Love it. Huge fan of the #historianontour

'When a railroad shall have revealed to the wondering eyes of Melbourne...the beauties of the range through which the Yarra gently descends, Yeringberg will be, in tourists' phrase, one of the lions'.

Ah, the Yarra Valley, a tourist destination for generations.

#tourism #research #historianontour

Thought process of a foodie-historian;

Melbourne's cold, perfect laksa day.
Darwin is renowned for excellent laksa.
I'll be in Darwin with the @phavictas.bsky.social crew and others in October.
Life. Is. Good.

#happiness #historianontour #foodie #history #conference

MUSEUM GETAWAY!!

I'm incredibly excited to be travelling with Chef to visit Te Papa. I was so disappointed last year when our Wellington trip was cancelled. To finally be on our way is a gift.

Any suggestions for the next Pacific GLAM destination?

#HistorianOnTour #Pacific

A highlight from today was seeing the 50th anniversary of Independence signage during the drive to the harbour: 'Celebrate our history and inspire our future'.

#PNG #historianontour

There's a weird overlay in my mind when I fly into Port Moresby; I'm mentally rifling through the maps, diaries, photographs that I have studied and yearning to get my feet on the ground to make my own experiences.

Indeed. 🇵🇬

#PNG #historianontour

Running from one terminal to the next, but there's always a second or two to acknowledge archives and local history, thanks to the good work of @qsarchives.

#historianontour #History #archives

Airports. Too bright, but the best place for uninterrupted reading of the portable TBR pile.

Next destination- Port Moresby!

#historianontour #history

Cover of the book side notes from the archivist poems anastacia-renee

New day, new project. Can't wait to reveal the details!

In the meantime, let Melbourians commiserate together as to how the humidity turns up the pages of our books. Still, I'd rather have a book on the train than not.

#historianontour #archives #poetry

If one knows the number sequence, they might be able to say what's in there. A conundrum for an eager historian.

And afterwards? A wander on the streets that are recorded in the collection. Excellent day.

#archives #Melbourne #publicrecords #research #history #historianontour

Super excited to attend the Australian Society of Archivists, School Archives SIG gathering at the Public Record Office Victoria. We've got a guided tour of their repository and a presentation about school records. What a geektastic delight!

#archives #records #history
#historianontour

To ensure they achieve a top-quality book proposal and complete those job applications in a timely manner, remember to sun and stroll your Historian regularly.

#history #historianontour #writer

Today's mission before the flight home: eat frites, and eat waffles. And maybe see some beautiful Ghent architecture but that is really just a bonus #food #foodhistory #historianontour

Radelaide, here I come.

All second hand bookstore recommendations are welcomed!

#historianontour #research #collections

We loved town, Alotau, the fresh food especially. And I set a new record, through the door of a local museum after five minutes on shore.

#historianontour #PapuaNewGuinea #PacificIslands #history #travel

It ended up being a standing room only social and cultural history lecture this afternoon as we sail to PNG.

Goodness. Not bad for a kid who hid(es) in libraries on a regular basis.

#historianontour #PacificIslands #publicspeaking #history

Getting prepared to deliver another round of lectures for P&O cruises! With just over 10 days to go I am very, very excited and appreciative of the opportunity to visit PNG, specifically Rabaul.

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Image source: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, 1945 asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/catalo...

Six lectures. Five ports. 13 wonderful days with my official photographer, and the very great privilege of speaking with many people about the histories, and memories, that they treasure.

#historianontour #chefontour #History #research #cruiseship #PacificHistory

While the "Labyrinth" like water fountain was impressive nothing was as amusing as seeing the answer to life, the universe and everything in the back streets.

#historianontour #chefontour #foodie #walkingtour #Aotearoa #NewZealand

And, in the closing moments we found evidence for our kids that Tight Arse Tuesday is not just an "us" thing.

#Historianontour #chefontour #Aotearoa #NewZealand

I'm getting these port visits down; find street art, consume good food and drink (heya hangi for elevensies), and shop for Pacific history and women's essays.

I'm gonna need a bigger backpack. Eeek!

#historianontour #chefontour

And I have worked on class and seminar reading and plans for another trimester of teaching at Deakin! So, no. Very bad at doing nothing. Makes me twitchy. Much rather be getting back into research and teaching. If only for one day.

#historianontour #chefontour #reading #learning #landahoy

I also learned about Queen Anne marshmallows and many, many, Aotearoa NZ histories. And yes, Chef did ask to carry my books. He's a keeper.

#historianontour #chefontour #history #bookshelf #travel #foodie

Well, we've found the over 18s hideaways, got a mighty fine place to lay our heads and I'm super excited to be delivering lectures over the next 14 days!

#historianontour #chefontour #research #wonder #PandO #history #research

There is no greater out-of-office email than one that states I'll be away with intermittent email access.

Blessed be those parts of the world with no coverage.

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