The good thing about living and working in a city that is based around the river is that it’s always easy to get there for some fresh air. That’s pretty rare in many cities. Brisbane has a number of walking paths (and cycling paths) that hug the river, so it’s really just a case of […]
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Festival of the Sails 2012
Good Friday is the start of the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht race. And as I live by the beach, it’s also a festival run by the local council, call the Festival of the Sails. And to start you off, some sails: And what Festival is complete without a Sky Diving EASTER BUNNY!!! […]
Book Review – Drive Thru America
I hesitated to buy this book at first, as it didn’t seem to have a clear theme or focus, apart from the obvious driving around America. I was right and wrong. My first impression was that the book is very slow to start. Nearly 100 pages in & they haven’t even gotten a […]
Review – Pacsafe Products
Pacsafe are a brand I came across a few years back now, and I have slowly been buying more of their range. I currently own 3 Pacsafe products and use them on a near daily basis, so I thought I would post a review of them. (Pacsafe have not paid me nor provided any […]
2012 NSW Road Trip
Visitors are an excellent excuse to travel in your own area. Not that any excuse should be necessary, but sometimes it is. Ben & I live on the northside of Brisbane, and this road trip was taken with a friend from high school, because an old housemate of hers was visiting. Ben & […]
Sydney 2010 – Day 5
Day 5 – Monday June 7th After a very late night for me (working on that blasted assignment), we took it easy the next morning. We had to check out of our hostel, so we packed up all our stuff, paid up and left our bags in the lockers for the day. Even so, […]
Sydney 2010 – Day 4
Day 4 – Sunday June 6th 2010 We started out at a reasonable hour, walked out with Circular Quay as our eventual destination. But we stopped for some Subway and Starbucks along the way, which we took into Hyde Park for picnic breakfast. There we met some people who were doing some kind of […]
Sydney 2010 – Day 3
Day 3 – Sat June 5th My plan for the day was to go to Bondi Junction and wander around the shops – I’d bought a very cheap and comfy pair of sneakers there last time I was in Sydney and I’d been on an online forum said Bondi was a good area to […]
Sydney 2010 – Day 1
Day 1 – Thursday June 3rd 2010 We needed a dog & house sitter to take a little break, and as my mum was just about to leave the country, she needed a place to stay for a week or two. In theory the timing was good, but I’ve got to say, 4.30am after […]
Sydney 2010 – Day 2
Day 2 – Friday June 4th 2010 Our day was to start with a tour of the Sydney Opera House. Kind of a dismal day, lots of rain unfortunately. But we made it there mostly dry. Then came the thing that I forgot I hated about Sydney tourist attractions – they all make you […]