Well, its been a week since my last posting and tomorrow we head off back to Canada. I miss my kids, but I'm reluctant to say goodbye to this wonderful part of the world. It has been a busy week. We arrived back in Adelaide on Monday evening, quite late after our week on the …
Sunny South Australia
Here we are, a mere eight months after we said our fond, slightly misty eyed, farewells to Adelaide, once again in beautiful South Australia. This time around, there are only two of us. Sadly, because of the school year and the nature of the trip, we had to leave Rowan and Pippa (our erstwhile and …
Adelaide Murals
By Neil Like many major cities, Adelaide has its fair share of graffiti. Whatever your views on the artistic merits of this form of expression it's fair to say that not everyone appreciates it and it is not going anywhere soon. The question is always one of how a city administration responds. In Adelaide, there …
Sri Lankan interlude
By Neil Where to begin? We were only in Sri Lanka for ten days and only saw a tiny part of the country, so our perspective is admittedly limited. Sri Lanka, I think it is fair to say, was well beyond anything we had expected; a true culture shock. That's not meant to imply anything …
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 …
A year of discovery 