On a whim we drove to Byron Bay in the afternoon of New Year and even the hordes of other travellers I mostly can’t abide were just part of the joy of the experience. Gelato, a dip in the sea with the dog, Spike frankly doing more howling from shore trying to avoid the actual water than swimming but happy to be there with us.
Read MoreThe film Cabaret has a scene in which a young blond man stands up in a café and starts into the German folksong, Tomorrow Belongs to Me. It takes on new meaning when the camera pulls back and we see the swastika on the boy’s sleeve. By the end, almost everyone is singing
Read MoreI know a mum whose 10-year-old asked if Santa was real, and she said, “Do you really want to know?” He nodded, so she shook her head no. He burst into tears.
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