The Fitzy report live and blogging!
In 2003 I moved from Sydney ( nee Port Lincoln ) to midtown Manhattan to find adventure and to work with my husband on high end photography & film projects. Since 2005 I have reported my findings regularly to the restless and dedicated on Radio National Overnights in Australia. From sourcing decent coffee to the best markets, or reporting from a shoot in Harlem or on location in the Faroe Islands it has ( and will continue to be ) a lot of fun. But now you have the option to stay in bed and read about it in the morning….
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Thanks Fitzy for the insights into NYC!
As a lover of NYC I enjoy listening to Gabrielle in the early hours of an Australian morning . always disappointed if i wake too late. jumped out of bed this morning to note this web address . may i win tats lotto so that my dream of living , even just part time , happens and soon.
Hi Gabrielle, I was so pleased to hear Rod give out your blog this morning, I have been enjoying your NY reports for years and marvel at the fact that you have retained your Australian accent.
Enjoy your trip to Maine with Leanne.
I heard your talk with Rod today…always enjoyable.Thanks.
Gabrielle I am am Aussie and my sister and I have just returned from a week in New York after staying in Williamsburg and then in Times Square. What an absolutely wonderful city you live in and and the people just blew me away. Absolutely lovely. The city was full of Aussies but we kept away and just socialised with the locals. Loved it and was sooo sad to leave. We went to San F after and that was lovely (very lovely) too. (I am 57 years and my sister 48) Boy did we have some fun!!!
HI Gabrielle, love listening to you in the early hours, I love your story about the blind lady and her dog, keep it up great listening to you. Bruce from Bali.
Caught you on the radio for the first time and really enjoyed your segment. We have just come back from New York and wondered whether you had been to EATALY (200 5th Avenue) – a bit pricey but we just loved the atmosphere and the food. Well worth the visit!
Thanks Dianne – yes you are so right, Eataly is well worth the visit. Locals love it as much as visitors so you get a really good mix of people, and all of them foodies!
Hi Gabrielle, I too am an appreciative Aussie who also heard you were blogging as well as your late /early morning chats with Rod Quinn. Have very fond memories of NY and will return again. Thoroughly enjoy hear ing all your thoughts and comments on the city, you always manage to take us along for the ride with you!
Hi Gabrielle, I am another aussie fan who loves hearing about NY through your eyes. I was thrilled to hear you had a blog ( I love your little films too) . If only I had gone to NYC AFTER reading your post about Cafe Sabarsky. I was so close by but as it was a really hot day, I sought refuge in a gallery instead. Being a music fan, I hope you will be able to post about some of the live music venues in the future. We stumbled upon the fabulous City Winery and Joe's Pub by accident. Thank you again for all your information.
Hi Gabrielle, Sure would like to hear some more about music in NYC. Do you know Nicki Parrott? If you don't she is an Aussie playing bass for the top groups over there. She plays a lot with Rossano Sportiello and Harry Metz. It would be good if you could dig out some of the muso's over there and interview them.
John R. (Melbourne) Home of good music.
Hey Gabrielle, you're a good honest South Australian like myself! I'm a river rat from Renmark but living in Kakadu National Park last 25 years. Loving your reports on 4am ABC Radio reports, especially the last episode from Vegas when your husband was 60 floors up a building……on the outside in a glorified bucket! We were on the 2009 G'Day USA Roadshow and flew into NYC the day after Suti flew into the Hudson (that pilot did a great job), it was freezing for our Kakadu mob and we went outside 86th floor Empire State building at -10c…….felt like jumping off the bloody thing! Anyway, love your live crosses and video blogs. You on ABC again in 2012? Merry Christmas! p.s. we're bracing ourselves for a Christmas Cyclone!
Thanks Andy – sounds like you have had some great adventures & yes, I will definitely be sharing mine on the ABC in 2012. Merry Christmas to you and good luck with that cyclone!
Great to hear Janet – have a look at http://www.nycbikemaps.com/maps/manhattan-bike-map/ – you may already know about the bike paths around the island – definitely worth putting on your list, with a little deviation around the United Nations Building you can ride the circumference of Manhattan… Enjoy!
Thank you Helen. Glad to hear you had a great time. The city is looking a bit different since Sandy was here but we are hoping to get power & water back by the weekend! Please come again!
I enjoy listening to your report on the ABC with Rod.Having visited NY it is easy to visualise the accurate details. I will now really appreciate my daily intake of my flat white ,I am presently enjoying a wonderful holiday at Bateman`s Bay on the the Sth coast of NSW.
Thanks Gerry and lucky you – hope the surf's up!
You indeed live in a unique part of the world. The city that never sleeps. Until recently I did not even know where the Faroe Islands were. Now I've been there too. I could have left this planet without even seeing the place. Thank you for your way of updating Aussies to the rest of the world.
Thank you Ron – I am very happy (and impressed) you made it to the Faroe Islands. It is a special place, somewhat out of the way but so worth the journey to get there. Please don't leave the planet just yet – I hope to have a few more places to share before long….


Some might say. . .
. . . that Rod Cameron was Hollywood's most underrated actor. But I'm not one of them. See Rod along with Wayne Morris as they ride "The Stage To Tucson" (Columbia, 1951). Also starring Kay Buckley, Sally Eilers, Carl Benton Reid and Roy Roberts. Directed by Ralph Murphy.
Our second feature is "Stone of Silver Creek" (Universal, 1935) Starring the inimitable Buck Jones along with Noel Francis, Niles Welch and Murdock McQuarrie. Directed by Nick Grinde.
And last, but not least, we'll view Chapter 3 of our serial "Batman" (Columbia, 1943) Starring Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish and Shirley Patterson. Directed by Lambert Hillyer.
And don't forget the Milo Holt Film Festival in Siler City Saturday May 19, 2018. You can see the details here.


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Every moment inside the Kottaram ( palace ) seemed like a conversation with history. It was a real royal splendour. If you are a keen lover of art and architecture you could not afford to miss this magnificent wooden palace sprawling over 6.5 acres of land inside the Padmanabhapuram Fort with 108 huge distinctly made rooms.
Though the palace is situated in the district of Tamil Nadu, the land and the palace belongs to Kerala.
The palace was constructed around 1601 AD by Iravipillai Ravivarma Kulasekhara Perumal who ruled Venad state between 1592 AD and 1609 AD.
This lamp is a curio and can be seen at the portico of the palace and is hung on the wooden roof of the palace. It has a mechanism which enables it to rotate 360 degree. You just have to turn it to that direction which you want to illuminate.
An inside view of the palace.
This is called 'Sapramanjam',the cot used by Kings and is made of more than 68 Ayurveda herbs ( medicinal plants).
King Marthandavarma built 'Navarathri Mandapam' in 1744 AD. The dance floor was polished to such a perfection that it looked like a mirror and is known as ' Kannadithara or Mirror floor'.
The reign of Travancore rulers saw severe punishments meted out to those who committed crimes and the punishment was much worse if anybody had killed a Brahmin or had committed treason. They were forced to 'Chithravadham' or gradual death.
The accused would be put in this cage and it will be put in an open place like junctions, marketplaces or such other crowded places. Not only rain and sun they had to endure but also the attacks by crows or vultures eventually, pushing them to resign to their fate. He would not be offered a morsel of food nor a drop of water through these entire terrible ordeal.
The cage would be erected 10 to 12 feet high from the ground level. This type of punishments were practiced in Travancore and Cochin state till British took over.
It took almost three hours to complete visiting the palace. The palace is an absolute delight for a photographer and will have to pay a minimal amount of money for using camera inside the palace.
Mondays are closed and on other days the palace is opened from 9.30 am till 4 pm.
Nearest railway station: Eraniel, which is approximately 5 km from Thuckalay. Nearest airport: Trivandrum International Airport, 52 km away.
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Had a chance to visit this 9 years back..truly a majestic place of those times..Nice post, Shalet.


A little one will soon arrive in your family or circle of friends! If you crochet, there's no better way to celebrate the occasion than by using your crochet hook to crochet a baby bonnet. The Thick and Thin Bonnet is a delightfully sweet design that includes super bulky yarn, resulting in a bonnet that's incredibly soft and colorful. Consider using yarn in pink, blue, green, or yellow to create a crochet baby bonnet that will be proudly passed down for generations. This crochet pattern is also easy to make, so you could create this beautiful baby bonnet within an afternoon if you're pressed for time.
Head Circumference = 12" - 13" · Finished Depth (front to back) = 5.25" · Finished Height (top to bottom) = 5.5"
Bonnet is now worked back in forth in rows.
Row 3: Make an alt-ch in first stitch, dc in same stitch (increase made), dc in next 16 stitches, make 2 dc in next stitch, turn (20) - The last two stitches will not be worked.
Row 8: Evenly sc around the base of the bonnet, when you reach the opposite corner, fasten off and make an invisible join. Weave in all ends.
Optional: Weave ribbon or yarn through the last row of DC stitches or attach ties to each corner.
Oh my goodness! These hats are about the cutest hats I have seen in quite a while. I love the pastel colors and found them just in time to make a few of these before Easter. They will be perfect Easter bonnets. They look so easy to make and look like they would work up quickly. These are definitely going on the top of my to do list. I have already printed the pattern out to a pdf. Thanks.
You will truly be amazed how quickly this basic bonnet works up. I have a huge stash of Bernat Blanket yarn that would be perfect for this project. Ive already made it in bulky yarn, so it will be interesting to compare the two. If you want to make the bonnet more feminine, you can add a row of shells after Row 8.