Articles tagged with "Chest Thumping"
MMMM Tuurrkkeeeeyyy! See you in December!
By Heather | November 21st, 2006OK Gang! Happy Thanksgiving! I will be State Side until the beginning of December. But don't worry! I'll be working on new and exciting things to post for when I get back to OZ!!! if there are topics you would like to see covere ...
The Australian Spirit in Elle Macpherson!
By Heather | November 12th, 2006Do do dodo do doo dooo... refrains of MC Hammer's Can't Touch This are running through my head! Elle Macpherson, Australia's very own "Body" a ...
I said “Supa Centa!” Where to find storage solutions in Australia.
By Heather | October 29th, 2006When I first arrived into Sydney I had a very humbling exercise in race relations while trying to find storage solutions for my bathroom. I have already written about the
Australian Tourism Funnies! Watch out for the Drop Bears!
By Heather | October 22nd, 2006The questions below about Australia are from potential visitors. They were posted on an Australian tourism website and the answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a sense of humour. Q:Does ...
Coffee in Australia- a land of extremes.
By Heather | October 18th, 2006Ahhh the endless search to find a great cup off coffee and a great place to enjoy it. Funny- enough- that is my theory on travel-(and in fact the migration of people around the globe)- the search for new food… or in this case- ...
Chips, Crisps, Chilli and Chicken?
By Heather | October 12th, 2006One thing I have always enjoyed when travelling to far and distant lands is checking out the local junk food. Even with different states in the US- there is regional variation. I do have to say- awards go to Texas for some of th ...
Chips, Crisps, Chilli and Chicken?
By Heather | October 12th, 2006One thing I have always enjoyed when travelling to far and distant lands is checking out the local junk food. Even with different states in the US- there is regional variation. I do have to say- awards go to Texas for some of th ...
Organized Sports and Travel Insurance
By Heather | October 4th, 2006While in Oz or other places overseas- do you plan on skiing, snow boarding, water skiinig, surfing- or mega worry- play organized sports? If so...please look at the terms of your travel insurance very carefully. I am sure yo ...
Har ye drivelswiggers from OZ!!
By Heather | September 18th, 2006Happy International Talk like a Pirate Day! While this post has little to do with Getting Around Australia- it is Promoting the awareness of an International Holiday that is little known in the Land Down Under as well as giving m ...
Smirk worker rehired
By Court | May 5th, 2006Power to the people!
Three sacked workers, one of whom says he lost his job for smirking at the boss, have been reinstated after a blockade of their employers by a 300-strong picket line.
Two of Australia's most famous restaurants have made the world's top 50 list. Tetsuya's ranked fifth and was the best restaurant in Australasia, while Sydney's seafood beacon Rockpool climbed up 12 places to number 30.
I've neve ...World-class cooking
By Court | April 12th, 2006
Blokey auction disrupted by fake bids
By Court | January 31st, 2006Who says money can't buy you friends? These guys are showing that you can - at least, for a little while - by auctioning themselves and a weekend of fun with their mates on eBay. See
Australia is cool in the UK
By Court | November 16th, 2005Awards just continue to get more and more ridiculous - Australia has now becoming the first country ever to receive 'cool' status in the UK. As if the thousands of backpackers that flock Down Under weren't proof enough (or the 2. ...
Australia happy and liveable
By Court | November 9th, 2005International studies have proved just what I always expected - that life Down Under really is better than anywhere else. The happiest nation in the world is also one of the world's most liveable countries. Environment, quality o ...
The Almost-Darwin Award Nominee
By Court | October 25th, 2005After a big night out with the boys, a Perth man woke up to find himself inside of a garbage bin, on his way to the dump. Apparently he had been placed in the bin as either a practical joke - or to sleep it off. The man survived, ...
Power-dressing Aussie leaves trail of destruction
By Court | October 17th, 2005Australians can now boast to *almost* being able to lay claim to the Darwin award for this year. According to a fire official, a man with series electricity issues was one step away from serious harm. "We tested his clothes with a ...
Top Long Haul Destination
By Court | September 6th, 2005Wandering Britons head Down Under more than any other distant destination. Affordable flights are the number one reason, followed by the strength of the Pound. Now, if anyone other than GBers could actually afford to travel in t ...
World's Best City: Sydney
By Court | July 25th, 2005It's the rock star of the world for the eighth time: Sydney claimed top honors in American mag Travel and Leisure's poll of best places in the world. Bali remained the number one island. Perth was named the number two city ...
Aussie Wins World Series of Poker
By Court | July 19th, 2005Guest post from Jen Leo of Viva Las Vegas Blog. Aussie Wins World Series of Poker Joe Hachem won $7.5 million dollars this weekend in the World Series of Poker. His friends were there ...
True or Not: Qantas Gripe Sheet
By Court | July 13th, 2005So, this may or may not be true, but it's a good Aussie forwarded email. After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet,"which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the ...
State of Origin
By Chris | May 26th, 2005Awww yeah! Bowen and Kimmorley seal Queensland victory Looked like a classic and good to see the Maroons getting off to a winning start this year.
Five Aust films to screen at Cannes
By Court | May 12th, 2005Five Australian films will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival in May. The Australian short drama, Blue Tongue, directed by Justin Kurzel and produced by Tim Jolley, has been selected to screen in Critic's Week at 2005 festival. ...
NZ picks up Irish tourism award
By Court | February 12th, 2005The luck of the Irish has blessed the tourist industry, following the announcement that New Zealand has won the best adventure destination in the world award. From N ...
Tourism Australia takes international awards
By Court | February 8th, 2005Tourism Australia has been recognised with major awards in the UK and the USA for its international tourism marketing. In the UK, Tourism Australia won the "Best Tourist Board (UK Office)" award in the Travel Weekly Globe Awards ...
Oz Guide!
By Court | October 9th, 2004Promo time! For the past few months, I've been working on the Australia Guide. It has a bunch of info - there are articles on everything from visas to transportation options to ci ...
Fun Run ain't so fun
By Chris | August 2nd, 2004Yesterday was the Bridge to Brisbane fun run for Paul, Ging and I, although as EB suggested, it wasn't all fun ...
Touch Footy Champs
By Chris | March 24th, 2004Last night was the grand final of the mixed touch footy competition I've been playing in to keep myself fit. My team, "Touch Us If You Can", is a team loosely held together by people who know people who know people. The only perso ...
New Zealand Hooker
By Sean | January 30th, 2004Aussies and Kiwis are always taking the piss on each other. Since there are 30 million sheep and only 3 million New Zealanders - stuff like this propogates quickly and is worth a laugh.
Can't you hear the thunder?
By Chris | September 28th, 2003Been a bit on the news recently about the 20th anniversary of Australia's win over the US in the America's Cup. Found an article that gets the ol' patriotic blood flowing:
The Australian Under-19 men's basketball team (the Emu's) have won the junior World Championships in Greece. They beat Lithuania in the final by a ...Aussies Win Basketball Gold
By Chris | July 21st, 2003