Tag Archives: Australia

Sitting on the dock of the bay ..

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Mike

While I was in Sydney recently I had a lot of spare time in between weddings and meetings, so I had a go at making a timelapse video. Shooting the thousands of photos needed was the easy part, editing them … Continue reading →

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Happy to be an economic refugee !

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Mike

Some people may have read a news story recently about Deutsche Bank’s latest report on the cost of living around the world, in which Australia claimed the dubious honour of being the most expensive country to live in …. again. … Continue reading →

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Genuine made in Thailand boomerangs …

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Mike

Chatuchak market here in Bangkok, Thailand is supposedly one of the biggest markets in the world, where you can find all sorts of stuff. One thing I was not expecting to find there the other day were boomerangs ! Yes, … Continue reading →

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Belated congratulations

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Mike

Just a quick post to congratulate Richard and Sophie from Morgan Safari on their arrival in London. I met these two when we were camped next to each other on a beach in Western Australia, when they were nearing the … Continue reading →

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One year of retirement !

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Mike

This morning I realised that it was just over a year since my retirement, on December 7th to be precise. I remember that many at work said I was too young to retire … I’ll be bored …. I’ll miss … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life ….

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Mike

I guess most of us have heard or read that title somewhere before, often on a motivational poster or similar ? It is also more or less what I wrote just over a year ago, on my very first post. … Continue reading →

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