29^th, 2026 at 10:08am:


2 hour flight, window. 2+, isle