Category Archives: southern hemisphere

Summer in my mind

Posted on March 12, 2012 by waggadventure

Every year since the early 1980s, on Australia Day, Triple J radio (then called Double J…not sure what the story is there) plays the Hottest 100 songs from the year before. Australia Day, for those not in the know, is … Continue reading →

Posted in beer, birds, cycling, rain, seasons, southern hemisphere, weather | 6 Comments

let us be the first…

Posted on January 1, 2012 by waggadventure

to wish all of you a Happy New Year! Being where we are, we enter 2012 before most of the rest of the world, so we get the jump on this. Many people use this holiday to make resolutions and … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, Canada, Christmas, cruise, Edmonton, Moving, New Year's Eve, southern hemisphere | Leave a comment

do they know it’s Chrissie?

Posted on December 24, 2011 by waggadventure

In the Aussie tradition of shortening and ee-ing everything, we are now in the throes of celebrating “Chrissie”. Well, we are in the throes of seeing Australians celebrate it, as we don’t really do that much around this holiday. Never … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Christmas, holidays, small town culture, southern hemisphere, wagga wagga | Tagged , | 1 Comment