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The journey is about to begin

Back in early August I wrote a post called Planning a holiday to Ayers Rock. The planning hasn’t stopped. It’s gone through a few changes since it was first conceived, but the final plan is almost set, and in just … Read more …

Planning a holiday to Ayers Rock

My wife and I have been trying to work out where we’re going to go for a holiday. It’s been a long time since we went on an adventurous journey, with the last time being a couple weeks along the Great … Read more …

I’m no longer living in Melbourne

Well, the title may be a bit misleading. I’ve not been living in Melbourne since late July, almost 3 months ago. But as of today, it’s somewhat official. At least for the time being. I went down to Melbourne on … Read more …

Melbourne is awesome!

I’ve been here in Melbourne (Australia) for almost 2 months now, and the really surprising thing? I’m loving it. Out of all the places I’ve moved to in my life, around Australian and even across to New Zealand, I have to … Read more …

Best of Melbourne Photos #1

I’ve been here in Melbourne for almost 3 weeks now, and I’ve had the chance to get out and about and take a few photos here and there. Here’s a link to where you can view… The Best of Melbourne … Read more …

The journey is getting better

I’ve been out and about today, enjoying some of the sights of the Melbourne CBD. You can see the photos here – Alan’s Eyes Photography. Make sure you LIKE that page to keep up to date with my photos in … Read more …

It’s been a nightmare!

The nightmare began before I even got to Melbourne. First it was the movers who let me know the day after they picked up the furniture that they had underquoted me and it was my responsibility to pay the difference. … Read more …

I’m so tired

I went to 8 different open home inspections today, trying to find a rental property that Fanfan and I could live in when we move down here to Melbourne. You know what the worst part about viewing all those properties … Read more …

New opportunities

A good friend of mine in Melbourne wants to help me get some website design work, so last week he asked me to do a proposal to redesign the corporate website of one of his clients. I’ve just spent half … Read more …

Making the commitment to move

As I wrote in my last post, my wife and I have decided that we’re going tomake the move to Melbourne. That was Sunday night. Since then we’ve created a draft list of the stuff we’re going to be selling … Read more …

I’m moving to Melbourne

It’s official. In a couple months I’ll be moving to Melbourne. This has come about sort of suddenly, but has been ‘in the works’ for a couple years now. It all began back in 2011, when Fanfan moved here to … Read more …