Volatile

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The weather is so volatile right now, it’s hard to plan anything. You wake up, it’s grey as can be… turn around, wake up again, blue skies… jump in the shower, ready to go out, it’s raining. Do some surfing, blue skies, out for coffee… walking home, back in the rain… I want to do […] Read More

Waitemata sunset

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Still feeling a bit beat up by my cold, I did a stroll on Monday evening down to the harbor to some of the small beaches that are located along Waitemata Harbor, Home Bay and Herne Bay reserves. I saw so many people jogging. that seems to be the thing to keep Kiwis fit… Two guys came […] Read More

Beach walk

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I expected my last day in Sydney to be sunny… but it wasn’t meant to be. It was cloudy, and by the time the bus dropped me off at Coogee Beach, it started to rain…. Desperation! I walked a bit along the beach, then sat a bit under cover in one of the park huts, […] Read More

Sydney harbor

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Just a few pics from the Harbor Bridge and the CBD, day and night. It’s a great sight. Rajiv and I had a little snack and some wine after the opera tour. We finally enjoyed some blue sky view onto the harbor. Changes everything. The bridge is the other Sydney landmark, opposite the Opera. Construction […] Read More

Endless rain

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It rained cats and dogs on Sunday. I’ll remember Sydney as the rainy city. So I spend the morning in a café, checking flights, itineraries etc. for New Zealand. In the afternoon I went to see a movie – again. The Hobbit (Part 2). Maybe in a sense to prepare for New Zealand’s South Island. Maybe […] Read More

Dallas Buyer Club

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It’s raining cats and dogs in Sydney so I have spent a lot of time in cinemas – and more is planned. I never saw a Matthew McConaughey movie – at least none I remember. He usually plays those easy-to-forget romantic comedies, fine if nothing else is on TV, but nothing with a bit of […] Read More

On the convict trail

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I drove out East this morning, my goal being the Port Arthur penal settlement, or the ruins that are left of it. It’s roughly 100 kilometers, if you don’t do any detours. But detours I had planned plenty. First stop: Richmond. A tiny cute little town, basically a couple of houses along the main street. […] Read More

Midsumma finale

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Midsumma is over. I have to say it was an impressive program me for a whole month, and I’m glad I was here for all of it. I saw so many shows and met some great people. Funny how pride follows me on this trip…. The last day was the pride march down Fitzroy street […] Read More

Out of time

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After one final, ultra hot day – spent at the pool, but in the shade – with temperatures reaching an amazing 44 degrees, the evening has brought the long awaited cooling down. Within an hour, temperatures dropped by 15 degrees as predicted. I was expecting something more drastic, it sounded so dramatic – but temperatures […] Read More

St. Kilda beach sunset

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Blistering heat. I spent all day in the pool, unfortunately my shoulders are a bit red now…. In the evening, I met up with friends in St. Kilda at the beach, for beers, to watch the sunset over the bay and have dinner afterwards. St. Kilda is bustling at that time of day, everyone is […] Read More

Heatwave

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It’s been announced for several days, and now the heatwave that has torched Perth and Adelaide has arrived in Victoria. Yesterday the temperature in Melbourne hit 34 degrees, but it’s a dry heat and you could actually bear it. I spent time at the pool again, doing only a couple of laps, because it was […] Read More