Blogs from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 4

People say hobbies define you, but I would rather disagree with that. Hobbies need proper attention, some dedicated time during which you do nothing else. Now when it comes to being a student, many of these ‘hobbies’ turn out to be impractical. So a new and efficient substitute is set to be embedded in the daily routine. Seasonal delicacies become your personal favorites, and these days I’m the biggest chocoholic one could notice. Yeah I’ve heard all those taunts and jeers that it’s the road towards gaining excessive weight, but I have one piece of justification which no one can oppose; Chocolates are one heavenly piece of joy any guy could ask for. Whether it be one tiny nibble or one big bar, it’s the taste which is all what’s needed. And I’m aware that all ... read more

Geo: -35.3284, 149.084Having flown from Ayers Rock to Sydney and then caught a cab to Bulli, we arrived at Helen's to find her busy organising a party. No time to change before people arrived. It was really good to catch up with her friends and neighbours again and eat a terrific meal out on the deck, but inevitably too much wine was drunk, which did not bode well for the relatively early start the next morning!Helen drove us down the coast stopping briefly at Kiama to see the blow hole which was impressive because the onshore winds were bringing big waves in. There are lovely views and a sandy beach here with loads of free parking so it is worth getting off the Prince's Highway and having a look. We drove further down the coast to ... read more

At Bathurst today Pete was grinning like a Cheshire cat as he hooned around the Mount Panorama circuit. Slight exaggeration there, seeing as the speed limit is 60 kms per hour and we were a motorhome and not a super V8 car. Nevertheless it was still very interesting and even I enjoyed the ride, so much so that we went around twice! Pete then visited the adjacent car museum but I chose to stay with the RV and write this blog! (Must be a bloke thing). We are in the Blue Mountains now and enjoying some great hiking. There aren’t any free camping spots around here so instead of staying in the local camping ground we again asked the local publican if we could park in his carpark for the night and in return we would ... read more

Well, I am going to tell you my secret, it really is not very exciting news but it is for me and Caroline, I finally resigned from my job at Serco and I am in my last couple of weeks. I chucked it in at the end of October, as simply I have had what seems at this point a better offer, still based in Canberra, and I am looking forward to spending some time at home as I will be at home every night. I had returned home on the Friday night after another week working away and was not really feeling too well, but tried to get on with the weekend. On the Sunday, Caroline and I drove to Mount Franklin in the Brindabella ranges to see if the road was finally open, but ... read more

Day 1460 Today is a very special day in our lives, Four years ago today we arrived in Australia to make a new life and a new home for ourselves. These four years have gone in the blink of an eye, but when we think about what we have done on our adventure, it takes our breath away. Some of you have followed Kangaroojack’s adventures, shared in our blog, when we circumnavigated our way around Australia, the places we have been, the things that we have done and the people we have met along our journey. Never in our wildest dreams did we ever think that it would be possible or even that we would have had the opportunity to do the things we had done. So I think this is a good place to start ... read more