My flatmate, Elizabeth (right), on her birthday (Feb. 1), with her brother, Andrew, and his wife, Fiona

Essington Apartments, my home away from home

My huge walk-in closet (I think it's as big as Dave's whole room in Tokyo)

My bedroom in the flat

The view from our balcony

view of the ocean (and all the big coal ships) at nightfall

Between Newcastle Ocean Baths and Nobbys Beach

Lighthouse at Nobby's Headland at night