Category: Travel

Covering my sojourns…

Amsterdam

November 9, 2005 Off

It’s been a week since I relocated to Amsterdam, to take up a position at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. The position is for three years in this beautiful city. I was last here in 1999 and fell in love with the people and the city then.

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Abodes and Parrots

March 7, 2005 Off

Another hectic week. I’ve now transferred from my initial landing spot in North Bondi to a permanent (hopefully) abode in Chippendale, quite close to Sydney’s central business district. It’s a terrace house, a popular style of two story building dating at least to the start of last century, although most buildings are probably mid-30s.

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Touchdown.

February 19, 2005 Off

Phew, a few days of flights, interrupted sleep, meeting people, beers, intermittent net connections, NYC work issues, Medicare cards, phone cards, resume updates and job applications conspired to keep me incognito. This blog is an attempt to plug that dark hole all my time seems to disappear down…

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