Tag Archives: australia

Melbourne – Singapore – Tokyo (7,285 miles)

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Nev

I don’t think that I was quite with it when leaving Melbourne. I was flying at 1550 and had a good nights sleep so I had no real excuses for being a bit dopey. I thought that there happened to … Continue reading →

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Sport sport sport sport sport

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Nev

I returned to the MCG yesterday for a stadium tour and visit to the National Sports Museum. The MCG has 100,000 members, 200 of which volunteer to give the tours. Our guide for the day was a elderly chap named … Continue reading →

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The Great Ocean Road

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Nev

If anybody were to ask me what the “must do” of Melbourne is then I’d have to say that you need to actually get out of Melbourne. The Neighbours tour is amusing enough but I would have to suggest a … Continue reading →

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What’s your favourite hobby sport?

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Nev

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 →

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A day in the Yarra Valley

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Nev

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 →

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What’s that Skippy?

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Nev

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 →

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Sydney – Melbourne (443 miles)

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Nev

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 →

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Mr. Pot? Meet Mr. Kettle

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Nev

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 →

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“Because Microsoft just aren’t worth it”

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Nev

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 →

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What’s your favourite colour blue?

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Nev

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 →

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