So, Andrew and I arrive in Santa Clara from Canberra yesterday. It took about 24 hours of travelling, and a lot of queueing to make that happen, but we’re here finally. I must admit I’m really liking things so far, I was a bit worried about the expense of rent until we went and saw…
Category: Travel
Packing
It’s time for Catherine and I to start thinking of packing for the move, and as ever it’s a barrel of laughs. We’ve made the decision that there is a bunch of stuff which we’re not going to bother to take with us… Mainly things like reference books which I haven’t used in years, but…
Underground Kent
An excellent site for urban exploration in Kent.
All airline tickets now booked…
Not that it was such a pain that I now feel I’ve really achieved something or anything.
So, how am I getting to the US?
Well, I just booked my flights to the US… The flight there is on 18 November 2005, and goes from Canberra, to Sydney, to Los Angeles, to San Francisco with Qantas. At least I get club access along the way.
What are we doing with the pets?
We own a dog and a cat. We’ve had the cat, Taffy, for a long time and he’s quite old now. The dog, Spike, on the other hand hasn’t been with us for very long. So, when we move to the US, what are we going to do with the pets? Well, the cat is…
Winchester Mystery House
When Andrew and I were in San Francisco recently we ran out of time to see the Winchester Mystery House, a mansion built by the widow of the dude who invested the Winchester rifle. She was convinced that the ghosts of Indians killed by Winchester rifles were haunting her, and modified the mansion to confuse…
Frank Arrigo discovers Steve Walsh’s free wireless
Steve Walsh from CLUG is associated with the free Internet access at the Pancake Parlour in Canberra. It’s a small planet.
This looks handy, subway maps for mobile devices
Subway maps formatted for Playstation Portable.
Back from Perth
The Vines resort (where the Jonny Walker Classic is played) is nice, if you like early 1990 architecture, and golf. Just don’t try to have a shower in your unit, as the hot water system is the size of a thimble. Hire cars are good, because they take you away from the Vines. Freemantle and…