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By Douglas Mazina

Watsons Bay

I awoke last Thursday and felt like I hadn’t been anywhere new lately, so I decided to catch a formal presentation at the Sydney Opera House for the recently deceased architect, Jorn Utzon, who designed it.  That didn’t work out, so I hope on a ferry in Circular Quay to Watsons Bay.  When Lisa, Alex,…

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By Douglas Mazina

Step Inside This House

I’m not sure when it started, but the fashion of Sydney home interiors is modern,  Light colored wood floors, straight lines, a touch of chrome or stainless.  When a house gets remodeled, somehow it must be modern inside.  Most new construction in and around the coast seems to be modern exterior as well.  Here are…

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By Douglas Mazina

The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains National Park is located about 90 minutes by car (assuming Parramatta road isn’t to backed up and road construction on highway is light) due west from Sydney.  All you have to do is make it to the Great Western Highway.  Or if you don’t like driving or lack a car or bus…

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By Douglas Mazina

The Tyranny of the Movies

Anybody married or in a relationship knows about it, but don’t talk much about it.  Here’s how it works, let’s say you want to see a movie like XMen 5 or Replacement Killers 2 or something like that, we can ask our lady if she would like to go; she will not agree to go….

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