By Rachel Well, here I am, sitting with hundreds of people waiting for Alexander McCall Smith – the last speaker of the last day of the Adelaide Writers’ Week. Not a bad way to spend my time! I have probably listened to more authors in the past five days than I have for years (check …
Community libraries of southeastern South Australia
By Rachel This past week I had the pleasure and the privilege to travel with my colleague from Public Library Services and the State Library of South Australia through the southeastern portion of the state. Over the course of the two days we visited ten libraries in small towns and villages - five were public …
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Walking on the Adelaide oval
On Friday I went for an exhilarating walk on the roof of the Adelaide oval. It was absolutely amazing!! 50 meters up in the air and the only thing that's stopping you from falling is a cable that is attached to your jumpsuit and a pulley. Exhilarating and absolutely awesome!! Here are some photos: This …
Sri Lankan cooking – a follow up
by Rachel Rowan wrote a post about our cooking class that we all participated in while we were in Sri Lanka. I'm sure a few of you were a little skeptical as to whether anything would actually come of it - particularly once we were back in our regular (or as regular as this year …
Field Hockey clinic
By Pippa Wednesday and Thursday Rowan and I went to a hockey clinic. First thing I'm going to say? Ow. Ow, ow, ow and ow. I actually think I am the most sore I have ever been in my whole life. But man is it fun!!! I started off literally knowing nothing and now I, um, well I can …
Ginger Beer (part 1)
This is a blog post about... (wait for it) GINGER BEER!! Throughout my travels, I have found that I love ginger beer. From the Cook Islands to Australia, I have tasted many different ginger beers, some that are absolutely delicious and some that are, quite literally, meh. What I mean about that is that some …
Santos Festival of Cycling
By Neil Adelaide loves a good festival or two. No, really, the City even bills itself as “The Festival City” and they do it very well. The latest extravaganza was the Santos Festival of Cycling. Built around the Santos Tour Down Under, it was an amazing event featuring a cycling tour with a variety of …
Working without an office…
by Rachel Working without a dedicated office space - and staying focused - can sometimes be a bit of a challenge, but I'm happy to say that we have fallen into quite a nice rhythm in Adelaide. Most mornings we go to the Adelaide City Library, right in the midst of the CBD in Rundle …
New years eve in Adelaide
by Pippa (with help from Rachel) Unlike our usual cold New Year's Eve, this one was warm and we were able to celebrate it outside on the edge of the Torrens River in Elder's Park. Everything was outside -- street performers, bands, and food trucks galore! Thousands of people were there, so the park was packed. …
Being ball crew
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 year of discovery 