A Winter’s Day in the Park in Brisbane
It was a bit of a cloudy day on Sunday and, of course, it is still pretty much the middle of winter here. But temperatures managed to hit a respectable 20°C, that’s still good enough for shorts. And...
View ArticlePreparing for Bush Fires: Heading into Dry Season
I had intended to “potter in the garden”, but in the end I spent most of my Sunday tidying up the garage. It’s amazing how quickly it can fill up with junk; how people ever managed to fit cars into...
View ArticleRelocating to Brisbane: Tips on your Arrival
Last week I re-printed one of my Australia and New Zealand magazine articles, it was called Girlie Shopping in Australia: Retail Therapy. Well, if you look closely at the magazine cover… … you will...
View ArticleWorlds Most Liveable City is NOT Brisbane?
Since I’ve been writing this blog, whenever a new Economist Intelligence Unit’s Liveability Survey comes out, I have always written about it here. In June 2009 I wrote And the Best City Ever to Live In...
View ArticleStrange Horned Hoofed Animals in an Australian Back Garden?
Those of you who have read my posts as if studying for an exam will know that Mrs BobinOz and I run a local pet care service in our own and surrounding suburbs. We feed people’s pets for them whilst...
View ArticleHas It Ever Snowed in Queensland?
About four months ago I asked the question Has It Ever Snowed in Brisbane? The answer was no. But what about Queensland? Has it ever snowed in Queensland? About 217 kilometres north-west of Brisbane is...
View ArticleEngland versus Australia: Are the Brits on a Roll?
I am not a cricket man, I could stare at a cricket scorecard for a week and probably still not be able to tell you who is winning. Let’s take the Ashes for example. I just Googled “ashes cricket 2013...
View ArticleBrisbane: Australia’s Sixth Most Liveable City
This is easily the best and most liveable city in all of Australia, but for some inexplicable reason it only came sixth in a recent poll covering 11 Australian cities. Okay, maybe I’m biased, but I do...
View ArticleBrisbane Winters versus London Summers Revisited
Was it really just over three weeks ago that I was whingeing about the cold weather here? Yes, on 17 July I wrote my traditional post comparing temperatures in the middle of Brisbane’s winter with...
View ArticleI Am Not from Brisbane, But How ‘Brisbane’ Am I?
The other week there was an article in the Courier Mail with the headline “you’re not from Brisbane until…” and that was followed by 25 things that the average Brisbanian would be likely to do. Well,...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong With Brisbane?
First post of 2014, happy New Year to you. I hope this is the year you all achieve your dreams, maybe I might achieve one or two of mine as well. Here’s to hoping! I’ve had a jolly good holiday break...
View ArticleAcclimatising to the Australian Winter Weather
Well, I’ve been talking about heatwaves all week, so it’s very strange for me to now be writing about getting used to Australian winters. The reason? It’s time for another reprint of one of my articles...
View ArticleAutumn in High Country, Victoria, Australia
It crossed my mind a few days ago that our evenings have started to get a bit cooler and then, all of a sudden, I realised… It’s autumn! And as at the first of this month, indeed it was autumn. Autumn...
View ArticleBrisbane; Worlds Ugliest City: a Philosopher’s View
Last week a man whose name I shan’t even bother to mention flew in to Brisbane to promote a book the title of which has absolutely no relevance whatsoever. The only important words in the above...
View ArticleQueensland: The New Cultural Hub of Australia
Well, not quite yet. A few days ago Queensland’s Premier Campbell Newman along with Arts Minister Ian Walker unveiled their master plan to turn South Bank into entertainment precinct which is the envy...
View ArticleIn the Middle of Somewhere: Jacobs Well
One of the joys of moving to a new country is discovering new places. I’ve been here over six years now and you’d probably think I would have run out of the places to see that are still within a...
View ArticleCycling in Brisbane: A Mixed Report
Over the last couple of weeks or so, for the most part, I’ve been talking about things to do during the holiday. I’ve been doing that on account that it is winter school holidays here, so we’ve been...
View ArticleLondon Summers and Brisbane Winters Compared and Continued…
If this were a game of football in the World Cup or in any competition, it would be a fantastic match. End to end, as they say. What am I talking about? Yes, my annual midwinter post where I compare...
View ArticleLive Music in the West End and Fright Night at Movie World
Mrs Bob and I went our separate ways at the weekend, only temporarily, of course. Mrs Bob took off to the Gold Coast with some friends and three little girls on tow. Our daughter and a couple of her...
View ArticleGood Morning Brisbane! Early Risers in Australia
On Sunday Mrs Bob went on another one of her excruciatingly long charity walks. Last time she did this, you will recall, she walked 55 kilometres in the Oxfam Trailwalker 2014. The walk this weekend...
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