The Shoe Craze Sweeping Australia

Who needs Prada? We've seen films of the horrific floods that swept through Queensland. Here's a photo from my friend Rob, who lives Down Under. Forget Jimmy Choo. Or Ugg boots for that matter. There's a new fashion statement sweeping through Brisbane, and...

Australia: The Rain Just Keeps Coming Part I

My friend Rob continues to update me on the floods in Queensland, Australia. I've pasted his latest email and photos below. But first, here's the link to Australia's Red Cross. Norb A lot has happened since my last update. I have had various reports about...

Australia: The Rain Just Keeps Coming Part II

Continued from Australia: The Rain Just Keeps Coming Part I All this water together with the continuous rain Brisbane has been getting means that at 4.00 am thursday Jan. 13th ( about midday Wed Jan.12th NYC time) Brisbane will be flooded and it will be bad. So bad...

More Flooding in Australia

I just received an update from Rob, the author of the email in my last post about flooding in Australia. Here's what he had to say and the photo he sent. A combination of heavy rain and king tides has caused low level flooding around Brisbane and today I heard of...

Queensland Floods: An Email from Australia

I love Australia. It's been that way ever since January 2, 1982, when I arrived in Melbourne and stayed for three years. I developed lifelong friendships Down Under and had the good fortune to return in 2009 for the Brisbane Writers Festival. Aussies, in my...