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Friday Photo 38: Something Fishy Near Louisa Creek

Friday Photo 38: Something Fishy Near Louisa Creek

Yes indeed, it is exactly what it looks like: a dead fish hanging from a road sign. A filleted dead fish. Left to slowly rot on a road sign. Near the town of Louisa Creek. Which is in Australia. Which explains a lot I guess. Louisa Creek is...

 

Friday Photo 36: Rainbow Lorikeets in Australia

Friday Photo 36: Rainbow Lorikeets in Australia

The Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia (Maluku and Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In Australia, it is common...

 

Friday Photo 35: New York City Skyline 1999

Friday Photo 35: New York City Skyline 1999

Pam and I’s last major trip before the Mouse arrived was a few weeks around America in September 1999. We city hopped from New York to Chicago, then onto New Orleans and Orlando before ending up in Miami. It was a fantastic trip – one...

 

Speedsters Could Have Licences Suspended

Speedsters Could Have Licences Suspended

In a little publicised move last week, President Jacob Zuma signed into law a number of amendments to the National Road Traffic Act. One of these amendments, which is effective from this Saturday already, could lead to speeding motorists...

 

Roof Of Africa 2010 Service and Refuel points

Roof Of Africa 2010 Service and Refuel points

The 2010 service and refuel points have been released for Friday and Saturday. These normally give a good indication of how tough the race will be…..with 238 km on Friday and 183 on Saturday, this year should be as tough as any…. I...

 

Friday Photo 32: Postcard from Mauritius

Friday Photo 32: Postcard from Mauritius

Wish you were here. Wish I was back here. To celebrate the arrival of October, the Southern Hemisphere’s mid-Spring month, and the fact that most of us are in the midst of a short school vacation, here’s a tempting view of a beach umbrella...

 

Phrases to Ban From Restaurant Menus

Phrases to Ban From Restaurant Menus

Chicago Tribune Dning Saff July 6, 2009 Restaurants, let’s not forget, are in the business of selling you food (emphasis on the word “selling.”) All too often, restaurateurs rely on tired menu cliches that they believe make...