Saturday, May 28, 2011

Sydney's version of winter

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Winter officially starts five days from now.  Until this last week you'd have never known it.  Only a week ago I spend most of Sunday af...
Sunday, May 22, 2011

Seven flights; 38,000 kilometres; 12 time zones

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I've just returned from three weeks on the road for business.  My travels have taken me to San Francisco, New York and Hong Kong; with a...
Friday, May 20, 2011

Ground Zero Redux

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In few short months from now Americans will pause to remember the tragic events of September 11, 2001. As the tenth anniversary this year’s...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Grand Bridge Encounter

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Some time ago I was told of a New York bridge which inspired the design of Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge’s. For years I looked for the...
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Saturday, May 14, 2011

America's greatest sporting rivalry

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One of the greatest rivalries in American baseball is that between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Its origins lie in the sale...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Three hours in Canada

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The mighty Niagara Falls straddles the border between Canada and the United States. The Falls consist of three separate water courses; the ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Niagara Falls

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Wow! I've just had the most amazing day. Almost 28 years after my last visit I've returned to Niagara Falls. I booked a day trip fro...
Friday, April 29, 2011

Royal wedding fever

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Garry and I have been taking a trip down memory lane this evening as the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is broadcast live arou...
Friday, April 22, 2011

Where did our savings go?

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It’s been another remarkable week for the Australian dollar. Yesterday it rose to a new record high against the US dollar, for the third ti...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

La Nina is just the beginning

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Autumn is finally upon us. As we head into a five-day Easter weekend (we have an extra day this year comes courtesy of ANZAC day which falls...
Sunday, April 17, 2011

London life has its moments

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We’ve just experienced the wettest April day in Sydney for more than a decade. It’s a timely reminder that life in Australia wasn’t as p...
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