Today, Elizabeth went back to school after the two-week winter holiday break. Elizabeth is 11 years old, she is in Grade 6 which is her final year of primary school and next year, in January, she will go to high school for her secondary education. High school will give her another six years of education, [...]
July 2015
If you are thinking of moving to New South Wales or Queensland, there’s something you need to know. I was tempted to say that this information is probably more important to you if you’re a bloke, but then I thought better of that. This information is crucial for anyone, whether guy or girl, considering living [...]
Time for a reprint of one of my recent articles for Australia and New Zealand magazine, this one is all about the sun and daylight hours. As I write this, it’s the middle of summer in the UK and I believe you are getting quite lengthy glimpses of the sun at the moment. But how [...]
What would happen if you had a street festival where you live in the middle of winter? What would it look like? This is what a street festival in the middle of winter here in Brisbane looks like. Teneriffe Festival 2015 As you may have noticed, this Teneriffe has two f’s so it’s not to [...]
For almost 8 years now me and Mrs Bob have lived in Queensland and we still haven’t yet visited the Great Barrier Reef. We came close a few years ago, it was a toss up between the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru; we chose the latter, embarking on a Journey to the Centre of Australia. [...]
Is Sydney the capital of Australia? No, it isn’t. Is Melbourne the capital of Australia? No it isn’t. This is the capital of Australia… A Very Brief History of Canberra, Capital of Australia And when I say brief, boy do I mean brief. If you have this as a homework question kids, move on, unless [...]
