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Show me the pie…

Posted on August 20, 2011 by waggadventure

Wagga is often referred to as a ‘country town’, but it is a city, despite the fact that we can hear sheep from our house, drive past goats on the way to the uni, and see kangaroos on campus. If … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, Australia, fall fairs, kelpies, pie, Riverina, rural life, sheep, sheep dogs, sheep shearing, shows, small town culture, Uncategorized, wagga | 2 Comments

Every shop = Op Shop

Posted on July 30, 2011 by waggadventure

When we were selling our house in Edmonton, we went through the retail mating ritual of offer -> counter offer -> counter counter offer -> bottom line response -> desperate ‘one more try’ counter offer -> ‘fuck off’ response. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Canada, cultural differences, money, small town culture, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Photo Blog – Teaser…

Posted on July 22, 2011 by waggadventure

Writing this blog has been an important part of the move. It has helped us to reflect on the process, and it has also let us tell people what we are doing en masse; telling people individually would be too … Continue reading →

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The Alberta Advantage, Part 2: mountains

Posted on May 4, 2011 by waggadventure

Yes, there is more we like about Alberta than the food, as discussed in the AA Part 1 post (for new readers, that’s “Alberta Advantage” not “Alcoholics Anonymous”).  Maybe what we are going to miss the most (except for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Canada, mountains, small town culture, Uncategorized, wildlife | 2 Comments

W7 – Who, What, Where, When, Why, Wagga, Wagga

Posted on April 13, 2011 by waggadventure

We realize that everyone might not know what is really going on, so decided to we should put some things into context for those on the periphery. Rule #1 of journalistic storytelling is the 5 w’s: who, what, where, when, … Continue reading →

Posted in CSU, food, Moving, Owen Sound, small town culture, Uncategorized, wagga, wine | 3 Comments