Before podcasts were cool

This week I enjoyed some replies to Kim Kardashian West’s excitement about the Serial podcast. They were mocking that antiquated platforms like MySpace and Blackberry Messenger would be buzzing with news about a podcast which kind of peaked back in 2015. It made me reflect on podcasts in general. For those unfamiliar, a podcast is […]

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Chance encounter with The King, and Review: Out Of The Shadows

During our Australian holidays, we had a chance encounter with rugby league great, Wally Lewis while walking into Brisbane Airport. It’s interesting how sometimes you can spot a celebrity from a mere flash of them quite a distance away. He was kind enough to pose for a photo with us. In case he needed some […]

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2016 Australian Holidays – from the archives

Quite a surprise to find I had blogged while on holidays back in 2016, but hadn’t published at the time. Actually uploaded two years later on 24/08/2018. Better late than never. 30/06/2016 – Let the holiday begin This was the day we were to fly to Brisbane to begin our “Summer Holiday” in Australia’s Winter. […]

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Aussie fined for Dubai drunkiness – nope, not me

In local (Dubai) news, as well as back home, Australian football (soccer) player Craig Moore has proven to be a total dipstick here in Dubai by starting a “brawl” with a taxi driver over a 50 dirham fare. The story goes, he also assaulted the arresting officer. Thankfully for him after getting bail, he was […]

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