By Pippa What did I say about another blog post! In my latest blog post (the one about Vietnam) I talked a little about the crazy traffic in Hanoi. So now I'm going to do a whole post about it! I got the hang of crossing the street pretty quickly which is good. The trick …
Vietnam (So Far)
We arrived in Vietnam on the fourth of April. We arrived to humidity for sure, but it wasn't nearly as bad as in Singapore, thank goodness. Also, the people here are very nice! And, like Sri Lanka, the traffic here is CA-RAZY! Sure there are crosswalks that are marked down and all, but that doesn't …
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 …
Meeting With Members of the Adelaide Sustainability Team
By Pippa I have recently been doing a project on sustainability so me and my dad decided I should interview some members of the city of Adelaide sustainability team. So, on Friday the ninth of March I went to interview Bec and Sarah. It was great because it ended up being a really good conversation instead of …
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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 …
A year of discovery 