Daily life

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There is not much to report from here. I am not sure I can keep the blog up and running with so little to report. I mean this blog was intended as a diary, to report on what I’ve been doing fro friends and family at home. I have kept it up – but not been […] Read More

Swimming

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First thing I did was to get to the Fitzroy pool again. I got a membership for 10 entries, and I intend to use it. Actually I want to go there and swim every day. Hold me to it! It might not be the best pool in Melbourne – the interior of the changing room […] Read More

Jockstraps and Glitter

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Wim, a new friend from Seattle, told me about Jockstraps and Glitter, a charity Kickball match between the Seattle Quake Rugby Football Team and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. If you have never heard of the Sisters, it’s important to know what, even if it looks like a lot of fun in drag, it is a […] Read More

Montréal-Lachine Bixi Ride

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Finally a sunny day again. Joel and I were getting ready for a ride along the Lachine canal. I first wanted to rent a real bike, but with prices of 25$ a day, I opted for a Bixi bike instead, the rental bike system in Montreal. 15$ get you a 3-day-pass, with all rides under 30 […] Read More

Melbourne routines

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Back in Melbourne, I immediately felt at home as the taxi rolled through Fitzroy and on to Abbotsford, my new home in the Milkbar. It’s a great place, in a quiet side street, in walking distance to the Abbotsford vietnamese area, and a 10 minute walk from my Smith Street watering holes. My host Gerome […] Read More

Australian Open

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The Australian Open are on. You can’t ignore it, the advertising, the public viewing screens, the fans… it’s a fun atmosphere. I sat on Federation Square at the public viewing a couple of times already, eating something and watching a couple of balls being played over the net. Tickets sold out fast, especially for the […] Read More

Meet St. James

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I have a bike! It’s called St. James. My friend Colin has a foldable bike that he does not use at the moment, so he was so generous to lend it to me for my time here in Melbourne. Colin is a man with many talents – he’s the one who got us into Shandong […] Read More

Fitzroy

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Living next to the pool is real great. I swam 10 laps on Friday and even 15 on Saturday. It was a bit overcast first, so the pool was empty and only the swimmers were there, I had a whole lap to myself. When did that happen last time…? Then I explored Fitzroy for a […] Read More

Back to normal

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The last two weeks have been pretty intense. Leaving Santiago, flying to San Francisco, meeting my friends there, flying south again, meeting Sven, Kevin and Rajiv, New Year’s Eve, then flying to Melbourne, exploring, meeting new people here… I hardly had any time to breathe or think about all that happened. Now the boys have […] Read More

Beautiful Pocitos

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Finally, the rain stopped. I spent a beautiful day walking around Pocitos, on the beach and in town, and got seriously burned. I cancelled my plans to go on a day trip to Punta del Este, the beach resort that every Uruguayan goes to in the summer. It would have meant a 2 hour bus […] Read More

Food critic

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There’s simply not much to blog about …. I try to post at least one item every day, something that made my day or that I want to remember. After all I keep this as a sort of diary for the months to come, and when all the trip is history. So let’s talk about food. […] Read More

Buenas Aguas

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I think I will not maintain the rhythm of the postings from Brazil in Buenos Aires. I have fallen into a kind of slow state. Well, it’s not that I am not doing anything, but it’s just the normal stuff. I’m most proud that I am going to the gym every day. Swimming. Not much, […] Read More