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Georgetown, Penang: Trade Winds and Empire

Posted on 3 October, 2013 by Julie Marsh

Below our window at Hutton Lodge grows a hibiscus bush as tall as a tree, its red flowers orbited by little nectar seeking birds. Beyond, the other guests are eating breakfast under the porch roof. Shade would became a compulsion … Continue reading →

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Turtles in Singapore

Posted on 21 September, 2013 by Julie Marsh

I’m far away now, but I’m remembering Australian summer evenings swimming in the creek, when swallows dip and swoop after insects, and the platypus drift like sticks, then curl their slick and furry backs into the depths. Water dragons leap … Continue reading →

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