The Longest Straight Road in the World; Almost
Well, I’ve still not yet been to Perth yet and it still is on my list of things to do. I have my mind set on a trip west within the next seven or eight months, but how will I get there? Almost...
View ArticleIn the Middle of Somewhere: Jacobs Well
One of the joys of moving to a new country is discovering new places. I’ve been here over six years now and you’d probably think I would have run out of the places to see that are still within a...
View ArticleCycling in Adelaide: City Commute and the Hills
I try to travel is much that can and so far I’ve done well, I’ve been to 8 out of 10 of the major cities with just Perth and Canberra to go. I’ve been to many more towns and cities though, not just...
View ArticleCycling in Canberra and Stromlo Forest Park
Last week I kicked off a new series called “Cycling in…” with a post called Cycling in Adelaide: City Commute and the Hills. Now I have to make an admission at this stage, I don’t even own a bike. I...
View ArticleCycling in Perth: City and the Fremantle Track
*This post may contain World Cup spoilers* Now that Australia have been knocked out of the World Cup and England are hanging on by the very tips of their fingers (or is it toes?) it’s time to return to...
View ArticleMelbourne: World’s Friendliest Cycling City?
So far in our ‘cycle to’ series we have been Cycling in Adelaide, we’ve ridden through Stromlo Forest Park in Canberra and we have also peddled in Perth, both in the city and along the Fremantle Track....
View ArticleWinter Holidays in Australia: Hot or Cold?
On Monday in my post called Cold Snap Hits Brisbane and Queensland’s South-East I had a bit of a whinge about a slightly chilly Australia. Well, not slightly chilly everywhere, in some places downright...
View ArticleCycling in Sydney: Australia’s Busiest City
As the commentator says in one of the videos coming up today, the car is king in Sydney and cyclists need to be brave. So what’s it really like to ride a bike around the streets of Australia’s busiest...
View ArticleCycling in Brisbane: A Mixed Report
Over the last couple of weeks or so, for the most part, I’ve been talking about things to do during the holiday. I’ve been doing that on account that it is winter school holidays here, so we’ve been...
View ArticleCycling in Darwin and Hobart
For the last six weeks or so we’ve been cycling around Australia’s major cities on bikes without using the obligatory cycle helmets. That’s because we’ve been cycling ‘virtually’ from our armchairs via...
View ArticleCycling on the Gold Coast: The Hinterland, Beaches and Charity
Well, we may have cycled all the major Australian cities over the last few weeks, but we’re not done with our bikes just yet. Now it’s time to turn our attention to the coast. I’ve got three videos for...
View ArticleCycling on the Sunshine Coast: The Hinterland, Beaches and Charity
If you think you’ve just had a déjà vu moment, you haven’t. The title is just incredibly similar to last week’s post Cycling on the Gold Coast: The Hinterland, Beaches and Charity. Let me explain. Last...
View ArticleThings To Do in Adelaide: An Update
I thoroughly enjoyed our cycling around the cities series which came to an end last week with Cycling on the Sunshine Coast. I do realise that this website can often be a little Brisbane centric and...
View ArticleThe World’s Top Five Most Liveable Countries 2014
I’m very excited to announce the results of a brand-new report that looks at countries all around the world and decides which is the most liveable. They look at things like stability (25%); quality of...
View ArticleWhat’s Going on in Four of the World’s Most Liveable Cities?
Usually, a score of 4/10 would be regarded as quite poor, a sign of failure. But when your country has 4 out of the top 10 most liveable cities in the world, I think we would all agree that’s a massive...
View ArticleMelbourne Voted Friendliest City In the World
If you read Monday’s post, you will know that Elizabeth has been away for the week for her School Trip to Tallebudgera Beach Outdoor Education School. This is Tallebudgera Creek… Doesn’t look too bad,...
View ArticleLiving in the Outback: A Look at Rural Australia
I have been to the outback, but only for a holiday. I flew out to Alice Springs, spent a few days there, and then drove the 400 or so kilometres to Uluru before flying back from there direct into...
View ArticleReturn to Stradbroke Island: Five Go Camping
Yes, I know this sounds like an Enid Blyton book, but it really did happen. Five families did go camping on Stradbroke Island and for me it was a return. There’s probably nothing new I can tell you...
View ArticlePerth: Trains, iPhones and Surf Lifesavers
It’s that time of the week when again I take a look around to see what’s going on elsewhere in Australia. Maybe I look to one of our other cities or, as I did a couple weeks ago, go somewhere much...
View ArticleTasmania: a Top 10 Holiday Destination for 2015
It’s at this time of the week that we get to have a look around elsewhere in Australia. I like to keep it topical if I can and tie in with something recent in the news and then top it all off with a...
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