Ancient Australian Art
Western society in Australia is young. Australia is filled with modern buildings, its streets wide and accommodating to our current lifestyles. Narrow streets like in the European cities from the middle ages are nonexistent. To me, many buidings lack the character, the charm that I see in the old cities around Europe, but…
Looking back at the 2014 society
The Adelaide Fringe Festival is still going strong. We’re about halfway through so I’m trying to find the shows worth seeing in the last two weeks. Yesterday I decided to opt for something a little different: a comedy walking tour through the city center. We were welcomed by a penguin…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned
In Quorn, South Australia, they’ve kept old farm equipment in an open air museum/park. Instead of destroying them, they left them behind on an empty piece of land, accessible to anyone who’s interested.
Karijini’s gorgeous gorges
The Karijini national park lies in the north of Western Australia. To get there you have to diverge from the road along the coast and therefore some people skip it altogether. A wasted opportunity, because the park is full of adventure. Upon entering the park you have to sign yourself…
Riga’s tales
When I was in Riga spring and winter were competing. There were sunny days where the snow started melting and the streets were covered in a mixture of snow and big puddles of brown water. Winter didn’t give in and just added some new snow and a fresh wind that…
Hostel horrors
So you’re a traveler on a budget. You’re most likely to stay in hostels and this means you have to put up with other travelers. Unfortunately they are not always as considered as you are. Some experiences you’d rather forget about entirely. But look at it this way; when you…
88 days diaries: You take the baby
Whenever my boss didn’t want to have anything to do with me, he put me in the capable hands of the lead farm hand. I was ditched like an unwanted or incompetent child. I loved being ditched. The farm hand was a relaxed, kind and patient man, although I’ve no…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes
One of the most amazing places to see some of Australia’s wildlife is Kangaroo Island in South Australia. On a beach full of seals I didn’t know where to look. There was so much going on around me. Choosing three photos to tell the story was tough, since I have so…
Play at work
I’ve had some awesome jobs working in tourism all over the world. So this week I’d like to take a funny approach to the challenge to show work. Instead of showing others, I’ll give you a peek into some of the jobs I have done over the years. Playing Fleur…
Boesman the bushman
I felt like cattle when we were urged to get into a 4×4. 25 people were standing in the back, holding on to a rail if they could. The ride into the desert was bumpy, at times hilarious, but mostly uncomfortable. When we finally arrived in the big patch of…