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Yet another annual sporting event creeps up on us unawares as this year’s Grand National steeplechase at Aintree takes place this coming Saturday.
I can’t wait for this year’s event - last year saw us in Australia, so, while we got to experience the Melbourne Cup from down under (it is a huge day, and mid [...]

Now that Christmas is over, I will get around to writing a review of the various flights we have taken to and from Australia, who offered the best value, and the best experience.
The cheapest deal we discovered was for a flight from Melbourne to Newcastle (UK) via London Heathrow with Quantas, which we sourced through [...]

Following the previously published discussion with a friend of mine regarding nuclear proliferation and a bit more research, I filed this copy with The Epoch Times and the following article was duly published internationally.

Grounds for a new security paradigm have emerged from an international conference tackling the problem of nuclear terrorism.
At the International Conference on [...]

Following my post the other day with the remix someone did to replicate the live version Daft Punk did mixing their classic Around the World and Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger tracks, I have found a good copy of them doing this live.
An awesome tune. It is a shame we are leaving Australia ten days before [...]

Well, the time is almost upon us when we have to leave Australia before we’re forcibly removed: our visa runs out next month, and we’ve booked some flights away, next Sunday, from Melbourne.
Following the sale of our car to some nice Germans here in Adelaide, we have decided to hire a vehicle to complete the [...]

Tomorrow will see the horse race that makes Australia stop - the Melbourne Cup, which takes place at Flemington, Melbourne, Victoria at 3pm Eastern Daylight Saving Time (so half an hour earlier here in South Australia & UK time: 4am GMT).
It is a massive day, which sees holidays across Victoria, and everyone who is anyone [...]

The time has now come to sell the car, as we are leaving Australia in a month or so. We are offering the following vehicle for sale:
1990 Mitsubishi Pajero EXE Wagon 4WD
We are selling our 1990 Mitsubishi Pajero 7 seater 4X4.

Manufacturer: Mitsubishi
Model: Pajero
Type: EXE Wagon
Doors: 5
Colour: Burgundy / Maroon
Date of Manufacture:
Date of first Registration:
Current Registration: [...]

I have recently completed the initial build phase on the new Thumper Massager Australia website for a chiropractor who works locally here in the Adelaide Hills, check it out.
This site sells 4 different types of Thumper Massage machines - 1 equine massager and 3 human machines.
Before I built the site, I had a go using [...]

The 2007 AFL Grand Final is coming up this weekend, and I’m in the right place to soak up the buzz - Adelaide.
The two teams competing in the Grand Final are Port Adelaide “Power” and Geelong “Cats”.
What’s AFL?
This is mostly for the world-wide visitors to this site. If you’re an Aussie, just skip this [...]

We arrived in Toowoomba yesterday after spending several days on the road up from Sydney, through Byron Bay, past Surfer’s Paradise, and spending a few days in Brisbane.
After receiving some bad news regarding a friend of ours we decided to clear out of the big city lifestyle for a while and head for the hills.
Just [...]