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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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