Australia And New Zealand

Fireworks in Australia: An Australia & New Zealand Magazine Article

1 February 2012 Entertainment Australia

When I originally wrote this article for Australia and New Zealand magazine, it was highly topical. No prizes for guessing it appeared in their November issue then. Today it seems about three months out of date, but I like to think of it as being nine months ahead of its time. Remember, remember… When I [...]

Australia’s ‘Other’ Wildlife: Cute Creatures.

16 November 2011 Australia's Bad Things

Time for another reprint of one of my recent articles for Australia and New Zealand magazine. With impeccable timing, given the cockroach and snake posts of last week, today I’m going to be talking about Australia’s ‘other’ wildlife; the nice stuff. With articles like this, I have an advantage over the magazine, even if I [...]

What Do You Do With a Coat Stand in Australia?

12 October 2011 Australian Climate

This year, Brisbane apparently had its coldest winter for 11 years. As I write this, winter is well and truly behind us. Today was not exactly scorchio, but it was a beautiful clear and sunny day with temperatures hitting around 28°C. That’s about 82°F or so. But when I wrote this article for the August [...]

It Was a Hot Day

27 July 2011 Australian Climate

It is a little ironic that today’s reprint of my article for Australia and New Zealand magazine is called “It Was a Hot Day”. As you probably know, only a couple of weeks ago I was experiencing some “Very Cold Days” whilst holidaying in Tasmania. But as I write these articles a few months in [...]

Does the Fun of Living in Australia Wear Off?

15 June 2011 Life in Australia

I wrote about the concept of the “three-year itch” about six months ago in my post called Moving to Australia and Missing England. Well, I say “wrote”, but it was more of a video post. But when I decided to cover the same subject for a recent Australia and New Zealand magazine article, I couldn’t [...]

Australia’s Free Stuff and School Holidays

20 April 2011 Cost of Living - Australia

If I walk out of my front door and turn left, then left again and keep going for about 500 km, I get to a town called Roma, which is in the western Darling Downs. The town of Roma has a population of just under 7,000 people, and it is to those people that I [...]

Goodbye Forever? Who Will Visit You in Australia?

2 March 2011 Moving To Australia

As you probably know, I like to reprint my written articles from Australia and New Zealand magazine about a month after they have appeared in the paper and ink version in the UK. I’m still running a bit behind, but today I have the article that appeared in January’s edition. I’ve written a few posts [...]

Taking the Dog to Australia.

16 February 2011 Moving To Australia

It’s been a while since I posted one of my Australia and New Zealand magazine articles here on this blog. Or, to be more precise, it’s almost 2 months since I reprinted my sixth contribution to the magazine which you can read in my post called How to Completely Change Your Life! So, about time [...]