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Next Wednesday, one of my friends, Chad (for those that don't know him, that is him on the right!), arrives from Australia for an 11 day stop over. Chad had already planned a trip to the US for his cousins wedding, so he decided to take advantage of knowing someone in...

I know it is a little bit late, but how can I not add a post about the QLD finally winning a State of Origin Series! I listened to the game on Triple J radio over the Internet. I was very happy with the quality of the broadcast (128K iTunes Stream), and even more happy...

In Brisbane, recycling for most people consists of splitting their daily household rubbish into recyclable, and non-recyclable items. Rubbish goes in the black bin, and recyclable items go into the bin with the yellow lid. Once a week (if your lucky) a truck comes past,...

I have been meaning to do this for a while. Take a photo of one of the lakes here in Kiel and stitch it all together. The stitch is not the best but you get the idea. I will keep searching for a better way to make these type of photos.Photo taken at 9pm on Summer Night in...

Every few weeks, Cruise Liners dock in Kiel, they drop off passengers, re-stock with supplies, and then head to their exotic destination. Much of the time they are heading to the Mediterranean for a two (or more) week cruise.Yesterday was an even rarer occasion, when the...

A few weeks ago I posted a blog entry about Kieler Woche, the huge sailing event that takes places here every year. I wasn't sure what to expect. I knew that it was a big event, however it was far bigger than I imagined.For those people that live in Brisbane, it is very...

Well what can I really say about the Socceroos missing the Germany 2006 quarter finals? I too could write a rant (just as many Aussies have done) about how poor the referee was, what a bad decision the penalty was, how Australia dominated procession and the match and...

That was an amazing match! I really can't understand why Mark Schwarzer was dropped, but in the overall scheme of things, who really cares. We got the result! I just hope that Mark Schwarzer is back for the next game against the Italians!This means that Australia, a little...

Yesterday I posted a rant about how stupid it is that only 2 of the four games in the final round of the Soccer World Cup are being shown on German free to air TV. I checked last night, and the Danish TV stations are doing a delayed telecast. I would love to know the...