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What's the best job you ever had and why?

The best job I ever had was a long time ago, in the good old days. Looking back things seemed a little simpler. Not that easy but definitely better. I was in the

Aulac, the BEST EVER Royal Vegan Vietnamese Restuarant at Woden in Canberra

Feasting on the BEST. VEGAN. EVER! Oh yes and I did- FEAST that is.... But no, I did not eat it all that night- as I wanted to- because it was sooooo damn delicious,

Fox and Bow: Canberra, AUSTRALIA

My wife and I do a postering run around when we have our ensemble concerts coming up... in the early days, we would do it separately, but we did find in the end

Mount Ainslie: Canberra, AUSTRALIA

Mount Ainslie is situated just behind the War Memorial and overlooks much of the Canberra Parliamentary Triangle, making it a prime spot for seeing the federal

SV Coffee & Bakery: Canberra, AUSTRALIA

This was a little coffee break that my wife and I took recently... our relatives were talking about a little coffee place that had started up during the coronavirus

Parlour: Canberra, AUSTRALIA

Another year, and another birthday... this time for my wife! And as is tradition, we dump our kids and go out to a nice place to eat... its always nice to treat

10 Yards: Canberra, AUSTRALIA

This place was a strange find... my wife and I had a night out without the kids, they had gone to the coast with her parents, and so we were just looking for a nice

Canberra airport, Australia.

Got to love a small airport that is easy to get in and out of close to the city. I always thought I should have been Prime Minister of Australia. Lots of weird and

Cool things in Canberra.

When I was growing up Canberra had a reputation of being a boring place, the Australian bush capital. Either I have grown up to be boring or it has got way better.

National Botanical Gardens, Canberra, Australia.

Right in the middle of Canberra is Australia's National Botanical Gardens. It is nestled into the side of Black Mountain right underneath the Communications tower.

Tuggerong parkrun, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

We got another new parkrun location for our collection on our recent trip to Canberra while visiting family.  All three of the Canberra parkruns we have done so

Ramen O: Canberra, AUSTRALIA

When I think of Japanese food, I'm much more keen on the cooked foods like Ramen instead of the sushi... Sure, I like sushi (and my kids LOVE it...), but more as

Historical Hall Village and markets, Canberra. Australia.

Historical Hall is in the  Northern corner of the ACT. It's only 10 kilometers out from Canberra's city Centre but still has the country village feeling. We were

The Sauna Suite, Canberra Rex Hotel, Australian Capital Territory.

They reconed the Rex hotel has been around for a while! Since 1959 that is 55 years and they have looked after all types of famous people from Royalty to world famous

New Parliament House 2024 Canberra, Australia.

We flew down to Canberra for a long weekend so Caroline could visit some of there family. It always good to visit a few of the tourist sights as well and see if

My Actifit Report Card: November 5 2024

After my easy morning run of five one kilometre laps around the block of the hotel we were staying in, we wandered into town for some breakfast and coffee. After

My Actifit Report Card: November 4 2024

Where does the mural on the building end and the garden start? I thought this was very cleverly done. I snapped this photo while doing a short walk around Cockingtin

Revisting old trips and fondly remembering a trip to New Zealand.

It was November 2022 and time for another adventure. Up to this point, Brad and I had only done parkruns in Australia and since we hadn’t been overseas since the

My Cafe: Manuka, AUSTRALIA

Manuka is a pretty popular cae and restaurant area in Canberra. Near to the public service areas and Parliament House, it isn't really the sort of area that we usually

Pulp Bookcafe: Canberra, AUSTRALIA

A nice lunch outing with my wife to a place on the outskirts of Canberra in Federation Square in Gold Creek. We were wandering around looking for a wedding present