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Misguided Misfits in Miskolc and Other Places

March 13, 2018 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 30 Comments

It's been another busy couple of weeks, including a trip to Adelaide to attend the Writers' Festival (as an audience member) which I will write about later. When I returned from that I only had to re-pack my (unworn) clean clothes for a weekend up in the Hunter Valley of NSW. That's best known as … Continue reading Misguided Misfits in Miskolc and Other Places

Saying Goodbye to Budapest

August 22, 2013May 28, 2015 / Garrulous Gwendoline / Leave a comment

Finally the day has dawned not so bright, and from our hotel window we can see the tops of the trees swaying, and flags fluttering and tangling around their flag poles.  When we venture out, I am only just warm enough in my short sleeved t-shirt.  Some relief from the hot weather at last. A … Continue reading Saying Goodbye to Budapest

Bath Time in Budapest

August 21, 2013May 28, 2015 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 12 Comments

Our tour of the Parliament House includes a Budapest city coach tour. We are driven past many of the major sites, including Heroes Square, which according to our guide is the nicest and biggest in Budapest. We end up on the Buda side of the city, and our coach off-loads us for some time in … Continue reading Bath Time in Budapest

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Garrulous Gwendoline

Garrulous Gwendoline

Australian writer who grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney. Her memoir, I Belong to No One, is available in Paperback, eBook, Kindle and Audio. Published by Hachette Australia and Orion Books UK.

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