Category: Australia
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The New Hat: Not copying anyone…
A dozen years ago my parents went to Australia, and asked if I wanted them to bring me back anything. I asked for a koala. Nothing doing. Okay, then how about a hat? They asked me to measure my head, and sure enough a few weeks later I was introduced to the Akubra brand, and…
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Driving on the wrong side of the road…
When coming to Sydney I knew I was going to face a new challenge. It isn’t that I had never visited a country that drives on the left side of the road, but I had always taken public transport in those places. In Hong Kong, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Grand…
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Tie me Kangaroo Down, Sport!
When I found out I was coming to Sydney, Australia I made a mental list of things I wanted to do and to see. So far I have checked off seeing the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach and Manly Beach. While walking around Circular Quay I heard an Aboriginal busker playing…
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Gone for Walkabout…
One of my very good friends, Erdal Ozkaya, picked me up Sunday morning for an incredible day in and around Sydney. He and his family took me to two very famous beaches – Manly Beach (where Erdal’s son and I practiced our Taekwondo) and Bondi Beach. They took me to a place called Woolloomooroo (which…
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