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Monthly Archives: June 2008
What’s your favourite hobby sport?
Yesterday afternoon I took in my first live Australian Rules game and watched Brisbane Lions play Melbourne at the MCG. Melbourne unexpectedly edged the match and won by a single point – 14.9.93 to 13.14.92. The scoring soon made sense: … Continue reading
A day in the Yarra Valley
Yesterday was spent touring around various wineries and sampling their wares. Either side of lunch we clocked up somewhere in the region of seven or eight places, from the large to the small and family-run. The car was clinking with … Continue reading
What’s that Skippy?
I took a trip with a friend out to see the kangaroos, koalas, duck-billed platypuses and other Australian animals at the Healesville Animal Sanctuary. On the way out there we also randomly spotted a couple of elephants when we passed … Continue reading
Blast from the past
I passed a few hours this afternoon at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image where the Game On exhibition is currently underway. I missed this in Edinburgh last year so it was a pleasant surprise to stumble upon it. … Continue reading
Sydney – Melbourne (443 miles)
I have to say that I was surprised by just how much traffic was on the M5 freeway in to Sydney at 0530 and glad that I allowed plenty of time to get to the airport. I caught up on … Continue reading
Mr. Pot? Meet Mr. Kettle
Gordon Ramsey is in Sydney at the moment for the Good Food and Wine Show. While here, he has been mentioned in the parliament for his abusive language and rudeness on television. To clarify, that’s the Australian parliament. Oh the irony! … Continue reading
Walkabout
Now I’ve recovered after being taken around the Kings Cross area for my cousins birthday, I headed into the City and walked from Darling Harbour up to The Rocks, Circular Quay and around the Botanical Gardens. I remember a rumour … Continue reading
“Because Microsoft just aren’t worth it”
This was the best response I heard given yesterday to the question posed by one of the many bemused passers-by that looked at the queue forming for the opening of the first Apple Store in the southern hemisphere with a mixture … Continue reading
What’s your favourite colour blue?
I took a trip up to Katoomba and the Blue Mountains yesterday with my aunt and uncle. The scenery and views of the Three Sisters are amazing – easily worth the drive. While it was apparently raining back in Sydney, we were … Continue reading
A land down under
It’s supposed to be Winter here at the moment but the daytime temperature is still nudging 20° Celsius now that the rain from last week has dried up. The country has been under drought conditions for six years so all … Continue reading