If you, like myself, are used to a white Christmas, a lot of warm, hearty, stewy food, mulled wine by the fireplace and Santa Claus wearing boots, Christmas in Australia […]
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If you, like myself, are used to a white Christmas, a lot of warm, hearty, stewy food, mulled wine by the fireplace and Santa Claus wearing boots, Christmas in Australia […]
Continue readingI’ll start today’s post by quoting an excerpt from a poem I really like entitled ‘Leisure‘ by a Welsh poet W. H. Davies. What is this life if, full of […]
Continue readingTalking about Australia without mentioning sport is like talking about the Vatican without mentioning the Pope. Sport is religion and if you don’t follow either AFL, cricket or rugby you […]
Continue readingThere’s this theory I have explaining why the population of Oz stands at a mere 25 million considering the size and the merits of this country. In my opinion, the […]
Continue readingAustralian English, aka Aussie lingo, reflects very well its users’ laid-back attitude to life in general. Life and all its aspects is to be enjoyed, had fun with and kept […]
Continue readingSo, you can locate Australia on the map and name a few of its endemic species and iconic locations. You have heard of Kylie Minogue, AC/DC and Crocodile Dundee. What […]
Continue readingIn Australia it is proven time and time again that a skill much more useful than telling venomous snakes and spiders from harmless ones or swimming to safety at torpedo […]
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