Random thoughts and observations
There’s an interesting opinion piece in The Age about how Australian travellers are perceived overseas. Basically we are considered arrogant. I travelled in 1991 and the perception was emerging then. It doesn’t surprise me that it’s worse today. Seventeen years ago the “arrogant” tourists were Americans and Germans. Australians were considered brash but friendly. Australians [...]
I flew with Skywest from Kalgoorlie to Melbourne today. It was a pleasant three-hour trip, much better than the 6-7 hour trek via Perth. Update: The first part of this post was typed on my pocket PC in Victoria. I’m back home in Kalgoorlie now. The Skywest service is fantastic, I can’t speak highly enough. [...]
The Office of Road Safety in Western Australia has released a discussion paper, which proposes reducing the speed limit in regional areas from 110kmh to 100kmh. The Monash University (Victoria) experts who prepared the report say that lowering speed limits will reduce the number of traffic accidents. They are right, of course, but as letter [...]
I returned from country Victoria to country Western Australia today via Melbourne and Perth airports. Something I hate about airports is the sales pitch by credit providers. Just as you enter the terminal, after passing the security checks, a couple of young people in suits “assault” you with credit offers. They are from Citibank (where [...]
I said I probably wouldn’t write much for a few days, but the combination of broadband internet in my hotel room and tonight’s taxi experience cried out for comment. I arrived in Melbourne from Perth with my colleague about 7.15pm. We collected our luggage and queued for a taxi. I guessed it would be a [...]
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