God Save the Queenstown
I've only just come into Queenstown from Auckland, but may I illustrate the difference between these two cities? Auckland is a big city -- beautiful -- but big. It's not unlike Philadelphia. Queenstown is more like,...
Reflections on Sydney
If Paris is known for kissing, Copenhagen for bikes, Cape Town for Table Mountain, and Hong Kong for shopping. Then, Sydney must be known for beer. Because they drink a lot of it. But there's a lot more to this...
Left is Right in the Commonwealth
This morning, my friends invited me to join them for a relaxing Sunday morning. Because the weather was a bit grey, we decided to take a ride through the City and its Eastern Suburbs. When switching countries, it's...
An Australian Walkabout
The Aboriginal People here in Australia send their young men on walkabouts where they, in essence, "find themselves." I guess this is my walkabout, but rather than finding myself, I'd rather find some animals. Simply...
Sydney’s Beautiful (and not so beautiful) People
I'm afraid I told you a lie. Well, I wasn't lying as much as I was trying to impress you. In my last post, I said I wasn't jet-lagged. It turns out I am. After falling asleep at 9:00 last night, waking up at 1:30, and...
Apparently, An Australian Afternoon Calls for a Beer
This is my first time in Australia and, so far, I love it. Although the bar isn't set too high after being in Hong Kong. In order to prepare for my time in this place, on the advice of some great friends, I read Bill...