Funny "the Canadian embassy has a bar open 1 day/month and they fly in, at great expense to the Canadian taxpayer, Canadian alcohol".
Totally funny. I didn't know any other embassy doing that before.
It's so nice to see that you're travelling all over the place! What an exciting adventure, first LA and now China... I have to say I'm a little jealous.
Have a fabulous time and keep blogging :)
News It was nice to hear your first news from China. Looks like you are settling in nicely. It is also nice that you have some friends. The buildings all like modern!
To-day Meggie is coming to do some cleaning so I have to tidy up a bit to make it easy for her.
Well, keep esnding your news,
Love,
Baba
Lovely... Daf, sounds like you had a wonderful time in Canberra with the whole political adventures you took. Too bad about the debate hahaha but hey you got to fix it here in Melbs with the nerd crew at Monash :) And whhhhhy would you let Danae book the bus, you should know better LOL.
Errrrrrrr, I let you go for a year and this is what happens ?!??! Gloria *shakes fist*shifts eyes* I'm watching you two - beware!!!
(p.s. she does seem nice - no replacing you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Go stalagmites go! Hey Daf!
Havent read your journal in .... a while. Seems like ur still upto embracing adventures at every turn. The msg you received is creepy, I agree.... Love the photo of the Yanchep and eggplants. It's always cool to see what the plant looks like as a whole, before the fruit is removed. Oh, and I got ur shutter speed - tripod references. =)
rewarded? Hey Daf!
Thanks for the answer. As always I got a few laughs out of your weekly update. Haha the intermission for the Bollywood movie; I imagine it was amusing.
About the TIFF, I was considering volunteering last year but got too busy around that time (early Sept, right?). Was is a great experience? Perhaps I should do it this year...
The Bird Pond is beautiful. Is that a giant and old Palm tree on the right? huuuge
Yeah! Congrats on the certification. What are those other birds called - black and white, on the shore with the pelican? By the way, who took the photo of u strolling? A little on the tilted side... keep having a blast!
koalas/photos As always, your photos are wonderful! In my backyard, I have lots of wildlife - many types of birds, raccoon families that come out every evening, squirrels all day long and even skunks. And this is in the middle of Toronto. After seeing your shots of Australian mammals, I was wondering whether there is wildlife in the urban environment. Would there be koalas living freely near an urban environment?
Great stories and photos!
MEMO TO Dafne: We have loved seeing your beautiful pictures and reading your comments about this fabulous trip of yours! We are all- Douglas, Kyle et al - terribly envious of you. This afternoon we went to Mathew's championship basketball game at which his team won a silver medal. Last week his other nana and I went to fear him play the French horn in a band festival. Will be looking forward to your next blog.
surfs up! Dude! (or dudette...)
I felt it necessary to say that since your surfing down under. I feel warmer just from looking at the beach. Such clear and blue water. The koalas look so cute, like plush toys so soft and pet-able. Ive an idea - you could smuggle one on the plane for me hahaha.
Hey Dafne Fern. What an approapriate middle name, I think. I loved the photos with u in them showing the scale of the entwined trees and ferns. And indeed! Some of those picturesque shots looks a lot like Algonquin.
This blog was created in 2007 when I headed to Perth, Western Australia for a year-long study abroad program. There are still lots of great stories and pictures from that trip, though I got way behind on my blogging and the stories end abruptly in September, 2007 (I was in Aus until Christmas Eve!)
Although I've traveled a lot since then, I left this blog in a state of neglect for several years. But I figured another school-related international adventure was a reason to get things started again! In August 2011, I packed up my car and made the drive from my hometown of Toronto to the sunny ... full info
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"the Canadian embassy has a bar open 1 day/month and they fly in, at great expense to the Canadian taxpayer, Canadian alcohol". Totally funny. I didn't know any other embassy doing that before.