Tag Archives: Australia
U for Uniforms
Uniforms are a wonderful thing! They mean the kids never have to compete with the latest fashions at school. I asked our four “What is something starting with “U” that … Continue reading
A – Z of Australia – T is for The Three Sisters
When we visited Sydney in 2011, one of the must see visits was to the Blue mountains. They are about 100km from Sydney via the Great Western Highway, and if you … Continue reading
V for Victoria
The Australian state of Victoria is the state where we live. Where I have lived for most of my life. When I first came to Australia I got a flight … Continue reading
S for Spiders
I recently put out a call for Questions about Australia. Gilly of Lucid Gypsy wanted to know about Australian spiders as she has heard you are bound to get bitten … Continue reading
Q for Questions about Australia
I’ve been slack. VERY slack! Earlier in the year I signed up for the A – Z Challenge and today is the 26th of December. December, in case you hadn’t … Continue reading
A-Z of Australia – O is for Open gardens
I first came across the Open garden scheme when a friend who lives in Tasmania mentioned that she was busy preparing her garden to take part in an “open garden”. She explained … Continue reading
A-Z of Australia – N is for Northbridge
Northbridge (formerly known as “North of the Bridge” and “North of the Line” when still part of the CBD) is a suburb north of the Central business district, known famous … Continue reading
N for NBN – National Broadband Network
Americans visiting Australia often complain, somewhat imperiously, about the speed of internet connections here. Whenever I’ve been to the USA, I’ve found the internet connections over there slow, so I’m … Continue reading
M for Music 2
The “M” episode of Our A – Z of Australia had to be split! This is Part II, Part I can be found at M for Music 1. An Australian … Continue reading
M for Music – part 1
The tone around here has been a bit serious lately, so let’s lighten things up with a bit of Australian music. Australia does have a thriving music industry and a … Continue reading
A – Z of Australia – J is for Jobs
Australia is going through a mining boom, which means more workers are needed to fill jobs mainly in the resources industries. Of course not enough skilled workers are to be … Continue reading
A-Z of Australia – I is for Islands (Part III)
Finally my last post about Islands in WA. Hope you have been enjoying them, in this one I write about Penguin Island which was my favourite of them all! If … Continue reading
A – Z of Australia – I is for Islands (Part II)
Western Australia whose capital is Perth (where I live), is the State with most islands, a total of 3747! It would be hard to visit them all !!! Just off the … Continue reading
A – Z of Australia – I is for Islands (Part I)
Australia is the largest island in the world, and it is surrounded by 8,220 islands within its maritime borders. Most of them would be uninhabited of course, but there are … Continue reading
J for Jellyfish
Their venom is considered to be among the most deadly in the world, containing toxins that attack the heart, nervous system, and skin cells. It is so overpoweringly painful, human … Continue reading
A – Z of Australia – H is for Housing
Since salaries and cost of living is higher in Australia than in Europe, housing here can be quite pricey, and every time there is a mining boom, property prices seem … Continue reading
A – Z of Australia – Gambling and Generosity
Gambling is a very big part of the Australian culture, it´s said that almost 90% of Australians gamble! On average each person loses close to 900$ a year on gambling. They … Continue reading
I for Immigration
The statistics from 2006 tell us that 22.2% of the population were born overseas. Add to that the 20% of Australian’s who have at least one parent born overseas. Of the remaining 58% a … Continue reading
A – Z of Australia – A is for Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital of the state of South Australia. It’s about 1700km from Perth and it takes about 3,30h to fly there, and they are 2,30 hours ahead of WA. … Continue reading
H for Health, Home and Happiness
I had been struggling to find a suitable “H” topic for Our A – Z of Australia. Mr O has a friend who lives in the USA and is here … Continue reading
G is for Grass, Greenery and Gardens
Our A – Z of Australia focusses mainly on aspects of Australian life that my family find different or interesting. One of the biggest differences between what my family are … Continue reading
F is for Fremantle
Fremantle, or Freo as the locals affectionately call it, is the main sea port for Perth, and it´s about 20min drive from the city centre. It was named after Captain … Continue reading
