Azuma – Sydney

In our attempt to eat our way through Sydney in a few days time, we hit up some pretty amazing spots.  Our first dinner after being on a boat for a week was at Azuma, a highly-acclaimed Japanese restaurant.  We decided to go for the omakase menu.  I was pretty much full by the time […]

The Band through the ages

Getting ready to head out from Australia to Austria to see The Band.  Thought I'd look through some of our pics through the years and through the various countries we've managed to meet up.  Can't wait to see everyone to bring in 2010! See the full gallery on Posterous

Get a buzz without a hangover? Sweet! Me wants.

via telegraph.co.uk An alcohol substitute that mimics its pleasant buzz without leading to drunkenness and hangovers is being developed by scientists. The new substance could have the added bonus of being “switched off” instantaneously with a pill, to allow drinkers to drive home or return to work. The synthetic alcohol, being developed from chemicals related […]

Feeling up a kangaroo

This is about as close to a kangaroo that I am probably going to get whilst in Australia.

Encounter with a cowtail stingray on the Great Barrier Reef

This stingray was so huge.  You can see him in relation to a full grown man.  We stumbled upon him and then sat waiting till he got really angry and took off swimming in circles around us several times.  He was an amazing creature. See the full gallery on Posterous