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Today marks the 224th anniversary of British rule in Australia – i.e. its a day for a huge effing party!  As! Start your day off with a slice or two of toast smothered with Vegemite. Mmmm VegemiteSick. Wash it down with a cuppa Earl Grey – or some water.  And then drink the tea. Dress [...]

Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the day that the two sides of the Sydney Harbour Bridge were joined. Sure it didn’t actually open for another three months, but joining the sides of such a colossal undertaking was an incredible accomplishment. The bridge still holds the records for being the world’s tallest steel arch bridge [...]

Regardless of the time of day, Melbourne is endlessly walkable, impeccably clean, easy to navigate and full of surprises. Walking along the riverfront promenade of the Yarra River in the evening is genuinely enchanting. The countless restaurants, bars, live music and mingling patrons, provide eclectic background noise for the gleaming views of the skyline. Toward [...]

In honor of Australia Day – celebrating the 1788 declaration of British rule – I give you: The Art of Eating Tim Tams Step 1 – Open Tim Tams Step 2 – Pour a glass of milk Step 3 – Bite off one corner of Tim Tam Step 4 – Bite of opposite corner and [...]

Just north of Melbourne, Australia is the suburb of Montmorency. This is home to the Sweeney family. And on the north end of Montmorency is a hugh expanse of undeveloped land that serves as a meeting place/home for scores of kangaroos. While roos are novel to pretty much the entire world, they are seen as [...]