Three years in, and my perspective of Australia has changed a little. The main change was that I started to obsess so much about food that I started my own food blog: http://www.filluponbread.blogspot.com Enough said. Party pies would rate as a favourite Aussie food of mine - certainly one of the things I would miss … Continue reading culture shock 3 – food
australian life
melbourne vs. london weather
I'm sick to death of Aussies telling me that London (European) weather is shit. Here are the facts: Annual data 1971 - 2000 Melbourne London Average rainfall 650mm 583mm Days of rainfall >1mm 100 106.5 Hours of sunshine 2,190 1,461 Max temp 19.8 14.8 Min temp 10.2 7.2 A bit more sunshine here in Melbourne … Continue reading melbourne vs. london weather
ready for summer
I don't think I will ever get used to Melbourne weather, especially in spring. So far this week we have had chilly, windy, wet days where all I wanted to do was hibernate by the fire, and a beautiful, blue-skied, warm balmy early summer Sunday where the garden was a sanctuary. Putting away the overcoat is … Continue reading ready for summer
dry suit diving
So, having decided to go to Ireland in July to coincide with Ariane and Igor’s wedding, I got it into my head that I would dive in the Atlantic. However being a fair-weather diver I got paranoid about the cold water, and decided to get certified for dry suit diving so I could stay toasty … Continue reading dry suit diving
Máiréad Doyle 