May 2010

Australia: Acclimatising to the Weather

31 May 2010 Australian Climate

OK, the love affair with shorts is over! Yesterday my sister and brother-in-law jumped on a plane headed back to Old Blighty and they took the rain with them, just as they had bought it here in the first place. Or had they? I’ll come to that in a minute and also explain my heading [...]

So, What’s it Really Like in the Middle of Australia?

28 May 2010 Australia's Places

Well, how can I put this? There’s not much about. Today I want to wrap up my adventures in the middle of Australia with this final report. I have already quite comprehensively covered Uluru so now, here’s the other stuff. Pretty much slap bang in the middle is the one large town, Alice Springs. And, [...]

To Climb Uluru or Not to Climb Uluru?

26 May 2010 Australia's Places

That is the question. Did We Climb Uluru (Ayers Rock)? First, I need to explain a thing or two. I’m not a very spiritual geezer, I don’t “feel” things much. I mention this because, in hindsight, my post on Monday about Uluru was very matter of fact, in a way. But then, I see these [...]

Journey to the Centre of Australia

24 May 2010 Australia's Places

Last Monday I announced I was going on holiday and asked you to guess the location based on a few pointers that I gave you. Without too much hesitation, most people plumped for Uluru. Now, if you go to Google maps and ask for directions from Brisbane to Alice Springs you will see that big [...]

Who’s Going to Visit When You Move to Australia?

21 May 2010 Moving To Australia

And will you make new friends when you get there? I have spoken about this before on a few occasions and it is still one of the big worries for most people considering emigrating to Australia. Will I ever see my family and friends again? Will I make new friends when I get there? You [...]

Look Out! She’s Got a Gun!

19 May 2010 Life in Australia

Oh, it’s okay, she’s a policewoman. And those guys in her gang, they’re police too, so that’s all right then. Or is it? Obviously this blog is about life in Australia. I try to cover everything from the good the bad and the ugly. So today I am going to talk about guns in Australia, [...]

Yippeee! I’m on Holiday.

17 May 2010 Entertainment Australia

Yes, as you’re reading this I’m not here. I’m on holiday. This is my first major holiday since our road trip back in January 2009. On that occasion we jumped into the car and we went from here, Brisbane, to Yamba – Port Macquarie – Sydney – Bateman’s Bay – Lakes Entrance – Melbourne – [...]

It’s The Bobby Andonov Show!

14 May 2010 Entertainment Australia

Okay, I really don’t want to turn this into a thing. I have been guilty of that kind of behaviour before, particularly with the weather. We had a bout of weather not too long ago which led to me writing several articles, including…… Tropical Cyclone Ului Predictably Unpredictable Queensland’s Cyclone Season Ending Soon. Global Warming? [...]