January 2010

Why It Is Inappropriate to Write About Life in Australia Today.

11 January 2010 Australian Climate

Regular readers will know that, more often than not, my post on Monday is about what we did at the weekend. But today, I’m finding it difficult to bring myself to do that. Why? As you will know, I used to live in Europe, England to be precise, and I still have friends back there, [...]

Where to Live in Australia?

8 January 2010 Australia's Places

If you are one of those people who are hoping to make 2010 the year you move to Australia, where are you going to live when you get here? There are over 100 large urban centres to choose from, these are towns and cities and localities with a population in excess of 10,000 people. Then [...]

The Big Australian Debate

7 January 2010 Life in Australia

I have no intention of getting all political on this blog, after all, it is purely about what it’s really like to live in Australia. But I couldn’t let this one pass by without a mention. The big news out here, which I’m sure you have heard about, is who hit who? Yes, I’m talking [...]

Death by Dangerous Creatures in Australia 2009

6 January 2010 Australia's Bad Things

I’m sure some of you may have been mildly interested in my video at the beginning of the week about our second full year living in Australia, the highlights of 2009, but I am sure that what you really want to know about 2009 is what did Australia’s Bad Things achieve during the year. How [...]

12 Days of Christmas? More like 12 Days of Rain!

5 January 2010 Australian Climate

There, that’s probably put a little smile on your face hasn’t it? As I mentioned at the tail end of last year, we were going camping by the beaches of Noosa for three days over Christmas, starting on Boxing Day. The forecast was for rain, and lots of it! Well, here in Australia, unfortunately, the [...]

Our Second Full Year Living in Australia

4 January 2010 Life in Australia

In my last ever blog post of 2009 I foolishly suggested that I’d be back on January the first. Unfortunately, I hadn’t taken into account the hangover I would be battling with after a magnificent party hosted by Andy and Michelle. My thanks to them for a great night. But there is only one way [...]