Gillian Welch's new album, finally...

More freight-trains, more sleepin' on the floor and more lines like this:

"It's beef steak when I'm workin', whiskey when I'm dry, sweet heaven when I die..."

Welcome back Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.

Sardinia

Sand, sea, sun. Stunning.

Swanston Street

Common sense finally prevails on Swanston street. Perhaps Melbourne is now heading in a truly bicycle friendly direction.

Why did it take so long to happen?

http://www.bv.com.au/general/change-the-world/11235/

Scotland

Northern Scotland. From Inverness to the Orkney Islands, down to Skye and back to Inverness. 9 days, drove over 1000 miles and took lots of photos. See more of my favourite Scotland pics on flickr. What a beautifully scenic part of the world. Some of the beaches in the north rivalled the best I have seen in Australia. As did the surf, for those game enough to enter the Scottish 'greenroom'. Couldn't find a Puffin on Orkney despite some serious cliff hanging in vain, lots of seagulls though. Got spied on by seals, stalked by curious ravens and kept awake by sheep. The roads were largely free of cars, surprising, considering it was the Easter period and the weather being warm and clear. No complaints here though, it made for a quiet, winding road with breathtaking mountains around every corner. Thanks Scotland. I hope to return one day.

Listen to Radiohead's latest...The King of Limbs

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/mar/28/radiohead-artwork-king-limbs-stream?CMP=twt_fd

London - September 2010

I forgot about adding some of my favourite pics from London in September last year, so here's two of them. One of the photos is of the Tour of Britain race at the Docklands. Much easier to get a good shot at this bike race compared to when I was at the Tour de France in Issoudun, 2009.