Look at me writing two blogs in quick (ish) succession. Aren’t you proud? I am. As promised this blog is all about our trip to the Hunter Valley, so without further ado… Friday, 27th May 2016. 1700 hours. Katie and I both left work in a bit of a hurry because we wanted to get … More 13. Aviation
Remember my attempt to be a more frequent blogger? That went well. Its been so long I’ve almost forgotten how to blog. The last time I did was the 6th of May and Marcus Rashford was merely a glint in his mothers eye. I do apologise to anyone who missed me (Mum, Dad, … er). … More 12. All These Things That I’ve Done
So, after 4 weeks of nothing this is my attempt to be a more frequent blogger. Lets find out together whether I actually have the ability to be funny more than once a week shall we? We haven’t got off to the best start as on reading this sentence my girlfriend of two years thought … More 11. Changes
I am, as I write this paragraph, commuting into Sydney, on a peasant wagon bus, stood up with a dodgy knee. If you don’t know about the knee, I’m surprised because I promoted the last blog enough, but you can read that tale here. Despite the fact that a bus commute is effectively a game … More 10. Recovery
So, this happened. I do realise it’s somewhat unconventional to start a blog with a picture, much less a picture of myself with hair everywhere looking like a Broadmoor patient posing for the newspaper. In my defence at this point I had had a shedload of morphine. Allow me to take you to the start … More 9. Twist and Shout
Australia is very far away. This may sound obvious, because it is, but it has to be said that it really is very far away. However, sometimes, things make you feel at home; Manchester seems to have been haunting us, because on Saturday night we went to see the prodigal Mancunian son; Noel Gallagher. This … More 8. Rock ‘n’ Roll Star
I’ve always hated the news at home, where they say ‘Good Evening’ and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t, usually involving one of death, war or Piers Morgan. Here, its a little different; The news here really is out of this world; on our first day the headline story in the Manly Daily was … More 7. The View From the Afternoon
To start this post, my favourite quote so far, from a bloke lying on the grass at North Harbour Reserve: ‘I just think there’s a significant cultural difference between our expectation of work output and the locals’ expectation of work output’ The most corporate way to describe your staff as lazy I have ever heard. … More 6. The Modern Age
One of the main reasons everyone in Britain (seemingly) moves to Australia is because its just like a version of Britain where God left the sun turned on all the time, rather than constantly switching between rain, cloud and the occasional disappointing flurry of snow which doesn’t stick. The culture is supposedly incredibly similar and everyone … More 5. In The City
Hello again! In the words of Frank Underwood; In my last post I optimistically suggested that we had left the black hole of space and time that was long haul flying. Unfortunately, in a classic example of the ancient institution known as ‘Sod’s Law’, this was just the beginning of the black hole of space … More 3. Absolute Beginners
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