I would like to welcome my first guest blogger, Andrew. He has recently visited China, a place that is on my list of where I’d like to wander. He writes about the fun and games of not speaking the local language, which I can relate to after working in Taiwan. Enjoy… Like Beck Wanderer, I like to travel and experience the world through trying things that are new to me, but … Continue reading
For this week’s “blogging at home” series, I decided to do a photo blog of the Manly Jazz Festival. Jazz is not generally my cup of tea, but it was a glorious weekend and I usually stumble across some music palatable to my ears :o) And the best thing, it’s FREE!!!! Info: The Manly Jazz Festival is held every year on the October long weekend in Manly, Sydney. The festival takes over the Corso and the ocean … Continue reading
The curse of a wandering soul, I have only been home a few weeks and I already have itchy feet. I decide to satisfy my soul and head to the snow for a few days. Yes, non-Aussies, you read correctly, the snow!!!! During the Australian winter, up in the Snowy Mountains, they actually get snow down under. It is the end of the season, but for a newbie like me … Continue reading
Sydney is such a great city to live in, I decided to share some of the cool things I do here as an expat and to give you some ideas if you ever find yourself wandering down under. Welcome to #2 in the “blogging at home” series. Yesterday, I joined 34,000 people who gave up their Sunday morning lie in, to instead lace up their trainers, as part of the … Continue reading
On the surface Kat Hing Wai sounded really interesting (from the LP): This tiny village is 500 years old and was walled in some time during the early Ming dynasty (1368–1644). It contains just one main street, off which a host of dark and narrow alleyways lead. There are quite a few new buildings and retiled older ones in the village. A small temple stands at the end of the street. … Continue reading
