It is hard to believe that is already 4 weeks since I posted my first blog. In that time I have travelled around the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina and Tennesse, enjoyed the challenges of camping in the hottest October temperatures the US has seen since 1884, travelled back to the UK, and caught up […]
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It’s hard to believe that it is nearly 2 months since I left the sunny skies of Australia. With Christmas and New Year a distant memory, I was more than ready to get back on the road again. The focus for my last leg of travel was to visit Lleida, Spain and gain an understanding […]
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With my time in Wollongong rapidly coming to an end, my challenge this week has been to try to and catch up on the outstanding leads I have made earlier in the trip and making sure that I can actually get my ever-increasing luggage contained within 2 cases and the baggage allowance. Last week the […]
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Now firmly settled in to the Gong, this week has focused on exploring aged care provision across the Illawarra region. Confounded by its geography, a 250 mile narrow coastal plain bounded by the sea and the almost impassable Illawarra escarpment, aged care service provision here, as in most parts of the world, is very complex. […]
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Having safely arrived in Wollongong I was able to set up at this seaside location for the remainder of the trip, Wollongong, referred to as the ‘Gong’ by locals, is a seaside city about 1 ½ hrs down the coast from Sydney, and the location of a large steel works boasting an almost continuous chain […]
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Heading up to the midpoint of my tour, I am looking forward to a more stationary existence in and around Sydney and Wollongong over the coming month. A visit to find out more about the ‘Geriatric Flying Squad’ a nurse practitioner led service, that offers proactive treatment to residents who live in aged care facilities […]
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An interesting twist, to my departure from Taiwan meant that I was sincerely relieved to board my 8hr flight to Brisbane on Sunday night. All was going well until I was asked about my visa for Australia. A slightly large oversight by me. A white knuckle 33-minute wait later, I was the proud owner of […]
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