Here’s a quick video that I put together to show those who are interested what our backyard looks like. We live in the rural countryside of Victoria, Australia, and are currently in the throes of spring. The trees are blooming, the grass is green, and the rain has been keeping everything lush and alive.
We regularly [...]
Having lived in London (England) all her life, Rosie has traveled extensively through America, Europe, Asia & Africa as a solo female visiting some 32 countries. She met her partner (Paul) on a singles holiday (the one & only package she ever took!). After Rosie’s 33 years in retail banking and Paul’s 30 years in [...]
You may want to do a double-take, but those are indeed Australian mountains, a couple of hours from where we live. Most of the snow has likely melted by now.
…and if you don’t know what the title above means, you’re probably curious just about now.
Okay, so here’s yet another quirky expression from this side of [...]
Man, does Grant Lingel know how to party.
The description on the back cover of Imagine: A Vagabond Story calls it “a memoir of sex, drugs, and Salsa dancing”. And let’s just say I don’t remember very much Salsa dancing.
But read a little deeper, and you’ll see the author making a journey that is more intangible [...]
My, how time flies. Although I didn’t have a turkey dinner (it was more like the Aussie staple: sausages – I mean snags – and bread), I nodded my head in recognition of Canadian Thanksgiving, which was last weekend past. While we are slowly warming to spring in Australia, the fall season is surely showing [...]
Corbett Barr is an entrepreneur and blogger who has spent the past seven months on a road trip with his wife through Mexico and the Western U.S. and Canada. You can find him at Free Pursuits where he writes about lifestyle design. Please enjoy a little insight into what a week-in-the-life of Corbett looks [...]
When I was recently overseas in North America visiting family and friends, things were eerily quiet. Sure – there were sounds of traffic, laughter, and the hum of the city, but there was something inexplicable missing.
When I returned to Australia, I realized what was missing: the sounds of the extraordinary bird life of Australia.
I recently read this enlightening bit of information over at Wanderlust and Lipstick:
A 2009 survey from Expedia found that 1/3 of employees don’t take all of their vacation time. While this speaks (to a certain degree) to how individuals make personal choices, there might be something else underlying our reluctance to hit the road.
The Center [...]
While settling into the spring swing of things, I have managed to write and publish a few interesting – and interestingly popular – articles. Please enjoy my latest.
Wise Bread
Save Money on Shaving with These Razor Tricks
It’s not an expense we may fret over regularly, but shaving can be a costly proposition over the long-haul [...]
A clip of conversation with the postmaster at Woods Point:
Nora: “We just rolled into town here on the recommendation of a friend of ours. And what a lovely place it is! It’s absolutely charming – I love it. What is the population?”
Postmaster: “The population of Woods Point? 37. But if you include the three townships [...]
