Friday, August 31, 2007

Damp around the edges

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A burst water main on our street earlier this year Summer’s predominantly wet weather has thrown up an endless array of records across the ...
Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Canada Water

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Last weekend was the last three-day weekend of Summer. It also seemed to mark the start of the only Summer we’ve had all year. Until now the...
Monday, August 27, 2007

So much to share...

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I've finally completed a series of posts from our recent vacation. Fresh links are listed below. This post should make it easy to follow...
Saturday, August 25, 2007

Home of the Final Frontier

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The space shuttle, Endeavour, was in the news this month following reports of damage to its thermal protection tiles. Ice falling from the e...
Thursday, August 23, 2007

Dean and Katrina

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Hurricane Dean has dominated the news this week. As the first major hurricane this season it swept through the Caribbean, leaving a trail ...
Saturday, August 18, 2007

The world's 7th largest city

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More than 18.6 million people live in Shanghai - officially its population is 13.42 million but another five million undocumented people are...
Wednesday, August 15, 2007

The times they are a'changing

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I’ve arrived in Shanghai on the final leg of a business trip that takes me home to London after three weeks on the road. This is my first vi...
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Home at last

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Returning to Sydney evoked emotions I was unprepared for. Earlier this year I wrote about the surprising experience of losing my identity f...
Monday, August 13, 2007

A drive across the sea

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In July 2003, the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW RTA) permanently closed Lawrence Hargrave Drive following dangerous rock ...
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Cheer, Cheer the Red and the White

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It’s been more than two years since I last attended a live sporting event. Somehow we’ve been tied up in a myriad of other activities since ...
Friday, August 10, 2007

Memories of home

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On Wednesday afternoon I made my way to Melbourne via Wellington. While not the fastest, more direct route, it did get me into town early ev...
Thursday, August 09, 2007

Goldilocks and the three bears

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Enroute to Sydney I stopped for 36 hours in Auckland to catch up with my brother Matt, his wife, Shelley and my niece, Brooke. Matt collecte...
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

San Diego

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They say it's easy to fall in love with San Diego. I believe it. The three days that Garry and I spent here were magic. The harbour was ...
Friday, August 03, 2007

New Orleans

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New Orleans is unlike any other American city I’ve visited. It doesn’t look like your typical American metropolis. Much of the city’s archit...