Australia Chest Thumping
Har ye drivelswiggers from OZ!!
Happy International Talk like a Pirate Day! While this post has little to do with Getting Around Australia- it is Promoting the awareness of an International Holiday that is little known in the Land Down Under as well as giving most people a little giggle. September 19th- is as most of you know- International Talk like a Pirate Day. While the Holiday has been around for a while- It was made famous by a column from Dave Berry. Talk like a Pirate day is a vastly usefull and amusing holiday- to give you a better idea of what I mean…
Date: September 18th, 2006 |
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World-class cooking
Two of Australia’s most famous restaurants have made the world’s top 50 list. Tetsuya’s ranked fifth and was the best restaurant in Australasia, while Sydney’s seafood beacon Rockpool climbed up 12 places to number 30.
I’ve never eaten at either - anyone think they’re worthy of the praises?
World-class cooking
Date: April 12th, 2006 |
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Australia is cool in the UK
Awards just continue to get more and more ridiculous - Australia has now becoming the first country ever to receive ‘cool’ status in the UK. As if the thousands of backpackers that flock Down Under weren’t proof enough (or the 2.8 billion that they bring to the Oz economy) CoolBrands has deemed it so. Whoo hoo! See: Australia is cool in the UK
Date: November 16th, 2005 |
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The Almost-Darwin Award Nominee
After a big night out with the boys, a Perth man woke up to find himself inside of a garbage bin, on his way to the dump. Apparently he had been placed in the bin as either a practical joke - or to sleep it off. The man survived, thus making him ineligible for the Darwin Awards. It would’ve been a good story too. Read: Australian’s ordeal in rubbish crusher and Australian crushed in rubbish lorry
Date: October 25th, 2005 |
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Top Long Haul Destination
Wandering Britons head Down Under more than any other distant destination. Affordable flights are the number one reason, followed by the strength of the Pound. Now, if anyone other than GBers could actually afford to travel in the Kingdom. Australia top long haul destination
Date: September 6th, 2005 |
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Smirk worker rehired
Power to the people!
Three sacked workers, one of whom says he lost his job for smirking at the boss, have been reinstated after a blockade of their employers by a 300-strong picket line.
Smirk worker rehired
Date: May 5th, 2006 |
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Blokey auction disrupted by fake bids
Who says money can’t buy you friends? These guys are showing that you can - at least, for a little while - by auctioning themselves and a weekend of fun with their mates on eBay. See Blokey auction disrupted by fake bids
Date: January 31st, 2006 |
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Australia happy and liveable
International studies have proved just what I always expected - that life Down Under really is better than anywhere else. The happiest nation in the world is also one of the world’s most liveable countries. Environment, quality of life and health were all evaluated .From Australia happy and liveable
Date: November 9th, 2005 |
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Power-dressing Aussie leaves trail of destruction
Australians can now boast to *almost* being able to lay claim to the Darwin award for this year. According to a fire official, a man with series electricity issues was one step away from serious harm. “We tested his clothes with a static electricity field meter and measured a current of 40,000 volts, which is one step shy of spontaneous combustion, where his clothes would have self-ignited,” Barton said. Power-dressing Aussie leaves trail of destruction
Date: October 17th, 2005 |
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World’s Best City: Sydney
It’s the rock star of the world for the eighth time: Sydney claimed top honors in American mag Travel and Leisure’s poll of best places in the world. Bali remained the number one island. Perth was named the number two city in the region.
CNN.com article
Yahoo article
ABC article
Date: July 25th, 2005 |
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