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• Sydney: Here, There and Everywhere in the City

  

  There is something sacred, in my mind, about air travel. That moment when the wheels leave the ground and a momentary jolt of downward pressure as the plane... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Moving House the Cheapskate Way

  My property manager is on my case right now about renewing our lease. If there’s anything to make you hark back to the horror of moving house, it’s the... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Caught in the Busy Trap

  A recent NY Times piece, The Busy Trap, caught a lot of attention around the webAnd this week, an Atlantic story covered similar ground, and citing research tha... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (powered by Blisters and Making the Best of Things)

  It’s late on Friday night as I write this. I’ve been frantically powering through to catch up on work; good thing I really like what I do, or the resentment... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Third Time Unlucky – Burglars Are Scum

  

  Now seems appropriate to repost something from just over a year ago:Today, I was reminded of the ultimate reason why I prefer experiences to stuff.Nobody can... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Deliberately Downsizing When You’re a Born and Bred Townie

  

  English: Auckland Waterfront, New Zealand (Photo credit: Wikipedia)They say San Fran, London, NY, LA, Vancouver etc are the least affordable cities in the... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Things I Have Seen in Sydney So Far…

  

  A girl (part of a gaggle) plumped down on a bench by the harbourside in a bra and, presumably, bottoms of some kind (I was too traumatised to look any lower tha... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• You Know What? I’d Rather Be a Grownup

  

  You often hear grumbles about how much simpler life was when we were younger – before we had bills to pay and jobs that meant we HAD to get up in the mornings. Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• The Importance of Being in the Right Frame of Mind

  I’ve come to realise that when I tackle things when I’m in the wrong state of mind … they never turn out well.Plunging into deep relationship talks when you’re... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL