Upside Down

Posted by Brian

Posted on September 18, 2007

Hello from Australia

Yes the land down under and to be honest its a bit disappointing that everything isn't upside down. Although the usual difference in other countries apply. The ads on tv for example are the worst I've ever seen and I've seen ads in Asia. Some of them are funny, like the one that encourages kids to asks for crisps at dinner time!

At the moment we are in St. Kilda. Its a nice area that seems to be where most of the backpackers hang out. This will probably be our base for the next couple of months. At the moment I'm settling down to applying for jobs and looking for accommodation. Thats a depressing task. The weather is still cold but at the moment it is warmer than it has been. Today you might even get away without a jumper which I think puts it at about 20 degrees. Since I've gotten here I have pretty much spent the weekend heading out. I even got to watch the All-Ireland final. Despite what anyone says, that was a good game of football. Not tremendously exciting but watching Kerry in that sort of form is always a treat. Especially seeing as the last game I saw was Galway Sligo. Have been to a few good night spots but will wait til the weekend before I venture out again I think.

Today I have to go and get tax and visa sorted out. Which means queuing in stupid offices. After that, I don't really know what I want to do. We aren't very far from Albert Park which is where the Grand Prix circuit is so I will wander down some day and get a picture of that. The grand prix itself isn't until March but if I'm not in Melbourne then and can afford to, I might come back. There are plenty of other events in Melbourne though, including the AFL grand final which is on here on the 29th. There is a team from Melbourne (Collingwood) in the semi-final so that should be a good one. Might try to get tickets for that but not sure if I'll be able to. They are playing Geelong who are also a team from the Victoria state.

Other than that I have no real news. The sense of adventure has died down and I feel a lot more settled here. At some point I'll put up a post with a review of SE Asia, places we stayed, prices, etc. for anyone who is doing that kind of thing in the future.

Until later....

Brian