Went to Melbourne a while back for a long weekend. Kelly was on training for a week, but she decided to go up on the Thursday beforehand, and I decided to tag along for the weekend.
I have to say, it became my second favorite city in Australia next to Perth. I’ve since then [...]
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Melbourne, Australia
03Jun09Sydney to Brisbane, Australia
24Mar09I’ve had a chance to visit Brisbane a few times in the last 6 months or so. Twice on business. Once as part of our summer holiday over the Christmas break.
I managed to find time on the first trip with work to rent a bike and do some riding along the river, but [...]
Johanesburg, South Africa
05Mar09I spent 2 weeks in South Africa last fall on business.
I was quite lucky, because I was sent over with a guy from work who a) used to live there, and b) didn’t mind taking me around and showing me things.
We were working in Witbank which is a coal mining town about 2 hours south [...]
Braai – Afrikaans for “barbecue” or “roast” and is a social custom in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Boerewors – sausage dish, popular in South African cuisine and Limburgish cuisine
Green Slaai – chunky green salad
Couscous – a pasta from the Maghreb of Berber origin
Patato – Potato salad
Melktert – Meaning “milk tart” in Afrikaans, melktert [...]
WA, Australia
24Jun08Subiaco, WA – Tri-Nation Rugby
We went to watch Australia vs. South Africa for a Tri-Nation Rugby match at the Subiaco Oval. I’ve posted photos here.
South Perth, WA
South Perth is where we are going to live, so have been spending a lot of time in the area. I’ve posted photos here. South Perth [...]
Perth, Australia
17Jun08It turns out, besides standing for ‘Western Australia’, WA is also short for ‘Wait Awhile’. Everything moves slowly around here and customer service sucks. In my opinion, this is largely due to service not being rewarded by tips. It seems the service industry pays really well (an effort to keep everyone closer [...]
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
13Jun08Well, Kelly and I are officially living in Perth, Australia now. We left on Tuesday, June 2 and arrived late on Thursday, June 5. Fortunately we weren’t flying for 4 days straight, but aside from our full day in Fiji, it really felt like it.
Our iternary was:
Monday – Calgary -> LA
Monday – LA [...]
Moving to Australia!
21May08Well, things have finally come together for our big move. We will be relocating to Perth, Australia for 2 years. We leave on Sunday, June 1, spend 2 nights in Nadi, Fiji, and arrive in Perth on Thursday, June 5 (unfortunately we lose a day on the way over).
Perth is on the coast [...]
Washington DC, United States
09Sep07I attended a conference recently in Washington, DC. I was in the city for five days and although mostly busy with the conference, tried to get out and see the sights at night.
Having become an avid cyclist at home in Calgary, I have realized that there are so many things to see from a [...]
California, United States
01Aug07Kelly and I just returned home from a one-week vacation in California. All in all, everything went really well. We both had our concerns about one week not being enough time, but I think we managed to see a lot without an extremely demanding schedule, and as a result we really enjoyed ourselves. [...]
