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J Ward Gaol for the Criminally Insane, Ararat, Victoria, Australia



Central Deborah Gold Mine, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia



Cathedral, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia



Myer, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia



J Ward Gaol for the Criminally Insane, Ararat, Victoria, Australia



Lake Fyans, Victoria, Australia



Lake Fyans, Victoria, Australia



Reid's Lookout, Grampians, Victoria, Australia



On the way to the Balconies, Grampians, Victoria, Australia



Two-cheese souffle at The Vines Cafe, Ararat, Victoria, Australia

Inaugural post!

From Cook Islands ...

Allow me to introduce myself: My name is Andrew Harris, and I'm a recently married, 23-year-old freelance travel writer and magazine sub-editor, based in sometimes-sunny Melbourne, Australia.

At the moment, I'm writing for Postcards Victoria, Scoop Traveller Vic/Tas, and the ACP Magazines RV titles, for which I also sub-edit. I also sub-edit for Australian Motorcycle Trader and ATV Action, as well as for INTHEBLACK magazine.




I'm at the increasingly narrow tail-end of a Master of Arts (Editing and Communication) at the University of Melbourne, and I've been meaning to commit to a blog for some time -- intention counts for something, doesn't it?

I expect this blog to take in travel (my own work-related travels, and otherwise), music (mainly world music, but I'm experiencing a sort of metal renaissance at the moment), writing (I like to write short fiction and poetry, and I'm part of a hard-core (^m^) band of suburban writers, which is as yet properly named), as well as my own rantings on publishing and what I happen to be reading.

So I'll begin this by directing you to a gallery of photos from mine and Naava's honeymoon to the Cook Islands, all of which I've finally captioned. I've written some free-verse narrative poetry about the trip and I'm planning to write a newspaper or magazine travel piece at some point too.

From Cook Islands ...

Next week I'm going to the Victorian goldfields and the Grampians Ranges to do a few stories for Caravan World magazine, and in a few weeks I'm taking a big fat motorhome along the River Murray to Mildura (thanks to Kea Campers). I'm also planning a trip to Perth in November to cover the Red Bull Air Race -- there should be plenty to post about!