Ever since I arrived in Australia I’ve been fascinated by the clothes the locals have been wearing. Not to pick-up some style inspiration – I typically buy whatever is on the Topman clearance page – but because of the layers they’ve been wearing. I’ve seen people with wooly hats, long scarves and thick coats; all while the sun is beaming and temperature is hovering around the late teens / early twenties. During my first weeks I was constantly tickled by what I saw; sometimes so much that I would make…
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I wouldn’t describe myself as a naturalist. Whenever we were in the British countryside The Girl would occasionally ask me for the name of a bird or plant, but unless it was a crow or a willow tree I’d have no idea. Despite this lack of knowledge I’ve always been interested in nature and animals. And I’ve looked at my coming to Australia as a wonderful opportunity to meet exotic new species of birds, marsupials, reptiles and yes… even arachnids. There are several bird species in and around Sydney which…
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On Saturday I ate plateful of BBQ’ed sausages (snags) and drank some cold lagers (tinnies) with a lovely group of Australians. The sun was beaming down upon us and the atmosphere was relaxed, but fun. It was my Sydney Simulator – a test to see how things could be Down Under. And things were great. After a while the topic of conversation changed to what it’s like to live in Sydney. And the evitable comparassions between Sydney and London. At first people confirmed what I had aleady read; how great…
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