Category Archives: Places We’ve Been

A Month of Thursday

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Greg

Thursday Island, Australia So keep in mind that sign, and the information contained thereupon, as we go though our entertainment options on Thursday Island for the month we were there.

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The other side

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Greg

Thursday Island, Australia Thursday Island really excited us because it was, we were told, a really rare opportunity to spend some time with the native people of Australia. Which is, in case you’re wondering, a really, really hard thing to … Continue reading →

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Queensland Grog files

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Tiff and Greg

Queensland, AU  Greg has a long-standing belief that tropical climates produce some of the best wine.  His logic comes from visiting wineries in Florida. Yes, Florida has wineries.  We’ll get to that later. The short of it is that the … Continue reading →

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For the Diggers

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Greg

Australia   Australian Friend: It’s called “two-up.” US: Ok…so what’s the deal here? Australian Friend: You flip two coins at once and bet on how many will come up heads. ***** Now before you read further you need to understand … Continue reading →

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The imperfect mirror

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Tiffany

Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia One of the things that we love about Australia is that it is, as Greg describes it, “like looking at a imperfect mirror at ourselves.” Or, yes ok it has been a while since we made … Continue reading →

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Thursday…now available in Island format!

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Greg

Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia After the arduous process of “studying” for our Responsible Service of Alcohol test we passed our course and became certified Australian bartenders! About 48 hours later came our first outback pub job over at Thursday Island, … Continue reading →

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How are you spending your Easter Holiday?

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Greg

Australia That question took us a bit by surprise because, well, we hadn’t really put a lot of thought into it… And we would be dramatically understating things to say that shocked our Australian friends. Travel is an interesting thing and one … Continue reading →

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Australia Grog Files

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Greg

Australia Well since we’re going over adventures in outback bar tending, it’s probably about time we started updating the grog files to keep us with us. We’ll be doing a new grog files for each state we visited in Australia but this week … Continue reading →

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It’s pronounced ‘Cans’

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Greg

Cairns, Queensland, Australia Because when you pronounce the “R” in “Cairns” the locals genuinely have no idea what you’re talking about. Seriously people, it’s a word.  In our common language.  You can look it up. Who uses a silent “R”!?!?! … Continue reading →

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Diving the Great Barrier Reef

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Greg

Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Life Achievement Unlocked- Found Nemo! We all knew the Nemo reference had to be made right? We took a 3 day, 2 night “sleep on the reef” excursion. And this time we rented an underwater … Continue reading →

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