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House-Sitting in Gelorup, Western Australia (Just 2km From Tanya’s Folk’s Place)
Posted on January 23, 2013 | 1 CommentJust before we headed up to Perth to start our house-sitting gig in Mt Lawley I noticed a “House-Sitter Wanted” advert on one of the many house sitting websites we belong to. Although the advert wasn’t wanting us to fly to Spain, or Portugal, or Portland for that matter, the... -
House-Sitting in Mt Lawley, Perth, Western Australia
Posted on January 9, 2013 | 3 CommentsBy the time we set foot at our house-sitting gig in Mt Lawley the longest we had stayed in one place was five weeks. That was the sugar gliders at Xinbeitou in Taipei, Taiwan. Sure, we had stayed in Siem Reap for close to seven weeks but we had moved... -
Merry Christmas From Us At Magic Travel Blog
Posted on December 26, 2012 | 2 CommentsMerry Christmas! Are you as overstuffed as we are? Along with catching up with all our buddies over the last few weeks, we have had to endure (heh) a Christmas Eve dinner and a Christmas morning breakfast in Perth. We then jumped in the car and headed to Bunbury for... -
Magic Travel Blog – Trip Update 4
Posted on December 21, 2012 | 5 CommentsPriorities are a funny business. They are often so muddled and difficult to sort out. But then, once in a while, something cuts through it all and your priorities become clear. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Trip update 3 left off with us in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. We had just... -
We Need A Home Base
Posted on November 9, 2012 | 12 CommentsOver the last year Tanya and I have travelled through Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Taiwan. Right now we’re back in Australia with our families enjoying the Australian summer and looking forward to a baking hot Christmas. We’re also in the process of planning for next year. Think About The... -
Malaysia to Japan – Trip Update 1
Posted on May 18, 2012 | 4 CommentsThis entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Magic Travel Blog Trip UpdatesOh my. The photo above was taken so long ago! It was a self portrait taken out front of the Perth International Airport in Western Australia. Back on the 1st November 2011. We have both changed... -
What do we do with our wedding rings while we’re traveling?
Posted on January 24, 2012 | 6 CommentsTanya and I don’t have the most valuable wedding rings in the world. They’re actually fairly modest by most people’s standards. However, they are still worth more than some people in some parts of the world earn in a whole year. Realizing the disparity between the poverty of some... -
Gnomesville. Oh yes, it’s a real place.
Posted on December 24, 2011 | No CommentsHidden away in the south west of Western Australia is a place steeped in mystery and intrigue. The one and only Gnomesville. Located just east of the town of Dardanup it is both a local icon and unsolved mystery. No one is quite sure how it got started. The prevailing... -
Postal Problems. Our continuing mission to figure out what to do with our mail.
Posted on November 1, 2011 | 2 CommentsWe’ve previously mentioned that we set ourselves up with a virtual mailbox company to handle most of our mail. While sensitive financial stuff was going directly to family members, to limit the volume of mail they had to deal with, the rest of our mail was to go to a... -
Tanya’s last day at work!
Posted on October 27, 2011 | 1 CommentTanya recently left her job. This is the third time she has been employed by this particular company. Will this be her last time she leaves the brewery? Only time will tell. In the following video she has just returned from a lunchtime trip to the pub with her coworkers... -
What To Do Before Going Overseas On An Extended Trip
Posted on October 20, 2011 | No CommentsWe’re currently in final preparations for our next international adventure. We’ve been chipping away at our to do list for months but still seem to have a lot to do. We’ve chosen to finish at our jobs a full two weeks before departure to make sure we get everything done.... -
Our Final Slice of Magic Pizza
Posted on October 13, 2011 | No CommentsTanya and I will shortly be getting on a plane and heading off on a new adventure. Before we leave Perth we had to make one final trip to our favorite local pizza place. Why do we do this to ourselves? -
The Great Foiling of 2011
Posted on October 6, 2011 | No CommentsFor another week and a half we still have jobs. Offices, desktop computers, a coffee machine, the whole bit. And while we’re eagerly counting down the days until we depart on our next adventure there are some silver linings to showing up to an office everyday. After all, if we... -
Misspent youth going free to good home
Posted on August 21, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s no secret that I (Andrew) am a pretty massive nerd. As such I have accumulated a pretty significant collection of games, models and comics. Most it of dates back to my teenage years and has been stored away for the many years that have passed since then. Tanya and... -
Moodlemoot Australia 2011 in Sydney
Posted on July 21, 2011 | 1 CommentI recently had the pleasure of attending the 2011 Moodlemoot in Sydney, Australia. It was wonderful to meet some real live Moodle users. Sitting in the Moodle office in Perth its difficult to comprehend just how many people there are out there using Moodle. I took notes on all the... -
Attempting The Stirling Range Ridge Walk
Posted on April 25, 2011 | 6 CommentsMy brother, a friend and I recently attempted to hike the length of the Stirling Ridge Walk in the Stirling Ridge National Park in southern Western Australia. We’ve all done a reasonable amount of bush walking and made some attempt to get fit so we figured we’d give it a... -
Bikes, bikes, bikes
Posted on March 14, 2011 | No CommentsThus far Tanya and I have owned two bikes. The first was while living in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Its name was “Black Thunder.” It was a beast. A 100cc Honda Dream. Note the convenient basket. What you cant see is the kick start pedal. No electric start on this baby!!... -
Selling up – Perth, Australia
Posted on November 5, 2010 | No CommentsOver the past few months Tanya and I have become rather handy around the house. Finally, all the work that we and our families have invested has, hopefully, come to fruition. We’re selling our home so that we can begin the next stage of our adventure. It’s a 1 bedroom... -
The Smashing Pumpkins at the Perth Convention Centre
Posted on October 12, 2010 | No CommentsI have had some time now to digest seeing The Smashing Pumpkins for the second time in my life. The first time was when I was at the cool and funky age of 21 in 1996 at the Perth Entertainment Centre and now at the not as cool and funky... -
Tanya and Andrew get married
Posted on March 27, 2010 | No CommentsI now pronounce you husband and wife! TnA get married from Tanya on Vimeo. If the video doesn’t appear above click here -
Australia again
Posted on December 30, 2009 | 2 CommentsWell we’ve been in Perth for two months or so I guess. I’m settling into a new job while Tanya is doing most of the leg work that goes into organising a wedding. Speaking of which, Tanya and I are engaged! We’ve already done a big chunk of the organising... -
Gday Australia
Posted on October 31, 2009 | No CommentsWell, we’re back in Australia. Now what? *sound of crickets chirping* Well first up, Tanya and I are engaged!! Not sure exactly when or where we’ll actually get married but it will be in Perth somewhere in the next few months. Other than that we’re both just trying to adjust... -
Sawatdee Krup Thailand
Posted on October 30, 2009 | No CommentsMuch has happened over September and October. First, we had two more visitors from Australia. One for only a few days. The other for three weeks. It’s always nice showing people around. It helps you appreciate the beauty of the place yourself. Tanya finished her first university unit and passed... -
Cleared for take off
Posted on January 16, 2009 | No CommentsWell, Happy 2009 to all! yes, i am well aware I am 16 days late in saying the above lazy lazy me! I now have 10 working days left, and 30 days in total until Andrew and I jump on that plane, leaving at 4pm in the afternoon of the...
