Tag: James Purtill

  • #344 The Bridge

    #344 The Bridge

    Bridges can close the gap between people who disagree, or between the past and the future. You can cross a bridge, burn a bridge, be a bridge. — ‘The West Gate’ by Rijn Collins Up to 200 000 cars travel over the West Gate bridge every day – going between Melbourneā€™s CBD and the Western…

  • #1632: Small Towns of Australia

    #1632: Small Towns of Australia

    This week All The Best is putting small towns on the map as we playĀ tourist around Australia. We visit a tiny sheep farming town where a single classroom hosts Kindy to Year 6, with only 11 students all up. Then we jump on the Trans Australian Rail, stopping off in Cook, South Australia. Not asĀ much…

  • #1422 By Train

    #1422 By Train

    Find your seat, settle in, and listen to the creak of those sleeper beams, the rattling of carriages. This week, we’re taking a train ride, on tracks that crisscross the globe. We go on an adventure along the Ā Trans Siberian railway, chat to passengers as they stare out the window at the Nullarbor, and wait…