Category Archives: Australia

Seeing the trees for the forest

Usually this phrase is used in reverse and figuratively, but this time I mean it like this and literally. The thing is that when I moved to Australia, I realized I can’t name most of the trees. As I love … Continue reading

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Backwater Australia – or maybe not?

There is a general consensus or at least an attitude in Europe that Australia is quite a bit behind in most, particularly technological, things. However, there was also a general consensus in Europe that it was leading the mobile devices … Continue reading

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On residential solar PV systems

I find solar electricity production a fascinating topic. One of the curiosities of Australia is that the country is among the best in the world for solar electricity production, yet the vast majority of electricity production is based on coal … Continue reading

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2010 In Pictures

Reviving the old tradition of recapping the year in the form of some photos, here is the 2010 edition. As we move to 2011, 2010 stays in history as the first full year our family lived in Australia. Some snapshots … Continue reading

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Contrast

Last week, we were in Sydney for a holiday. The weather on Thursday was perfect beach weather, almost +30C and sunny. This is Coogee Beach on Thursday afternoon: On Friday a cool front set in, and we were an hour … Continue reading

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