this is the main port at nuku alofa, capital city of tonga.
a little bit different to port botany., but that’s the charm.
if you wander down to the docks in the afternoon, you can meet the local fishermen.
they hand spear all their fish while snorkelling. you can pick up a plastic bag full of fish, maybe 3-4 kilos worth (mixed species) for about AUD$5.
not bad at all. makes me wonder why they keep eating this.
Edited: August 7th, 2010
i love this place, it never sleeps. there are people always driving and walking about at all hours.
may even print this pic up large and stick it on my wall
Edited: July 31st, 2010
late night, not many about. it a scene waiting for ‘our russ’ to pop up in romper stomper. it was a school night obviously. see the clip below to get the russel crowe/ romper stopmer reference, if you didnt’ get it already:
Edited: July 29th, 2010
do you really need a sign to tell you that you shouldn’t cycle where fuel tankers are doing 90 km/ph?
i don’t know how cyclists do it in sydney – drivers are impatient, aggressive and intolerant. although there’s no culture of bicycles or motorbikes in sydney, give me a motorcycle anyday, at least i’m heard and can pull out of a situation quickly.
obviously not one of the city of sydney’s awesome new cycleway network.
Edited: July 19th, 2010
see this ship and all it’s containers?
it’s being unloaded of its cargo of imported cheap chinese crap that you buy cheap, use once and then throw away.
the ship has traveled far.
Edited: July 15th, 2010
perfect place to relax, by rozelle bay. in this shot is the light rail line – something i would love to see extended.
sydney used to have one of the biggest tram services in all the world, second only to london. thanks to the nsw labor party (seems 50 years doesn’t change much as far as public transport strategy for sydney goes) and the nrma, which had a vested interest in forcing more people to drive, the system was wound down during the 1950′s and eventually closed in 1961.
i’m sure more than a few individuals lined their pockets with gold in making this shady deal – to the detriment of a burgeoning population of sydneysiders with a sub-standard provision of public transport infrastructure.
Edited: June 17th, 2010
real nice. shooting up heroin on a trainline? this person REALLY wants to die.
Edited: April 18th, 2010
shame to see the land that we grow our food on being converted into ghettos of mcmansions. shame to see that we still need to rely on road for transport of freight, instead of rail. it is unsustainable and shortsighted in every way. very australian. lucky country my ass, try stupid country. it upsets me.
Edited: April 8th, 2010
