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Category Archives: Australia
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
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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Comparison of online book ordering; welcome to another e-commerce backwater
When in the US, e-commerce was pure bliss already ten years ago. Stuff was cheap, came to your door fast and reliably and the whole shopping experience was just good. In Finland, to understate a little, things were not so … Continue reading
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Isn’t it strange… Notes on Australia
It’s time to note down some cultural impressions I’ve made about Australia; in particular, I will focus on a few things which strike me as somehow strange. Just to clarify, I treat these mainly as rhetorical questions as the reasons … Continue reading
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Traffic notes from a road trip
Last weekend we went on our first real road trip here in Australia, driving the Great Ocean Road and back via the surrounding countryside. The trip was great and a few photos will follow later, but the topic of this … Continue reading
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