The Hub and a few mates have mountain biked and hiked to the top of Australia today. Mt Kosciuszko is Australia’s highest peak at 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) above sea level. I climbed to the top when I was about 16 years old but think I might have to do it again. Have you been…
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Douglas Adams + Australia
I can’t find the original source, but this is reportedly how Douglas Adams, the author of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, viewed Australia and Australians: “Australia is a very confusing place, taking up a large amount of the bottom half of the planet. It is recognizable from orbit because of many unusual features, including what…
A rose by any other name…
Recently a village in Austria succeeded in changing its name. As of Jan 1st, the town of F***ing will be called Fugging. It was pronounced Fooking, but of course, foreigners took great delight in using the alternative pronunciation and swiping the town signs. I thought it might be fun to list some of the places…
Places to visit
In 2020 I’m answering a list of 52 journal questions. Read about it here. 10 places you would like to visit.It’s funny, when I was younger I had a long list of places I really wanted to visit. As I’ve aged, my desire to visit those places has lessened. It’s not that I wouldn’t visit…
Wombat attack
When visitors from overseas think about the terror of the Aussie bush, they think of snakes, crocodiles and spiders. You don’t usually think of wombats. But wombats can be cranky beasts when they want to be (I know, I cared for one when I worked at a wildlife park). Cranky doesn’t usually equate to vicious…