January 2009

I Love The M1 – The Australian One

7 January 2009 Australia's Places

I never thought I’d say I love the M1, but I never knew that one day I’d live in a country that had such a great M1. I’ll show you what I mean in a bit, but first, let me finish off Yamba. This morning we went to find the mouth of the mighty Clarence [...]

We’re All Going On A (Australian) Summer Holiday

6 January 2009 Australia's Places

I promised you a more exciting post today, following the intensely boring “Mowing the Lawn” epic. So here it is. We’re off on holiday! Not just me and my family. All of us. You’re coming too. Unless, of course, you don’t want to. But if you don’t, you’ll miss out on some fantastic scenery. I [...]

Normal Life Returns in Australia

4 January 2009 Life in Australia

Christmas and New Year are now a distant memory. Today is Saturday January 3rd and life returns to normal here in Australia. It’s a very cloudy day and much cooler at 77°F (25° C). So how would someone in Queensland want to pass away the time on a cool and cloudy day? Watch the video [...]

Christmas and Boxing Day in Australia

2 January 2009 Australia vs UK

I know Christmas is well behind us now, but I just want to get this one out of the way. Then I’ll move on. This was how my Boxing Day went. You can read more about it below this video… We had already arrived in Australia by December of last year, so this was our [...]

Our First Full Year Living In Australia

1 January 2009 Life in Australia

What’s it really like to up sticks and move all the way around to the other side of the world? We have now completed our first full year, the whole of 2008, of living in Australia. Here are the highlights, in a 3 minute and 33 second video. My intention was to launch this website [...]