Category: Travel
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Giving Thanks Near a Hole
Thanksgiving is one of the American holidays that I really enjoy and wish there were equivalents in other cultures and countries – closest in some sense in Australia might have been the short-lived Family Day in Canberra, now Reconciliation Day – that at least focused on gratitude in the title, even if not in function.…
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Into the West (by Heading East)
One of the downsides of physics research can be the unpredictable nature of the funding. While there are plenty of instances where physics research can almost immediately be made into a commercial product (thus justifying its value in the minds of some, I’m sure), there are many others where the research is ‘pure’ or with…
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Motorcycling to Gibraltar Falls
Every once in a blue moon I manage to organise enough time to be able to take the motorbike out on a ride purely for pleasure. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a pretty enjoyable way to get to work but it’s a whole other level of enjoyment to ride through some scenic country. Possibly because…
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Namadgi Hike
As the children get older finding time to do this together as a family does seem to become more difficult — independence is overrated right? But we still reserve most public holidays as family time and the recent Canberra Day holiday was no exception. Traditionally we’ve done many picnics — and with Gaynor organising the…
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First Few Days Back in Australia
It always feels like a major logistical exercise to get the whole family and carefully chosen belongings from one continent to the next but it is such a great feeling to finally arrive and be met by good friends and family. Even tired and in a new time zone the relief is noticeable. Though the…
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Last Few Days in California
Having been officially homeless since a little before Christmas, we’ve relied on the generosity of family and friends to keep a roof over our heads. Though we discussed many possible exit strategies — having to balance such things as the actual departure date, remaining commitments at work, when to ship household items, what shouldn’t be…
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Go Further West!
If you haven’t heard already, we are planning on moving the family further west, back to Canberra. This will complete our first[1] round-the-world odyssey, begun in February 2005 with the move to Germany and continued in August 2007 with the shift to southern California. I’ve been offered a position within the Research School of Physics…
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Vancouver
Even though the trip was a little while ago now, I still want to post about it, if nothing else to keep up the facade that we travel a lot. The trip up itself was fairly uneventful, stopping overnight in Redding, northern California before pressing on to visit, and stay overnight with, some friends outside…
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Leaving the Country … a Bit
Though the length of our stay here in the US is as yet unknown we don’t want the children to lose touch with the other cultures they have been growing up in. So to that end, we are sending Elijah back to Canberra for his summer holidays and Joshua back to Germany for most of…