I'm a big fan of my hometown, Perth. But I have to admit that I'm a relatively recent convert. Growing up in Perth, Western Australia, arguably the most isolated city in the world, you kind of get the feeling that all you want to do is get out. And along with a significant majority of my friends, I …
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Picture pirouette: Not a penguin at Penguin Island
Gull in flight at Penguin IslandI've been thinking about penguins this morning. I can blame Pam from Nerd's Eye View for that as she's been tweeting and writing about penguin spotting from her recent Antarctic trip (yes, I'm extremely jealous!) and then it occurred to me that hey, I don't need to go …
No need to beware of Japanese bearing gifts!
Speaking of Japan - which I was just yesterday, reminiscing about my Fuji-san adventures - I was lucky enough to have a visit last weekend from one of the students I taught in Japan. It's almost eight years ago that I left Japan, so I figure it's quite impressive that we've kept in touch - but Mieko …