Monthly Archives: August 2008

Arrival

Posted on Saturday, August 30, 2008 by Peter

I’m well aware that I’ve been neglecting this a bit since I got over here, but I haven’t had much time to sit and write near a usable wireless network. I made it over to Melbourne with a fairly small … Continue reading →

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Photographs of the Blue Mountains

Posted on Saturday, August 30, 2008 by Peter

Yesterday, the OzIntro group travelled to the Blue Mountains (about an hour away from Sydney) and spent the day walking through the bush.

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Around Sydney

Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 by Peter

I arrived safely in Sydney on Sunday afternoon. Just to prove it, I’ll post some photos from around the city.

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0-day

Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 by Peter

My bag is packed. I’ve got my tickets and passport. I’m off to the airport to begin a 31 hour journey passing though Heathrow, Bangkok and Sydney, arriving in Melbourne on Saturday morning. I think I’m losing a day somewhere … Continue reading →

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Sydney Webcam

Posted on Thursday, August 7, 2008 by Peter

This time next week (Give or take a few hours) I’ll be leaving Aberdeen and flying off to Australia. I’m staying in Melbourne for a week then heading up to Sydney for a while. I visited Melbourne in August a … Continue reading →

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Enabling Eee 701 WiFi hotkeys in Ubuntu 8.04

Posted on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 by Peter

I picked up an Asus Eee 701 a couple of weeks ago to take with me when I’m travelling. After a few days I started to get a bit frustrated with the some of the more simplistic aspects of the … Continue reading →

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Going to Australia

Posted on Sunday, August 3, 2008 by Peter

In a little under 2 weeks I’m heading off to Australia for the next nine months or so on a Working Holiday Visa. It’s not my first time travelling down there. A few years ago I spent a couple of … Continue reading →

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On Blogging

Posted on Friday, August 1, 2008 by Peter

I’m not a great fan of “blogging”. The whole process of writing down your thoughts, throwing them onto a web server and hoping that someone else reads it seems a bit odd to me. But anyway, I’ve published my thoughts … Continue reading →

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