There was a moment when I thought to myself "this is a pretty weird spot" to be taking some visitors from overseas. The way we ended up at The Gap (the infamous spot where many Sydneysiders take their own lives) was quite accidental. One of our visitors had been to Australia a few years ago … Continue reading Watson’s Bay and Luciatåg
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When you mention the words "Dancing" and "Columbian Hotel" in the same sentence, you don't immediately think of ballroom dancing. But that's exactly what my friend and I saw when we had a late afternoon drink at The Columnbian. Downstairs we were chatting with a transexual women about her life. Upstairs, they were doing a … Continue reading Birthday Lunch
I realised today glasses from IKEA are a little bit like socks and underwear. You start out with many, but one by one they disappear, until eventually you have to go out and buy more. So today I went on a "glasses and Swedish food" trip to IKEA at Rhodes in Sydney. My purchasing goal … Continue reading Easter Surprise
Just because I have the complete recordings of ABBA in my record collection, it doesn't mean I stopped listening to new music in 1982. But that's what online music stores often presume. I have stored most of my music collection on Google Music, and I've also bought a fair few albums via the Play Store. … Continue reading Jonas Holmberg