Sunday, June 26, 2011

Direct to Dallas

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I’m currently scheduled to fly to London for business in late-July. This next flight will be another round-the-world ticket that has me stop...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Sealing the deal

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We purchased our Sydney apartment more than seven years ago.  At the time we were aware of several water leaks that had plagued its early...
Friday, June 17, 2011

Images of Melbourne

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Garry and I enjoyed three days of sunshine in Melbourne although the daytime temperature never rose above 14C.  Fortunately, we came prepare...
Monday, June 13, 2011

Are we stranded?

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A recent volcanic eruption in Chile has thrown Australian air travel into chaos overnight. In scenes reminiscent of last year's Iceland...
Saturday, June 11, 2011

Down South

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It's a three-day holiday weekend in Sydney. With an extra day to hand Garry and I have decided to head south for a change of scenery. W...
Sunday, June 05, 2011

The Banana Republic

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Cyclone Yasi ripped through North Queensland in early-February this year. It was Australia’s most powerful cyclone in living memory, record...
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 ...