Jakarta I flew out of Melbourne on Sunday morning at 12:15 AM. It was an 8 hour flight to Kuala Lumpur (with a 2 hour time change), and then after a couple of hours in that airport I arrived in Jakarta around 10 AM. Today is a holiday as this largely Muslim country moves …
Category: International
Australian Outtakes
Melbourne My dad, when he was alive, would always ask about the rest of the story on these trips — the pieces that didn’t quite fit in but might give some more flavor and insight into the country, so here’s the EJR report on Australian outtakes. * Melbourne is a city of parks. The …
Aboriginal Committee
Sydney Our last day in Sydney was gorgeous with sun and a breeze. A brief meeting with the chair of the Nature Conservancy was followed by a trek across the central business district to the offices of the teachers union of New South Wales. There in a long conference room we met for several …