by Bronwen Whyatt | Sep 6, 2023 | Art, Food, Travel
Bronwen Whyatt beat lockdown and rode along the Great Victorian Rail Trail, tasting gourmet food and exploring accommodation options along the way. She also packed a sketchbook. Day 1 on the Great Victorian Rail Trail: Mansfield – Bonnie Doon When I left...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Nov 7, 2022 | Art, Music, Travel
My path with art to the 18th Mendelssohn Music Week (Musikwoche) concert in Wengen My four-month odyssey across Europe has certainly pulled out some great surprises, not least, a little music festival celebrating Mendelssohn, in a protestant church with the most...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Jul 11, 2018 | France, Philosophy, Travel, Via Podiensis
The first week is for the body I read in the book, Paris to the Pyrenees, that it is said the first week of a long walk is for the body, the second, the mind and rest for the spirit. Well I have spent the first week of my walk sacrificing my body to the mountains of...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Jun 24, 2018 | France, Travel, Via Podiensis, Via Tolosana
Longwalker’s packing list I have been practice-packing for months. It can only mean one thing – my next longwalk in France is long overdue. I’ve booked it and July approaches. In preparation I have reviewed my Via Tolosana longwalker’s packing...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Jun 17, 2018 | France, Music, Travel, Via Podiensis
As you know, I will venture to France again for more walking soon, and while I’m at it, another marathon effort will be undertaken by lots of crazy cyclists in the feat known as the Tour de France. Someone asked me this week whether my route will take me...
by Bronwen Whyatt | Feb 26, 2018 | Food, Travel
When friends from London descend on the internationally recognised gastronomic delight that is Melbourne, they and you are in for a treat. Sometimes they can surprise you with a previously unknown gem, like the roof-top, Madame Brussels, oh so naughty, but oh so nice....