Month: February 2008

From The Local in Sweden Woman uses fishing line to cheat bottle deposit system A 42-year-old woman in Köping was caught by a security guard on Tuesday using a fishing line to claim multiple deposits on a single recyclable bottle at a Willys supermarket in the central Swedish town, several local media report. In Sweden,… Continue reading The Difference Between Sweden and Australia

14:40 from Stockholm to Tallinn this afternoon was particularly delightful, it was a sunny day and we flew in from the west over the islands. More than other cultures I know, Estonians have a bond to the land and looking down over my adopted home, I can start to understand why. Ive had a good… Continue reading Good To Be Home

This is a two photo set I call "Portugese Police are a big bunch of nancy boys who need to find some real wheels" Segways? Electric gogo mobiles? Harden up Portugese coppers!

In Berlin Schönefeld airport EasyJet show all the places they fly in Europe and what an accurate map it is! Ok im covered in Estonia and Latvia is good but if your Lithuanian then sorry, you are all part of the great unwashed mass to the east. Add into that Belarus, Ukraine, Romania and Balkan… Continue reading Cultural Learnings Of… European Map According to EastJet

Welcome to sunny Lisbon where winter doesnt involve long dark days, its fantastic! I have been working here for a week down here in Lisbon, Portugal which is pretty much as far as you can go across Europe. I have REALLY enjoyed my week here in a big way, ive got a great impression of… Continue reading Happy Days In Lisbon, Portugal

Some of you may have actually seen Australia in the news the last few days and its not because someone famous died (oh I cried when Fatso the Wombat from A Country Practise passed on) or because of our crocodile wrestling prowess, it is because our country is about to do something it should have… Continue reading Cultural Learnings Of… Australians Saying Sorry

One week now in Tallinn and things are cruising along, I just got myself a fresh new haircut, however I smell conspiracy in the air (if you ever come here you will know it), they gave me a cut like an Estonian man! Never say they dont welcome you and help you blend in. The… Continue reading Home Sweeeet Home

Its been 48 hours in Estonia and times have been tough. Being greeted by my friends getting off the boat, seeing some lovely Estonian seaside, showing classic aussie films over a few bottles of red, moving into our HUGE new apartment and being really warmly welcomed by everyone I know. Man this place is the… Continue reading 48 Hours In Estonia