Gold Coast

Becoming an Adult in Australia

23 November 2011 Life in Australia

Somewhere in Brazil, young lads would put their hand in a glove made of bullet ants and get stung repeatedly for 10 minutes. In Ethiopia, men are asked to jump over a herd of cows. The Kaningara Tribe of Papua New Guinea have patterns cut into their skin scarring them for life. And some women [...]

A Flying Fish Film by BobinOz

7 October 2011 Australia's Bad Things

As you probably know, I’ve written a lot about whale watching. If it is possible to aspire to being good at whale watching, so far, I haven’t. If there were a whale watching competition, I wouldn’t qualify for the finals; it’s even possible I could come last. But maybe my “watching” talents lie elsewhere. Let’s [...]

Brisbane Festival vs Gold Coast Record Breaker

3 October 2011 Entertainment Australia

On Saturday we headed down to the Gold Coast for a party. It was our friend’s birthday so, of course, we had to celebrate. Very nice too. We stayed over, and Sunday morning we thought it would be rude to leave the Gold Coast without having breakfast in a seaside cafe. So we had breakfast [...]

The Beach is Getting Crowded

25 March 2011 Australia's Bad Things

I remember it used to happen in England quite a bit, and, it seems it happens here in Australia too. What am I talking about? The Indian summer. Well, at least that’s what I thought it was until I checked out the true meaning of the phrase. Apparently it only really applies in the northern [...]

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 [...]

What is a Kiwi? And Want to be on TV?

10 December 2010 Moving To Australia

Two blog posts in one today, totally unrelated. First up…. How would you like to get your fizzog the box? I’ve been contacted by a man called Peter Beard who is a documentary film producer in the UK and has been commissioned by ITV to make an eight part series about moving to Australia. His [...]

Breaking News: Todays Top Stories from Australia

21 August 2010 Australian Climate

The Main Story on Seven News Welcome to my first ever blog post on a Saturday. Yes, it is Saturday, but only just. It’s 1 AM Saturday morning here and I do usually like to post a little earlier than this. Like on Friday! I am late for a reason, you will find out why [...]

A Day at Byron Bay

8 February 2010 Australia's Places

As you may recall from last week, we decided to escape to the beach for a while just so we could get away from the whirling swirling wind tunnel known as our bedrooms. Where we live in Brisbane may not be on the beach, but for some time we have been grateful to live in [...]