Australian Climate

The Meter Maids of Surfers Paradise – An Update

5 March 2009 Australian Climate

I made a post about the parking space trick a short while ago in which I mentioned the Meter Maids of Surfers Paradise. I didn’t have a photo of any of them at the time, but I did promise you I would get one. Well, today we went to Surfers Paradise to chill out. And, [...]

Picnic On Mount Nebo, Brisbane, Australia

4 March 2009 Australian Climate

As the UK enters spring, we have just begun autumn. The 90°F heat of today, if our usual weather patterns prevail, will gradually fall down to a steady 75°F (24°c) by the end of May. Then it will be winter. Brisbane’s autumns are just fantastic.

An Australian Story By A. Whacka

18 February 2009 Australian Climate

I recently mentioned the Australians’ penchant for shortening words and ending them with “o”. You probably think this is laziness and slang. Here are some more examples in a short story. Perhaps you and a relo (relative) decide to go to the bottle-o (liquor shop, off license). But when you get there you realise you [...]

North And South. More Than Miles Apart.

11 February 2009 Australian Climate

As bushfires still blaze out of control in Victoria, the floodwaters are starting to recede in North Queensland. Yes, Australia is a big country. It’s astonishing that two completely contrasting disasters can occur during the very same weekend in the very same country. At one end of the country there has been no rain for, [...]

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