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A few weeks ago I became aware that there are bats in Sydney. This awareness came about when I observed a ‘bird’ land and clung upside down on a branch of a tree, only about 3 metres away from me. My first thought was that’s a bat and then I thought I’m too close forContinue reading “Going Batty”

The third of the three activities that Tess, Adam and Lucy gave me to use during my time in Sydney was for a 90 minute tour of the SCG. The original booking that I made was for last Wednesday but they cancelled that day’s tour because they were setting up for Mardi Gras, which wasContinue reading “The Sydney Cricket Ground”

Last Thursday I took up the opportunity to fly a Boeing 737-800 (albeit in a flight simulator) and what an amazing experience it was. Thank you Tess, Adam and Lucy for the gift. The simulator, based at Darling Harbour, is used by genuine pilots to get more hours towards their various qualifications, and it feelsContinue reading “Flying Planes”

Sydney Drivers Vs Dunedin Drivers – I’ve been in Sydney for seven weeks now and have walked enough kilometres during that time to have developed an opinion on which city has the better drivers. I have observed things like lane changes, indicator use, the regularity and reasons for using horns and most importantly speed. TheseContinue reading “Comparisons: Part 2”

Sydney Vs Melbourne – I have travelled to Sydney and Melbourne numerous times from New Zealand over the past five years or so, and I’ve gradually developed an opinion about their various nuances. Last weekend we travelled to Melbourne to see a stage show – Come From Away (I fully recommend it but this isn’tContinue reading “Comparisons: Part 1”

I haven’t been able to add to the blog recently because the internet here ‘fell over’. I have already blogged about the poor quality of the internet here and this certainly confirmed it. On the bright side I was quite impressed with the online process that I was put onto as a remedy for theContinue reading “The Internet”

As indicated earlier I have been considering my milk options and I can now update the situation.  Remembering that this is neither scientific, nor a statement about trying to set some sort of vegan pathway into the future, but purely to see if my digestive health improves without affecting the taste and enjoyment of myContinue reading “Milk: Cow vs Soy vs Almond Part 2”

In previous years I haven’t been too bothered about when and what Chinese New Year is, and often only become aware of it as the fireworks go off at Lan Yuan, Dunedin’s Chinese Garden. This year our new friends in Terrey Hills made me aware of it and I thought…yep why not. Last night wasContinue reading “Chinese Lunar New Year”

I mentioned Tesla in Part 1, and for the record I don’t really like the look of them. They are the only option of electric car obvious to me here, and in addition to that I have yet to see an EV charging station anywhere. At home in Dunedin I would see a Nissan LeafContinue reading “Cars: Part 2”

In the past couple of weeks I have been out walking all over the place. I don’t have access to a car here in Sydney and the bus and train options are plentiful, however I aim to get fit while I’m here so walking is the go unless the weather craps itself, or I’m needingContinue reading “Cars: Part 1”