I've spent many years feeling un-Australian, culturally speaking. But this summer I realized that there are some traits which, whilst not wholly acknowledged as specifically cultural, are indeed factors which identify me as a true blue Aussie. This thought floated through my mind as I was ploughing heavily in the wild and frothy dampers of the Southern Ocean...more

Postcard from Toronto
by Harriet Spalding

It seems a little unfair of me to try and comment on Toronto when I have just returned from one month in Australia and one month in Mexico. Arriving in Toronto after two months of holiday and sunshine did leave me at Pearson International Airport in physical shock. It was freezing! Toronto in December, January, and February is all about the weather...more

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