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Photo - Eungella, west of Mackay – a drone experience A previous article of mine on drone philosophy looked at what was happening with drones. These military un-piloted instruments of war can target and send a "kill message" to anyone, anywhere. This is poignant as yesterday 6 June was D-Day in 1944  -  the WWII Allies landing on the beaches of Normandy. Ponder what today’s technology of drones could have achieved and the lives saved. Meanwhile, in that 2013 article I noted the instant reality of the Biblical announcement that he who lives by the sword dies by the sword, that who pull ...

Photo  -  Kiwi Rail train KiwiRail tourism videos are a must for anyone interested in viewing the magnificent landscape and beauty the length and breadth and width of New Zealand, a wonder of creation says the Footplate Padre. Last November the Railway Digest, the rail fan's authority in all things trains, revealed in their International section that KiwiRail has been recommended to shut down their incredible tourist trains. In that article it detailed how a review of KiwiRail by the New Zealand Government has shaken the New Zealand tourism agencies to the core being fully aware of how pop...

Photo  -   Christchurch coffee My wife and our family have travelled to New Zealand innumerable times and when I read a recent NZ Herald article listing a travel destination survey, it interested me. New Zealand's favourite holiday destinations for overseas visitors and the list of places that New Zealanders favour is very interesting. First  -  New Zealand missionaries Moreover, even a cursory peek is that New Zealand missionaries visit – alas also  very different places. The major New Zealand Christian missions including the Baptists, the Anglicans, the various Pentecostal and othe...

Photo  -  Half full  /  half empty The Daily Mail reported on a mum who had given up her job to focus on being a homemaker. The mother saved more than AUD$22,000 - after giving up basic commodities including shampoo, toothpaste and toilet paper. This thrifty mum brought her five and seven-year-old sons' toys from charity shops, growing her own food - and using water and cloths instead of toilet paper. She stated: "Before I changed my lifestyle, I was spending so much cash on "green" products without really knowing how environmentally friendly they really were or whether I was actually g...

Photo  -  Gold Coast rescue helicopter Tweed Heads and Coolangatta is not the only set of twin towns at border locations in Australia. Another set of twin towns which boasts an equally well established claim to fame is Albury Wodonga. In fact, Albury Wodonga special status as a Federal Government regional industry and commerce centre has placed it as a centre of excellence. There are a number of similarities and differences between Albury-Wodonga and that of Tweed Heads-Coolangatta. Albury like Tweed Heads is a long way from Sydney, whereas Wodonga and Coolangatta are relatively close to M...