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Ten Things I Hate About Australia (In No Particular Order)
12.29.08 | Permalink | 48 Comments1. Beer Does Not Come in Pints. The Pint unarguably is the proper and correct serving size. It’s impossible to feel cool ordering a schooner and having a tiny little girly glass. 2. Assigned Seats in Movie Theaters. I can see no earthly reason for this, aside from pissing me off by slowing down the [...]
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Adventures Out of Sydney Part V: Melbournian Death Match
10.27.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsPreviously: I went to the Blue Mountains, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle. Then, I dicked around in Melbourne. The morning started when I wandered into some heathen drinking ritual in the common room of the hostel. It was early yet for a Sunday morning so while I can’t be completely certain do to the language barrier [...]
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Adventures out of Sydney Part IV: Melbourne-ing Down the House
Previously: I met Three Sisters, made navigational errors, and angered lifeguards. I spent some time after the New South Wales exploration recovering in Sydney. (I mostly got distracted with petty annoyances like school and all its classes and papers and studying). But it wasn’t long before I shook off the stillness and hit the open [...]
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Adventures Out of Sydney Part III: Among the Novacastronians
Previously: I made a rapid descent and several wrong turns as I tried to get out of Sydney for a few days. On the third and final day of my New South Wales odyssey, I left the soothing landscapes of the Hunter Valley for the seaside charms of Newcastle. But not before eating breakfast at [...]
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Adventures Out of Sydney Part II: The Hunter Valley, Briefly
10.07.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsPreviously on my Australian adventures in New South Wales: I saw some mountains. It wasn’t long before the short trip to the Hunter Valley region took a turn for the adventurous (provided you find getting totally lost to be an adventure). It seems I am too trusting of modern technology as well as being kind [...]
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Adventures Out of Sydney Part I: The Blue Mountains
10.05.08 | Permalink | 4 CommentsSydney is an interesting city to in which to live, I am aware that there’s more to Australia than the harbor bridge and Bondi Beach. But before coming here, I can’t say I was prepared for the vastness of the place and the expense and logistical difficulties that go into exploring it. I had hopes [...]
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