Articles offering an insight into the life and culture of the beautiful country called Australia. You will learn a thing or two about Australian English, the Aussie way of spending Christmas, the flora and fauna found Down Under and a whole bunch of fair dinkum Aussie concepts.Anyone who is thinking about coming to Australia or has an interest in exploring cultural differences will find this column of interest.
8 Ideas worth spreading
In my previous posts in Planet Australia I’ve already waxed euphoric about some ingenious concepts I discovered in Oz like community gardens and op shops. […]
You know you’re in Australia when …
To me Australia has always been a planet of its own, unlike anything else, peculiar and uncanny but in a very enticing way. Here are […]
Aussie op shops
When it comes to shopping, we are all spoilt for choice these days as there is no shortage of options. We have shopping centres and […]
Another reason to love Australia
There are many reasons why Australia is a great country to live in and I've reiterated those in my previous Planet Australia posts. It's easy […]
Quirky Aussie concepts
The concepts presented in today's posts are essential elements of the Australian culture, yet these concepts might leave a foreigner puzzled and confused. If you're […]
Christmas in Australia
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 […]
Aussie flora
I'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 […]
Sport in Australia – Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi
Talking 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 […]
Aussie animals
There'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 […]
Aussie lingo
Australian 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, […]
Australian trivia quiz
So, you can locate Australia on the map and name a few of its endemic species and iconic locations. You have heard of Kylie Minogue, […]
Small talk Down Under
In Australia it is proven time and time again that a skill much more useful than telling venomous snakes and spiders from harmless ones or […]
