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When we spent our year in Australia – until December 2007 – we ended our trip with a gentle enough spell living in the idyllic Adelaide Hills region which, as is only human, we really loved. During that time, we were fortunate to live with and meet some real characters in the wine growing and producing [...]

Well, the time is almost upon us when we have to leave Australia before we’re forcibly removed: our visa runs out next month, and we’ve booked some flights away, next Sunday, from Melbourne. Following the sale of our car to some nice Germans here in Adelaide, we have decided to hire a vehicle to complete [...]

Here are a few good places to visit in Adelaide -city of Churches; the Adelaide markets, Rundle Mall and King William Street. As South Australia is the festival state, you can expect to stumble upon a march, a celebration or, at the very least, some very enterprising buskers! The Adelaide markets are great to visit. [...]

A World’s Greatest Blog Exclusive On Friday 26th October 2007, Around six hundred women walked up King William Street in Adelaide, Australia, to campaign for safety. “Reclaim the Night” is the slogan for a movement aiming to bring about a world in which women can move about freely during the night-time without fear of violence. [...]

Having been in Australia for almost a year, I’ve witnessed my fair share of Anglo-Australian sporting events, out of many England have emerged clearly second best. In the lead up to this year’s Rugby World Cup Quarter Final match between the two sides, we have seen some of the worst aspects of such occasions rear [...]

The time has now come to sell the car, as we are leaving Australia in a month or so. We are offering the following vehicle for sale: 1990 Mitsubishi Pajero EXE Wagon 4WD We are selling our 1990 Mitsubishi Pajero 7 seater 4X4. Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Model: Pajero Type: EXE Wagon Doors: 5 Colour: Burgundy / [...]

Australians see bacon and eggs as their staple national food. An “Aussie Burger” involves bacon, eggs and beetroot whereas an “Aussie Breakfast” consists of eggs, bacon and toast. Nevertheless, we were very impressed with the innovation of a small bakery in Strathalbyn in the Adelaide Hills, who had come up with “The Ned Kelly Pie”. [...]

The Geelong Cats have stormed to victory in the 2007 AFL Grand Final, running out winners over Port Adelaide Power by a record breaking 119 points. Nervous First Moments As one would expect with the entire season coming down to one game, both teams started a little nervously, and play was fairly scrappy for four [...]

At half time, the AFL Grand Final 2007 looks to be heading to Geelong as the Cats are leading Port Adelaide Power 79-27. As I had suspected before the game, and Port fans must have feared, The Cats have gone on a couple of unanswered scoring sprees, at one stage in the second quarter the [...]

I have recently completed the initial build phase on the new Thumper Massager Australia website for a chiropractor who works locally here in the Adelaide Hills, check it out. This site sells 4 different types of Thumper Massage machines – 1 equine massager and 3 human machines. Before I built the site, I had a [...]