One Night To Pack Everything!
As the move date draws near, time is becoming exceedingly precious. Even with the best will in the world to plan out all of our activity, it was never going to go as expected. Unfortunately it came to...
View ArticleWaving Goodbye to all my Belongings
Goodbye luggage! The next time I’ll see my belongings will be on the other side of the world! Bang on time, at 9am this morning, a TNT lorry appeared outside the house and a burly middle aged gentleman...
View ArticleHere We Go!
The time has finally come to leave home and begin the long journey that will end when we reach Australia in exactly 49 hours time from now! The itinerary for the next 2 days until arrival in Oz is...
View ArticleImitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery… and Laziness
So I set up this site a while back and have slowly been retro-adding content to it, but to be honest, I’ve been enjoying being in Australia too much to put any real time and effort into making it look...
View ArticleSunny, Highs of 32 Degrees, With a Chance of Death
Everyone knows that the weather in Australia can get pretty extreme, and the recent devastating bush fires in New South Wales have proven that it gets crazy hot, but tonight’s weather report on Channel...
View ArticleRibs & Burgers – Grand Opening in Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach already has many good gourmet burger joints, however as every man knows, you can never have too many! To add to this delicious list, Ribs & Burgers have today opened a brand new...
View ArticleCosentino: The Magic, The Mystery, The Madness Tour – Review
As some of you know, I like my magic, so when I saw that Australia’s current biggest magician – Cosentino – was performing in Sydney I decided to grab some tickets. Paul Cosentino got his big break...
View ArticleSchools Spectacular 30th Anniversary
This evening saw the 30th anniversary of Australia’s Schools Spectacular staged at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and broadcast by ABC on channel 9. The Schools Spectacular is an annual variety...
View ArticleHow Mr Benjamin Hewitt of Brave Cafe Handles Negative Feedback
Update: A journalist at News.com.au took an interest in this, and while they stopped short of naming Brave Cafe or Ben, they have covered the story with equal amazement at his rudeness! Update 2:...
View ArticleMy 15 Minutes of Fame Thanks To Brave Cafe
Blimey, yesterday was a lot of fun – I had reporters and TV stations calling me left, right and center! The catalyst for it all going crazy was when I made front page news on News.com.au with my...
View ArticleBondi Carols By The Sea 2013
Last night we popped down to Bondi Beach to get into the festive spirit at Carols By The Sea 2013. The Carols By The Sea event is an annual concert that features local primary school kids singing and...
View ArticleAnchorman 2 – Does The Legend Continue?
He has a voice that could make a wolverine purr and suits so fine they made Sinatra look like a hobo. Yes, Ron Burgundy is back in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues which is in cinemas for special...
View ArticleThe Christmas Holidays Start Here!
Friday was my last (half) day of work for the year. I wrapped up at lunchtime and headed off with the rest of the Epiphany team to the Chiswick restaurant in Woollahra for food and beers. Wearing a...
View Article‘Tis The Season Of Goodwill
Now, I’m most definitely not religious in any way. I’m probably the most atheist person you’ll meet, but I am very supportive of religious groups that give back to the community without using their...
View ArticleOur First Christmas in Australia
Christmas Day Santa brought us a lot of presents this year! Natalie is a big kid. She is always up at the crack of dawn on Christmas Day but this year, even by her own standards, she was up stupidly...
View ArticleI’ve Had Better Days
I’ve been in Australia for over 22 weeks now and enjoyed every minute of it. It was inevitable therefore that a crap day was to arrive at some point. That day was today. On Christmas Eve (yes, you read...
View ArticleThe Land of No OZone Layer
Not only does it get crazy hot in Australia (they even had to introduce a new colour into their weather maps last year as they didn’t have one to show temperatures over 45°C) but the ozone layer here...
View ArticleHappy New Year – Welcome 2014!
Happy New Year! As the weather on New Year’s Eve was so awesome, we decided that we’d hit beach. We spent the morning and afternoon sunbathing, swimming and having a few cocktails on the sea front....
View ArticleFirst Trip To Melbourne
Okay, so the title is of this post not quite true. I’ve been to Melbourne before, but only on business, and it was just for a few hours… so that doesn’t count. Aside from Canberra, Melbourne is the...
View ArticleAustralia Day 2014
Australia Day is a weird one. On one hand, having a day where everyone gets together and celebrates their country is brilliant and I wish the English got into the same spirit for St. George’s Day,...
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