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ecce signum: April 2006
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Monday, April 24, 2006. April 23rd, 2006:. Two hours outside Sydney are the Blue Mountains. I lot has impressed me since arriving in Sydney but I think today was my first major "wow" moment since seeing the bridge and Opera House. I had thought that I had reached my limit of being bowled over after seeing those two traditional stereotypical Sydney landmarks, but the Blue Mountains: wow! Once I arrived at the Cable Car, though, I straight away forgot about it (! A branch appeared in the path and I took th...
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ecce signum: Milford Sound
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Sunday, November 11, 2007. Before coming to New Zealand I kept hearing from the Aussies that New Zealand is "so pretty". So, as an investigation, I decided I'd go on a sight seeing trip to the most famous place around these parts: Milford Sound. So, instead, this morning I made my way to the airport, jumped in a small 4-seater airplane and flew there. I was joined by two Chinese girls and our pilot for the day was a local girl, "Terry". Also along the way we spotted penguins and seals. Apparently the...
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ecce signum: December 2006
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Friday, December 22, 2006. More shopping and tourist activities in NY. December 17th, 2006:. After recovering from the night before, I popped back into the city center to do some of the bigger tourist activities in the city. I must have missed the memo.) and after asking a guard for advice I was politely turned away :( I didn't make it to the Statue of Liberty on my first trip here years ago either, but maybe next time. After dropping the bags back to the hostel, I met up with someone from Texas and toge...
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ecce signum: Shopping in the Souks
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008. Shopping in the Souks. There were no bars/off-licences/bottle-shops or nightclubs visible at all. They do exist but apparently they tend to be part of the bigger hotels. The lack of the usual Western light life wasn't a problem though as within minutes of arriving back to our room the jet lag kicked in and it was lights out: a good first day and there's still plenty more to do. View my complete profile. Shopping in the Souks.
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ecce signum: Skiing at Coronet Peak
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Sunday, November 11, 2007. Skiing at Coronet Peak. As luck would have it, it snowed the night before and skiing conditions were described as ideal. The bus collected me bang on time and within forty minutes had dropped me off at the local ski field: Coronet Peak. Coronet Peak seemed relatively busy when I arrived and it turned out that there was an international competition being held: bad news if I had wanted the advanced slopes, but it had no impact on me with the beginner slopes. Skiing reminds me of ...
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ecce signum: Bungy Jumping was closed for the day :( Time to go skiing again(!)
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Sunday, November 11, 2007. Bungy Jumping was closed for the day :( Time to go skiing again(! Seeing as it was my last day in the area, I decided it was time to do that crazy activity which the area is renowned for: Bungy Jumping! I spent last night doing my homework and investigated which of the three available bungy jumps would be the best to do. So, which to do? I had my eye on Nevis. I thought I'd check with my fellow travellers though and fortunately some had recently done the Nevis jump. Unf...In li...
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ecce signum: August 2006
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Monday, August 07, 2006. Sky Diving over Cairns. August 5th, 2006:. For my last day in the Cairns area, I decided I'd try give myself a fall, a big fall, a fall from a plane thousands of feet above ground. Yes, it was time to try: Sky Diving! As I was flying back to Sydney later on the day of the proposed jump, a critical factor for me was time: would I be able to complete the mission before time ran out? Except for the conditions outside for them, needlesstosay) Seats? With Sky Diving, there are four ma...
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ecce signum: The Dubai Desert
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008. For our last full day in Dubai, it was time to do an organized tour. We had been self-sufficient in our trip so far, but our next task required professional guidance: it was time to put on the "Laurence of Arabia" hat and take a trek across the desert. View my complete profile. Shopping in the Souks.
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ecce signum: July 2006
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Thursday, July 27, 2006. Job hunting: Round Two. The one downside with being a contractor is that once a project that you are hired for finishes, it is often the case that your employment contract finishes also :(. So, sadly, we all did too good a job on the last project(! And it finished on time so I am back looking at the job market. Thankfully, all went well with Bullseye and as I'm leaving with a good reference from an Aussi company, it should should be easier to find the next job down under. Still, ...
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ecce signum: Flying to Dubai
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008. I was rather hoping that I’d start getting into the Christmas mood in Australia this year but nope: its still surreal seeing Santa in a big red coat surrounding by people wearing only shorts or bikinis :) So, I’m going back to the northern hemisphere for a bit of normal reality. Dubai seems to be an up and coming place, boasting the worlds most luxurious hotel (7 star! The world's tallest tower and there's even a massive man made island in the shape of the world(! The in-flig...
