Random Observations from Sydney, Australia

Monday, February 8th, 2010

If you want a guide to seeing Sydney Australia, this post is not going to be very fulfilling. But if you would like to enjoy some random observations and tips I have from roaming the streets of Sydney for almost a week, then please, feel free to continue reading. (I’m pretty sure it will be [...]

My Latest Wanderings

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

In the last week or so, I’ve been jet-setting between Toronto, Mexico, New York, and Australia! Here are a few gory details:
As you read this, I’m in the middle of a mammoth journey from Toronto Canada back to my current home 2 hours outside of Melbourne Australia. The trip is about 50 [...]

Happy Winter, and Happy Anniversary

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Two cool (one of them literally so) things happened this week:

Winter started in Australia
We have reached the one-year milestone of our Aussie adventures!

A year ago when we arrived in Australia, winter had begun but we were none the wiser: we enjoyed a few days in Cairns before heading down to Brisbane for another few days. [...]

Easter Down Under

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Having recently survived Easter Down Under here in Australia, I continue to marvel at the little differences that exist between two strikingly similar countries – Canada and Australia.

Although traveling in countries where the native language is the same as our own seems a little bit like “cheating”, there is a lot to be learned from [...]

Conquering Kozzy (Mount Kosciuszko)

Friday, March 27th, 2009

The mission: To climb Australia’s highest mountain, Mt Kosciuszko (pronounced kahz-ee-ahz-koh) at 2,228 meters above sea level. The highest peak on the continent. A feat for anybody aiming to climb the highest peaks on each continent. A real notch for the climbing belt, if you ask me.

(Sshhh….don’t tell anybody that there’s a chairlift that takes [...]

If you Aren’t on the Move, Are you Still a Traveler?

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

A question asked of me recently by a reader, and possibly especially pertinent now that we are looking at staying in Australia or even longer, may be: “Do we still consider ourselves to be travelers?” You may wonder how I can satisfy the title of The Professional Hobo if I am in essence “settling down” [...]

Moving On…But Staying…But Traveling…

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

I would say that our time in Australia is coming to an end and that it is time to move on.
But that would be a lie.

In fact, quite the opposite: our time in Australia is not coming to an end. But it is still time to move on. Let me explain.

There’s a Rosella on my Head at Wilson’s Prom

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Boy, if you’re not Australian (and heck – maybe even if you are), this title will get you thinking. “There’s a Rosella on my Head at Wilson’s Prom”. First off, who the heck is Wilson, why am I at his prom, what on earth is a rosella, and why is it on my freaking head?!
Never [...]

Rain, Rain, Go Away….I mean Stay! I mean…

Monday, November 24th, 2008

So Kelly’s parents are here to visit us, and we are delighted to have our first visitors from home join us in our lives abroad. We are proudly showing off our Australian digs, friends, and landscapes to them. Bracken the kangaroo and Poppy the wombat (both rescued animals that are being rehabilitated to the wild) [...]

Our Creepy Kangaroo

Monday, August 25th, 2008

He is our watch-kangaroo. Our sentinel. And our unrequited lover.
I wake up bright and early, eager to get some writing done. I poke my head into the kitchen on the way to the living room, peering around the corner cautiously. I am on the hunt for a stalking kangaroo outside my door, hopeful that I [...]