• More Vietnam

    We have finally mastered the business of crossing the road in Ho Chi Minh City. It is just like the guide books say, go slowly and…

  • Ho Chi Minh – Moped City

    Here we are in cloudy downtown HCM City. Christine is currently swearing about the girl on the front desk of the hotel because she robbed us…

  • Our New House

    Recently Emma and I ventured down to Perth to start looking for a house – and found one on the first day of looking! Our settlement…

  • Weekend in Looma

    Emma and I travelled to Looma with a few other teachers (Troy, Sally, Caromy and Marcus) for a weekend of sun, fishing and relaxation. We arrived…

  • It’s been a while…

    …since my last size barra!  It only just fell inside the maximum allowed as well at 79cm.  It took 20 minutes to land, with a team…

  • School Fire

    I miss all the fun! While I was away in Perth last week, a bushfire swept through perilously close to our school – running around our…

  • More Fires

    During my trip to Perth last week, I had to drive through yet another bush fire. The trusty phone camera captured part of the fire that…

  • Port Augusta et al

    Tuesday 4 September and Wednesday 5 September We arrived in Port Augusta early in the morning, expecting little of the town but being very pleasantly surprised…

  • Alice Springs to Port Augusta

    Tuesday 28 August to Wednesday 29 August – West MacDonald Range We drove westwards from Alice Springs through the beautiful West MacDonald Range, picking up such…

  • Eerie Evenings

    Last year I posted some photos showing a fire from our backyard. Well, it’s bushfire time again, and it makes for some eerie evenings. The past…