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Tag Archives: Adelaide
Post Production Ponderings
November arrived with a clash of cymbals, a tarantara of trumpets and thunderous drum rolls. I submitted my thesis on the first of the month, which was a huge weight off my shoulders. The following day, the Lyceum Club Adelaide … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, History, Local Culture
Tagged 100 Years of Women's Voices, Adelaide, Carol Grbich, Constance Smedley, Dr Helen Mayo, Frances Adamson, Lyceum Club, NMAFC, Paolo Sebastian, Piccadilly, Queen Adelaide, Sandy Verschoor, South Australia
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Riding the Ghan
“Welcome to the Ghan. Here is your carriage and cabin number. We’ll be boarding in an hour and a half. Coffee and tea are available while you wait, and we will be opening the champagne shortly.” At 11 am, champagne, … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Travel
Tagged Adelaide, Alice Springs, Darwin, Great Southern Railway, Indian pacific, Katherine, Nitmiluk Gorge, Northern Territory, Overland, Stuart, The Ghan
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Colonel Light’s Vision: an old chestnut or a model for the future?
Through this exceptionally long, wet winter, I have spent a lot of time immersed in the history of South Australia, researching families and individuals who played a significant part in founding our state. Edward Gibbon Wakefield, for example, was a … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, History, Local Culture
Tagged Adelaide, Ayers House, Belair National Park, Colonel William Light, David Speirs, Edward Gibbon Wakefield, George Kingston, Glenthorne National Park, Martindale Hall, National Trust of South Australia, Park Lands, Professor Norman Etherington, Stephanie Johnstone
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Ballaboosta
Sunny day, sweepin’ the clouds awayOn my way to where the air is sweet.Can you tell me how to get,How to get to Sesame Street?* Ballaboosta (and you will find a variety of spellings) is a Yiddish term to describe … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine
Tagged Adelaide, Ballaboosta, coffee, malfouf, Mediterranean, pita bread, pizza, shish tawook, wood oven, zataar
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Cricket & Ceviche
Adelaide was always going to be an avid cricketing city, with so many of the original settlers in South Australia being of British origin. So, it was no surprise to learn that a purpose-built oval was already being constructed in … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine, Lifestyle
Tagged Adelaide, Adelaide Oval, Bespoke, cricket, Fish, Five Regions Restaurant, Kenneth Milne, South Australia
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Scoffed Goes Wild
Scoffed culinary school partners, Nadine Silverberg and Mark Busse, believe in getting people into the kitchen and having fun with food. To this end, they regularly stage kids parties and adult cooking classes in French, Spanish, Italian cuisine, and now, … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine
Tagged Adelaide, Adelaide Market, native ingredients, Scoffed, Something Wild, Tasting Australia
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The Honesty of Gin
David Danby, cocktail barman turned gin distiller, loves gin for its honesty. Director of Imperial Measures, David can be found at the hub of Tasting Australia, where he is introducing a raft of local gins, from Adelaide’s Prohibition to Kangaroo … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Food & Wine
Tagged Adelaide, Budburst, David Danby, Gin, Ounce Gin, Prohibition, Tasting Australia, Wild Fig
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A journey around my birthplace
“…the pleasure we derive from journeys is perhaps more dependent on the mindset with which we travel than on the destination we travel to…” Alain de Botton I am currently reading a book by Xavier de Maistre called ‘A Journey … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Lifestyle
Tagged Adelaide, beaches, Brighton, David Malouf, Kerryn Goldsworthy, South Australia, Xavier de Maistre
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