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Profapalooza – Part 2
A few months back, Lisa described a few of her visits to capital cities across Australia. This was interrupted by Profapalooza – Hurricane Edition, when she was caught spending time with Sandy in Baltimore. Since then, Lisa has continued her … Continue reading
between their joke and smiles
Continuing on the theme of the last post, we have to say that Japan is a bit of a strange place. We’re not trying to be disrespectful to the people, because were actually very nice and helpful…we were pretty much … Continue reading
Posted in cultural differences, food, japan, travel
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Comode (Oh!) Dragon
Japan is a bit of a strange place – raw seafood, bowing, etc… – but nowhere is that more obvious than in the toilet. So for a quick entry, written on our last night in Tokyo, here’s a bit of … Continue reading
Posted in japan, toilets, travel
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Profapalooza – Part 1
In an earlier post Dan mentioned that Lisa was traveling the country like a rock star and unable to keep up with posting blogs. Now, while some would argue that this was an accurate status update (she is a pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, travel
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How to shop Canadian
A few months ago, we wrote a post about how most of what we buy – specifically food – is Australian. At the end of it, we said that though we were willing, or even happy, to exist on Aussie … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cultural differences, farmers market, maple syrup, shoes, shopping, travel
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you say you want a resolution
For the past few weeks, Lisa’s had one song stuck in her mind, with the line “ball of confusion” (the Love and Rockets version – gotta love that 80’s hair!) playing endlessly. The ball has finally been sorted! When last … Continue reading
Posted in airport, Australia, fingerprints, travel, Visa, wagga
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that’s what the world is today
Have you ever had the feeling that some things are moving really quickly in one direction, others are lagging behind, and some just not going in the right direction at all? And things you thought should be simple are way … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Canada, Hilltops, identification, Moving, passports, rural life, sheep shearing, travel, Visa
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like a great big train…
When we first visited Wagga in early December 2010, it was a bit of a disaster zone. The 10 year drought had just ended, not with a whimper but with the skies around New South Wales opening up and wreaking … Continue reading
Posted in Canberra, floods, lake albert, Lockhart, rain, Riverina, travel, visitors, weather
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Guest blog – Fly me to…Wagga Wagga!
[Lisa edit: Writing this blog is hard work (yakka!) – we have to come up with ideas, we have to be creative and witty, we have to have photos… So we hope that anyone who comes to visit will be … Continue reading
Oh Tarcutta
One of the big regional stories in the Daily Advertiser over the past few months has been a construction project on the Hume Highway, the main route that runs between Sydney and Melbourne, the country’s largest cities. It is about … Continue reading
Posted in driving, market, money, newspapers, road signs, small town culture, Tarcutta, traffic signs, travel
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