King Tut Nut

Long time Egypt nut, I was drawn to the King is Back exhibit in NYC this month. King Tut, on his way to final resting spot in Cairo, returned to New York 30 years after the first King Tut tour took the US by storm.

I saw the show maybe twice around the US, and recently saw an exhibition of mummys and masterpieces from King Tut tour at the Australian Museum in Sydney.

By far the New York show was brilliant and the self-paced tour well- choreographed. The 25-minute, 3 D film at the end of the galleries and gift shop was more than worth the $5! Those 3 D glasses really make a statement, eh?

Not as good as being on the Nile with my travel mate Cheryl, but at least I was there with her in spirit at the exhibit while she was at Abu Simbel.

Travel writer Dee Farrell currently lives and works in America and Australia.

My 2009: Fours Seasons Around the Globe

Dee Farrell currently lives and works in Australia, Canada and the US, as the weather suits. Her skirting the weather took her from New York City in one of the coldest Winters on record to Florida for one of the most hot and humid Summers ever in Fort Lauderdale.

In August, she was ticketed for Vancouver in time for a colourful Canadian Maple Leaf Fall, but by September she was unexpectedly back in Sydney for Spring time and a green instead of white Christmas.
Have suitcase, will travel.

My year in photo review includes New York, Pennsylvania, South Florida, The Conch Republic (Key West), New South Wales (Sydney), Tasmania (Hobart), Queensland (Surfers Paradise), and a new island destination for me - New Caledonia. (A French Territory in the South Pacific).

--DeeTouring Dee

The Ides of March in Florida

What happened to January & February? I haven't written since the holi-daze and looking back I know why. The Obama-rama, Valentine's and packing up a household and storage unit of my client's things bound for the Republica de Dominica. Being his Relocation Coordinator while he was enjoying the first blush of ex-pat living in the Dominican Republic, was challenging. But nothing I hadn't already done for myself to and from Australia.

So I'm taking some R&R in March in the Sunshine State. Florida is so QUIET, CLEAN, CHEAP and UNCROWDED compared to the Big Apple.

It will take a few days to adjust to the slower pace of living and breathing in the sea spray; bring it on!

Visiting NYC - it's more fun than living here!

In anticipation of a slew of family and friends coming to NY for the holiday atmosphere, I actually wandered out this past month to the azlways-stunning Central Park, walked around the Roman Greco exhibit at MOMA, toured my literary-famous neighborhood in Gramercy Park, and even took pictures on Times Square like all the zillions of camera-toting tourists!
I even took a photo of my rooftop hot tub deck and garden, my pride and joy in an erstwhile ugly building without a doorman or services ;>)