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An Action Packed Exciting Weekend Here in Queensland

21 March 2011 Life in Australia

It’s been an exciting weekend here in Queensland with lots going on. Firstly, the moon was bigger and closer to Earth than it’s been for 18 years. What a glorious view………. Well, it would have been had it not been cloudy. Here, in Brisbane, we couldn’t see a thing. No sign of the moon whatsoever. [...]

Melbourne Moves Into Second Place…

14 March 2011 Australia's Places

The latest results for the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Liveability Poll 2011 are out, how exciting is that? Well, not at all really. Why? Because, by and large, there’s very little change from last year’s Economist Intelligence Unit’s Liveability Poll. So, maybe I don’t need to write a post today at all, all I need do [...]

Hamilton, Suburb of Brisbane. Very Nice….

21 February 2011 Australia's Places

We wanted to go out for the day on Saturday, but we didn’t want to go far. So we did and we didn’t. We went to Hamilton, a suburb very close to the city and probably the most expensive area for property in all of Brisbane. Well, it is by the river. First we took [...]

How Are You Bob?

12 January 2011 Australian Climate

As you know, and as the world now probably knows, on Monday the Queensland flood crisis took a sinister turn as what has been called a wall of water and described as an inland tsunami swept through the Lockyer Valley, an area just an hour or so drive west of Brisbane. At least 10 lives [...]

An Afternoon at the Theatre in Brisbane

10 January 2011 Cost of Living - Australia

A while ago I wrote a post about what to do with your kids during the school holidays when it’s raining all the time. That was in September, when it was raining, and here we are in January, and it’s still raining. Except worse! Not only is it raining more, but there’s more of a [...]

Christmas is Coming, the Weather’s Getting Hot……

13 December 2010 Entertainment Australia

It’s been a busy, busy, hectic last few days. Those who study this blog and take notes will recall that on Thursday the 9th, I went to The Hi-Fi in Brisbane’s West End to see my favourite band, The Fall….. An absolutely stunning night! The band were on top form and although most of the [...]

Christmas Shopping in Australia

3 December 2010 Entertainment Australia

I went out the other day to do some Christmas shopping here in Australia. I took myself off to one of those retail parks, you know, big stores out in the open. Here’s a picture of me (pics taken by my little girl, Elizabeth, at no cost. Don’t you love child labour?) with Santa…… But [...]

Living in Australia and Staying in Australia

15 November 2010 Moving To Australia

BobinOz Day. On Friday I posted a video to celebrate the three-year anniversary of our leaving England to move to Australia. You can watch that video on my post Moving to Australia and Missing England. On Saturday our lives returned to normal again, but on Sunday we were celebrating once more. You see, whilst we [...]