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25Jul
10 comments on “In Pursuit of Oz: Conversations with Sydney”

In Pursuit of Oz: Conversations with Sydney

Posted by umashankaron July 25, 2026August 4, 2026in Such is Life10 Comments

Australia's flora is itself a meeting place of distant worlds. Some species are native to this ancient continent; others journeyed here from across the globe and found a new home. Rooted to the same patch of earth, they have watched Sydney reinvent itself.

07Jul
21 comments on “In Pursuit of Oz: All That Light in Sydney”

In Pursuit of Oz: All That Light in Sydney

Posted by umashankaron July 7, 2026July 20, 2026in Such is Life, Travel21 Comments

Nothing about the bustling waterfront around me suggested 1844. The wooden sailing ships that had once relied upon wind, tide and stars were gone. Engines, radio and radar belonged to a future beyond imagination.

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