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•  The Kimberley in Ten Days: Part I
  How do you decide what to see in a country the size of Australia? You've got the "must see" places like the Great Barrier Reef and Ayers Rock, but there are tons of lesser known areas that are also worth a visit. So one day I wondered into a bookstore, went to the photography section, and pulled dow...
  Tue, 22 May 2012 10:40:00
•  Anzac Day... better late than never
  Anzac Day was April 25th but since we left town for our big trip to the Wild West of Western Australia a week later, I am only now getting time to post this.We had a great group of friends over for a big bunch before we headed off to the North Bondi RSL for our second year of Two Up. On a cool note....
  Tue, 15 May 2012 11:43:00
•  Unwelcome Houseguests
  Most birds flutter away at the first approach of a human. Even the pigeons of Manhattan's Central Park scatter to avoid walkers, joggers, and dogs. The birds of Sydney, I've discovered, are confident birds; they aren't fazed by humans and do what they want. When we first arrived in Sydney, our initi...
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:42:00
•  Good morning Kookaburra!
  Yes... this post is solely to show you the big bird that was sitting on my balcony this morning when I woke up. Just in case you wondering this is a Kookaburra, native to Australia and New Guinea, these birds usually grow to be up to 17 in. Kookaburras are best known for their unmistakable c...
  Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:20:00
•  The week of decadence...
  Due to Easter, Passover and a wedding we are starting April with 4 days off from work. The holiday week of decadence began with our first trip up to the Hunter Valley, wine country about 2 hours north of Sydney, for the wedding of our friends Alex and Esther. With a temperature that stayed ...
  Sat, 07 Apr 2012 07:38:00