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Sep 157 min read

Australian History

Uluru Adventure

World Heritage listed Uluru is breath-taking and the modern history of tourism to the region is worth understanding.

Aug 1712 min read

Women's History

The Golden Olympics - Paris 2024

As a lover of the Olympic Games it would be remiss of me to not reflect on some of the sporting history moments from Paris 2024.

Coming Full Circle - 100 Years since the last time the Olympics were in Paris, France

Aug 45 min read

Women's History

Coming Full Circle - 100 Years since the last time the Olympics were in Paris, France

It has been 100 years since the Olympics were in Paris. What has changed?

Jun 214 min read

Disney

Happy 90th Birthday Donald Duck!

Ninety years ago Donald Duck made his debut when he appeared in the cartoon “The Wise Little Hen".

The 10 Female Heir's of Burgundy (982-1678)

May 258 min read

Women's History

The 10 Female Heir's of Burgundy (982-1678)

Did you know that the County of Burgundy had TEN female heads of state between 982-1678?

How To Destroy A People: The Story of Artsakh

Apr 175 min read

World Matters

How To Destroy A People: The Story of Artsakh

What do you do if you identify as one ethnicity but a line drawn on a map stipulates that you belong to a different nation?

The Largest Attack on Ukraine: An Update on the War in Ukraine (1 December 2023 - 1 January 2024)

Jan 35 min read

World Matters

The Largest Attack on Ukraine: An Update on the War in Ukraine (1 December 2023 - 1 January 2024)

To read previous blogs on the Russian invasion of Ukraine click here. #IStandWithUkraine Throughout the month of December Russian...

Dec 8, 20236 min read

Disney

The Museum Based Attraction That Disney Made - Mystic Manor

As a lover of history, museum’s, Disney and a great story I was blown away by the attention to detail involved in the “Mystic Manor” and...

Dec 3, 20235 min read

Ukraine

The Drone War: The War in Ukraine (Update on the Months September-November 2023)

To read previous blogs on the Russian invasion of Ukraine click here. #IStandWithUkraine Thirty-two years ago this month, on the 1...

Nov 27, 20234 min read

Olympics

The Pacific Games

Did you know that the Pacific Games are currently underway in the Solomon Islands. This is the seventeenth time the games have been held,...

Australia's Most Successful Olympic Sprinter

Nov 15, 20234 min read

Women's History

Australia's Most Successful Olympic Sprinter

Shirley Strickland has won more Olympic medals than any other Australian in athletics. She is also ranked 10th on the all-time Australian...

Thirty Years in 30 Facts: A snapshot of three years over three decades (1993, 2003 & 2013)

Nov 12, 20235 min read

World Matters

Thirty Years in 30 Facts: A snapshot of three years over three decades (1993, 2003 & 2013)

Thirty Years Ago: 1993 1. Czechoslovakia ceased to exist from 1 January 1993 with the Czech Republic and Slovakia becoming independent...

The Perils Of being an heiress In the Middle Ages: The story of the Countess Alice De Lacy

Oct 12, 20234 min read

Women's History

The Perils Of being an heiress In the Middle Ages: The story of the Countess Alice De Lacy

Born: 25 December 1281 (approx.) Died: 2 October 1348 Last week marked 675 years ago, on 2 October 1348, since the death of Countess...

Sep 23, 20237 min read

Women's History

The Six Empresses of Russia

Last year I wrote a blog on Catherine the Great and one of the themes I touched upon was the fact that she was not he first empresses of...

Aug 27, 20239 min read

Ukraine

The Attack on Ukraine Continues: A Look Back at the Headlines April-August 2023

In the last few months since I shared an insight into the war in Ukraine much has changed but so much more has stayed the same. We don't...

Exhibition Review: Fantastic Beasts The Wonder of Nature

Aug 12, 20236 min read

Real Life Fiction

Exhibition Review: Fantastic Beasts The Wonder of Nature

Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature was not exactly what I was expecting in an exhibition based on the Wizarding World of Harry...

Jul 28, 20239 min read

Olympics

75 Years Since the 1948 Summer Olympics

Seventy-Five years ago, on 29 July 1948, for the first time in 12 years (due to World War Two, WWII) the Summer Olympics began. The...

Apr 15, 20235 min read

Ukraine

The War in Ukraine: Russia's War of Words

It is very easy to forget the events transpiring in Ukraine as they fade into background news and slide further from the headlines, but...

Apr 1, 20234 min read

British Monarchs

Poor Princess Viktoria of Prussia

I have always been intrigued by the concept of Queen Victoria as the “Grandmother of Europe”. It is well known that most of the European...

A Museum Person's Visit to Western Australia

Mar 30, 202315 min read

Australian History

A Museum Person's Visit to Western Australia

All photos are taken by myself or my partner and all opinions are my own. This is not your standard blog and rather is a compilation of...