Yes! It is possible to order these on eBay or through coin and note dealers.

These are proper banknotes, much like our old paper notes in Australia – with that distinctive aroma and a watermark you can see when you hold it up to the light.

The small ticket of paper you can see in the second photo is, I believe, a permission slip – or some form of proof of authenticity. So although these North Korean notes may be for tourist or visitor use only, they are still genuine.

I decided the best way to immortalise this collection was to carefully protect each note in plastic and frame them up, complete with portraits of the Supreme Leaders.

For anyone interested, I purchased a couple of sets through Bruce at North Melbourne Collectables on eBay for $40.

The notes were delivered promptly, were very carefully packed, and arrived in mint condition.

This epic trail stretched across Sydney yesterday morning.

You can note the slight ‘bend’ or course correction in the bottom left hand corner.

The bend is more prominent in the photo below.

At this point, I will reveal that both shots were taken facing North from Parramatta Road, Flemington.

Below is what FlightRadar revealed at the exact same moment.

Note the flight path of the aircraft, as well as my position at the blue dot near Burwood.

The identity of the plane causing the trail is detailed below.

This trail was created by a commercial flight, proving that not every line in the sky is the result of some kind of spraying or release of chemicals.

This is not to say that chemtrails do not exist, but it needs to be understood that under certain atmospheric conditions, ordinary jets can produce large trails across our skies.

My first attempt at writing a political thriller/adventure has passed an important milestone.

This was a far more difficult exercise than I anticipated; with the endless research and theorising dragging the writing process through additional weeks and months, causing considerable stress and fatigue.

But it’s done now and I’m very happy with the result at this early stage.

I’ve not looked at the manuscript for almost four weeks, so now it is time to start the final editing process. After adding a little more detail and correcting elements I may have overlooked, I anticipate the word count will nudge nearer to 65,000 words.

If all goes to plan, ‘The Vision’ should be released early next year.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup began yesterday and there is a great live site at Parramatta Square.

As you can see in the photo, there was a good turnout for the Australia v Ireland game.

I’m sure they are playing all the matches on the big screen, but here are two upcoming games to note;

Thursday 27th July at 8pm – Australia v Nigeria.

Monday 31st July at 8pm – Australia v Canada.

There’s plenty of food and drink available close by, such as whatever that lady is eating at the nearest table. I have no idea what it is, but I’m sure it tastes good.

It’s a great night out and the council have been kind enough to put this on for us, so we should support it if we can whilst wearing our Green and Gold!

This happened last weekend in Sydney.

The sky was clear until this streaky mist began to form in the afternoon.

The visuals are quite striking, but there are two sides to this mystery that I would like to point out;

Firstly, it was a very warm day for July, so it could have been a natural occurrence.

Secondly, for my fellow cloud-seeding conspiracy theorists, there was a plane up there emitting a trail that DID NOT register on flight tracking apps.

Both photos were taken at Northmead, NSW on Saturday 15th July at 2:30pm.

Donald Trump’s social media platform has arrived Down Under at last.

It’s been live for a couple of weeks, but I chose the 4th of July as the day to sign up.

You can’t get much cheesier than that!

I stumbled across this today.

I think it is old, and have no idea who the original uploader is.

I have been using the Flightradar24 app over the last two weeks on the hunt for unusual plane behaviour.

Of course ‘unusual’ does not mean nefarious or illegal, but some of these patterns are interesting to say the least.

VH-PJU out of Archerfield Airport, Brisbane.

This plane has been very busy, and below are the flight paths taken on four different days over the last two weeks. All the activity appears to be around and to the north of Ipswich.

VH-YFD out of Moorabbin Airport, Melbourne.

This plane flew all the way from Melbourne to perform some fancy tricks near Newcastle.

I think it’s fair to say it would have something to do with mining and surveying, but it’s a long way to fly.

Old mate Cessna C310 out of Bankstown Airport, Sydney.

This plane has made two trips to the Newcastle area over the past few days, following its trip to the Blue Mountains last week. The flying patterns are pretty much the same.

Flightradar24 has been a lot of fun, and there’s a lot of stuff to check out such as military planes, bizarre joy flights and even Trump Force One.

I installed a flight tracker app today and thought I might have a little fun.

It did not take long for me to find C310 flying over the Blue Mountains, and decided to track its movements.

There was not a lot of information about the plane, only its altitude and type, but I can tell you that it took off from Bankstown Airport and returned there a couple of hours later.

But what exactly was it doing? Check out the flight path below.

Mapping? Chem Trails? Your guess is as good as mine.

I’m speechless!

(Headlines and photos courtesy of ‘Sport Bible’ and “Daily Mail’)