Janette Frawley
Ghost town: a shadowy semblance of a former self
I'm not terribly organised this morning, and as I check out of the hotel and pack my luggage into the boot of my hire-car, I think i'm...
(Ibn Battuta)
THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
A road journey from LOS ANGELES to CARMEL
DECEMBER 27, 2012 - JANUARY 3, 2013
THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
A road journey from LOS ANGELES to CARMEL
DECEMBER 27, 2012 - JANUARY 3, 2013
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Janette Frawley
- Oct 17, 2019
- 7 min
We all know that UFOs are real. All we need to ask is where do they come from, and what do they want
How did I end up in Roswell, New Mexico? It is literally in the middle of nowhere, miles from the nearest commercial airport, right...
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Janette Frawley
- Sep 14, 2019
- 6 min
The cowards never start and the weak die along the way.
Despite my meanderings yesterday, I did arrive in Taos early enough to have the opportunity to explore the historic downtown area. Like...
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Janette Frawley
- Sep 5, 2019
- 6 min
In New Mexico you can look toward the horizon and know where you are going to be tomorrow.
With trepidation, I look out the window to see whether last night's extended storm has done much damage to my surroundings, and I'm very...
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Janette Frawley
- Aug 27, 2019
- 2 min
Take time to look...
The beauty of travelling alone is the sense of freedom one gets from driving along the open road. There are certain advantages of...
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Janette Frawley
- Aug 8, 2019
- 4 min
Catch another butterfly
The sun beats relentlessly on my head as I return to the car to get my hat. The distant hum of the traffic on the road below reminds me...
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Janette Frawley
- Jul 29, 2019
- 3 min
War is hell
I've been staying in Franklin for a few days and since it's my last full day here, I set out to try to understand some of the details of...
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Janette Frawley
- Jul 28, 2019
- 2 min
I didn't realize Toronto was so beautiful. Everywhere you go you see beautiful architecture.
I have been in Toronto for a few days; even slipping up to Lake Muskoka for a couple of nights. But now I'm back in Toronto for my second...
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Janette Frawley
- Jul 27, 2019
- 3 min
It hasn't been bled or barfed in yet.
Have you ever fallen into a situation that is so unexpected and amazing that you stop and wonder how it happened? Pat has to go to work...
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Janette Frawley
- Jul 26, 2019
- 4 min
Cowboys need nothin' more than a hat, horse, and the will to ride
We leave the Okotoks Erratic and drive through Longview. This is the prairie land of Alberta. The wheatfields dance in time with the soft...
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Janette Frawley
- Jul 23, 2019
- 2 min
A rolling stone gathers no moss
My friend, Pat, had grown up on a farm in an area near the township of Okotoks, Alberta. The family farm is still very much a part of her...
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Janette Frawley
- Jul 21, 2019
- 2 min
There's nothing new in the world except the history you do not know
In 2017, I introduced Pat to a stegosaurus in Denver. The fossilised creature was embedded in the side of a cliff; it's spiny spikes had...
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Janette Frawley
- Jul 20, 2019
- 3 min
Never approach a bull from the front...
The forecast for Calgary City is 25 degrees Celsius and I hope I'm not too hot as I don a long-sleeved shirt and jeans. My foldable hat...
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Janette Frawley
- Jul 12, 2019
- 3 min
The Grand Canyon is living evidence of the power of water over a period of time.
I am exhausted! This tour will have covered over 5500 kilometres by the time I reach Las Vegas. This distance has been reached in 6 days,...
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Janette Frawley
- Jul 10, 2019
- 3 min
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing
My deep sleep is rudely interrupted by an alarm clock. It is 5am and we have a 6am start. I could cry!!!! My beautiful room in the...
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Janette Frawley
- Jul 9, 2019
- 5 min
God Bless the USA
I wake up at 5am, as I am about to witness the sunrise over Yellowstone Lake. It is cold and a thick dew has fallen overnight. I make my...
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Janette Frawley
- Jul 6, 2019
- 3 min
Oh, the Yellowstone, oh the buffalo free.
It is 6:30 in the morning, I'm still suffering from jetlag, so the early start is a bir of a shock to the system. The only advantage to...
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Janette Frawley
- Jul 3, 2019
- 3 min
They sing of Darcy Farrow where the Truckee runs through
We eventually leave San Francisco with the lunchtime traffic, crossing the fog-shrouded Golden Gate and driving through the wetlands on...
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Janette Frawley
- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
'If you come to San Francisco...'
Last September, Qantas introduced the only direct flight from Melbourne to San Francisco, USA. On Sunday evening, I took the 14 hour...
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