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Day 10 – Tree climbing and Denmark
View Larger Map Today was a reasonably leisurely day. We left Albany via the scenic road, stopping by the coast a few times before arriving at the Denmark Chocolate Company. A man on a horse heading to the beach near Torbay Inlet. Next stop was the Elephant Rocks Brewery and Toffee factory and onto the…
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Day 8 / 9 – Stirling’s Bluff
View Larger Map Todays primary mission was to climb Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Ranges National Park. After paying the entry fee, we drove up to the base of the climb only to see the top of Bluff Knoll in cloud. We decided to move on to Albany and return the following day for the…
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Day 6–The Bra and Knickers run
View Larger Map Day 6 was originally from Eucla to Balladonia, which is approximately 465kms. Still adjusting to a new timezone, we left Eucla at around 8am local time. As there was basically nothing to see from Eucla to Balladonia we decided we’d push on to Esperance and be a day ahead of schedule. This…
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Road Trip 2011 – Melbourne to Perth via Adelaide and everywhere else
7 days until I depart on this long awaited 3 week, 8,000 odd km road trip to Perth and back. We’ve done the daily itinerary planning and made the packing lists. Technology on the trip goes something like: On the dash: HTC HD2 – Windows Mobile 6.5 – Primary navigation device. – Running OziExplorer CE…
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Another day at the office
Well it’s November and I’m in Sydney again setting up at the Opera House. My theory with the weather here is that it’s halfway between the great sunshine in Queensland and the unpredictable Melbourne. It’s staying true to that, with yet another trip of low 20’s and drizzle. (And it’s 30’s in Melbourne??) Day 1…
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Ohayou gozaimasu from Tokyo
The Ballet’s international tour this year is to the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan theatre, Japan. I arrived with the advanced party (mechs / stage management / Operations Manager) a few days ago and had the first day in the theatre today. What do I do on tour? Glade you asked. It’s my job to ensure all…
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Shanghai, city of lights..
The Shanghai Grand Theatre is where we are located in Shanghai. The offices are located downstairs as per the norm but are pretty much concrete rooms. The cabling for phone & power have been an afterthought in most of the rooms. Pick a cable, any cable….After getting one of the points made live, and the…
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Hello highrise.
Well, I’ve now arrived in Shanghai, China.I have never seen firsthand such a big city with so many highrise buildings. On the bus from the airport, the first ones we saw were about 10 – 20 highrise apartment blocks. The first thing they reminded me of were the pod tower things from the Matrix. (partly…
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Auckland at night
I’ve just spent about 2 hours walking around the city. It’s a strange mix of old and new. There are many vacant blocks and many multistory carparks. It’s kinda weird.The Civic Theatre in Auckland is a 2000 odd seat venue where our show is based this week. I have not been in the auditorium yet…
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Auckland, NZ
Well, I’m in Auckland at the moment.It’s a really really tough life when you’re forced overseas for business. There were just a few of us heading out of town with the Ballet Company.. It’s fantastic, the amount of times I’ve been asked if I’m a lead dancer is great! If only they knew I can’t…