by Rowan For those of you who already have question marks over their heads (I know who you are!), the ball crew are those lucky (and unlucky) people that throw the ball back to the players (be it soccer or field hockey). On the plus side, you get the best front row seats for nothing …
a warm Christmas in Adelaide
by Pippa Let’s just say that being Canadian, ‘warm’ and ‘Christmas’ aren’t word I usually use in the same sentence, unless I’m saying that ‘Christmas is not warm’. This year it was a bit different. The first thing I noticed when I woke up in Christmas morning was the fact that it was bright. Since …
The Urban Beach of Adelaide
By Pippa No joke, really. It’s a beach. In the city. A lovely place, too. It had a place to play volleyball, a ping pong table, peddle boats and more! It was fun riding the peddle boats, but still a bit of a work out. There are some booths that sell drinks and food if …
The beaches of Adelaide
By Rachel The outer edges of metropolitan Adelaide to the south and west have lovely sandy beaches and I had grand ideas of us visiting each one before we settled on our 'favourite' - and before I did a post on the Adelaide beaches. Well I think I might be dreaming. To date I have …
Adelaide update
By Neil I’m sitting on the balcony of our lovely apartment, overlooking the northeast end of downtown Adelaide (although here it is called the Central Business District or CBD for short) looking at the old Royal Adelaide Hospital and marveling at the sight. Well, that’s not quite true. The part of the hospital …
La vie en Adélaïde
Par Pippa Mes journées commencent souvent comme sa : je me lève, je mange, je nage, je joue ma flute, je vais à la bibliothèque et je fais des math. Excitent, non? Non, ce n’ait pas. Mais quand j’ai fini à la bibliothèque la journée commence! Souvent, on revient à Rundle Mall pour aller achetée de …
Cricket at the Oval
By Rowan Yesterday, we went to watch some cricket at the Adelaide. It was packed with people and full of delicious smelling food and coffee. I went there expecting it to be super fun and interesting. And it is, provided that you are patient. Cricket isn't, in my opinion, the most interesting of games but …
Hahndorf
By Pippa Sarjeant-Jenkins You may not have heard of Hahndorf before, but if you are ever in Adelaide you should definitely go. It’s a quaint little place with lots of shops. What I really like about it is the fact that pretty much every building still has its old traits. It is/was a German settlement, …
Adelaide’s use of built Heritage
By Neil I must confess that I’m a bit of a heritage geek, with an especial love for built heritage. I can’t really explain it, but I have always loved old buildings; the architecture, the texture of materials used, the smell and the stories they can tell, or you imagine. I was fortunate as …
City of Onkaparinga Libraries
By Rachel On Thursday I had the pleasure and privilege to spend the day with the Associate Director of Public Library Services for South Australia visiting four City of Onkaparinga libraries: The Hub (a joint use secondary school/public library); Noarlunga (a joint use post-secondary/public library); Seaford (a joint use secondary school/public library); and Aldinga (a …
A year of discovery 