The Blog of Charles

The Blog of Charles

Charles in Sydney Australia

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  • April 12, 2023
    My Family Tree Project

    On the 12th March my first grandchild was born. He doesn’t have my family name but I was delighted to hear his middle name is Mylles – a popular name on my father’s side of the family. It is my father’s first name, my grandfather’s first name and my middle name. I decided that now…

  • March 30, 2023
    Ten favourite non-fiction books.

    I recently wrote about why I only read non-fiction then I proceeded to list some favourite works of fictions. A friend suggested I write about my favourite non-fiction books. That is a big challenge, so I spent a lot of time reviewing my Books Read list on Goodreads, and wrote this article. Here is a…

  • March 14, 2023
    Winter in America

    Impressions of my first trip to America I found a printed copy of this essay and decided to scan and share here on my blog. I also found the photos I took on my trip. On the 19th of February 1990 I started a new job as the technical support specialist for a company called…

  • March 8, 2023
    Why I rarely read fiction

    When people ask me about my love of books and daily reading habit they are sometimes surprised when I say I don’t read fiction. Well, that last statement is not completely true as I occasionally read fiction but I’m very choosy.

  • December 22, 2022
    Christmas in Australia

    I was going to write a lot more about Christmas in Australia but it is already the 22nd of December and I ran out of time. I hope you enjoy the following article, and wishing you a Merry Christmas!

  • November 23, 2022
    Contiki Tour in Salzburg

    This is the next instalment in the publishing of my diary of my Contiki tour of Europe in 1980. In this short entry I describe the quick visit to Salzburg and Mozart’s birth place. I am listening to Eine Kleine Nachtmusic while I edit this text.

  • November 19, 2022
    Contiki – Rome and Venice

    This is a continuation of the post about Pisa and Florence.

  • November 13, 2022
    Contiki Tour in Italy – Pisa and Florence

    This is the second part of my Contiki Europe tour diary.

  • November 4, 2022
    Contiki Europe Tour – Part 1

    In 1980 I was in my second year of work, saving money and accumulating annual leave. Inspired by discussions with my school friend Craig, I decided to book a European holiday. My travel agent found a 5 week Contiki tour for 18-30 year olds (I was 22 at the time) and booked a Qantas return…

  • October 9, 2022
    The everchanging English Language

    The English language is constantly changing over time. New words come into existence and meanings of words and phrases change. There are thousands of words and phrases in English we can use, but sadly, most people have a very limited vocabulary and misuse existing words In this article I draw your attention to some recent…

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