Category: Australasia

New Year’s Eve is always a big night in Sydney. The fireworks on the harbour are among the best in the world. Last year, we partied at the flat of a friend in the city, then walked out onto Anzac Bridge to watch the light show. This year, we’re feeling a little anti-social, so we’re… Continue reading New Year’s Eve in Sydney

The weather is improving – by which I mean getting more like a Sydney summer. On Wednesday, I joined Damion (who’s back from Japan for Christmas) and his family on their yacht in Pittwater Bay. The sun was fierce, yet tempered by the breeze, and the company great. With nothing but a shorts, long cotton… Continue reading Summer Sailing

I know I shouldn’t be writing on Christmas Day, but I don’t get access to the net so much since I moved back to civilisation. Today I’m having christmas at my aunt’s house and they have a cable ready made for me to connect my PC to so I took advantage and brought it along.… Continue reading Christmas in Sydney

I remember Australians being friendly, but I’m surprised at just how friendly they (we?) are. I’m staying with friends in Hornsby, almost the northern limits of Sydney’s metropolitan area and catching the train into town whenever I need to. The first time, just a couple of days after I arrived back, I was walking down… Continue reading Friendly Aussies

I’ve been back in Australia for a couple of days now and everything is a surprise. Everything is expensive. They’re steam cleaning cars now. The layout of supermarkets is strange. Gum trees provide a familiar, alien landscape. There is a distracting amount of cleavage on display. Sydney is BIG. People speak with a very strange… Continue reading Overload