16 Aug
Such an adventure requires a huge personal sacrifice for me. I have to get up at the crack of dawn. Well, OK, maybe the last pastel pinks of sunrise left the sky an hour or two ago, but for me, on the weekend, this was the crack of dawn. In fact, dark grey clouds were [...]
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15 Aug
It doesn’t matter where I am in the world, there are days just before spring arrives where the sun shines, the sky is pale blue and it just smells like early morning on the ski slopes. Of course, being in Sydney, there is no snow for about 500km, but it just smells right…
Cycling along to [...]
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13 Aug
One of the things that has always greatly puzzled me about Sydney (and Melbourne) is the fact everyone wears black. It seems to strange to be obsessive about wearing black when the sun shines all the time! Black, all things considered, is not practical 9 months of the year here – black absorbs heat, and [...]
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12 Aug
One foot rests on the ground, the other is poised on the peddle, the white line just beyond my bike tyre. Behind me, a car purrs quietly. We wait for the light ahead to turn green. Suddenly someone scrapes past me, clad in bright lycra and wobbling furiously on their bike as they avoid putting [...]
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08 Aug
The happiness welling out of me continues… I know why… I may receive knocks in the near future, but will undoubtedly bounce back. And you know why? Because I am LEAVING SYDNEY!!!!
Mind you, as it was pointed out in a conversation with a friend last night, I have spent the last 4 years living in [...]
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