Oh yes, tobacco fans, you can feel free to light up anywhere in China. And before you say 'eeeuw', imagine this. It's a steamy evening in Shanghai on the famous esplanade knows as the Bund.
Tag: Lindsey Dawson
Come Back, McPhail & Gadsby, We Need You!
There's an election going on. But where's the noise, where's the humour?
Gagging for Caffeine
I had a grim week this summer. I stopped drinking coffee.
It’s a Slippery, Scintillating World
Feeling a bit overwhelmed by the web? Well, take a deep breath. You ain't seen nothin' yet.
Say G’day to Your Ancestors
've been obsessed with genealogy all summer. Never got around to it before but the internet makes it so very easy and fascinating.
A Pilot Yearns for the Way Things Were
There's lots of bad news out there and, conversely, lots of hopeful talk as well. You hear many 'experts' saying things will get worse, and just as many saying things will get better. Who knows which way it'll go.
iPhones and Passings
My friend writer Helen Brown lost her iPhone. Quel bereavement! Because she was on holiday at Byron Bay and was just about to pack up and leave, there was no chance of it turning up under a cushion as might have happened at home.
The Joy Of Jam
Lindsey Dawson on sticky summer pleasures.
Days Alive
I was shocked recently to come across a website that could calculate for me in a second how many days I've been alive. For me, it's more than 23 thousand days.
High Altitude Harbingers of Change
The 'Trillion Dollar Bailout Ride'. I wore shoes like this when I was about 18. I remember red ones with a bow on the front, just like this sketch of mine.