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Coffee Roaster Culture of Adelaide

I have been watching coffee evolve as a beverage and a lifestyle item for the last 3 decades. This is from the time Starbucks began spreading across...

DJI Osmo Pocket Camera

The DJI Osmo Pocket camera caught my eye when I first saw it in a YouTube travel clip in July 2019. It was a young vlogger from Hong Kong who was...

Gig economy & on-demand work

The gig economy and on demand work will continues to see changes and these are not unexpected. A paradigm that will need shaping. On 12th June 2020...

Spirits behind Adelaide Oval & Test Cricket

Discovering Adelaide Oval’s hallowed grounds for the first time is an unusual experience. An experience I could not explain then. I am now convinced...

Uber’s Gig Workers and the UK Supreme Court

I thought Uber’s Gig workers and the UK Supreme Court ruling yesterday (19th Feb 2021) is an interesting development and read. . Gig drivers right to...

Discover the irresistible rice trinity

Discover the irresistible rice trinity of the culinary World and you won’t have any regrets. The trinity refers to 3 distinct rice and meat based...

Australia’s unique fashion sense

Australia’s unique fashion sense is different, distinct and parochial. Yet chic, fashionable and never dated. Confused? Where do I start and how do I...

The Festival State comes alive again

The Festival State comes alive again. It’s that time of the year. “Mad March” starts slowing in mid February and goes all the way to the middle of...

Apple Pay’s 2014 seminal moment.

Apple Pay’s seminal moment in the payments industry occurred on 20th October 2014. It was the day Apple Pay was launched and used for the first time...

South Australia’s Cornish Pasty

South Australia’s Cornish pasty is an icon and part of the South Australian State heritage. I tasted my first pasty when I moved to Australia. I liked...

Young Australian of the Year, Isobel Marshall

Being named Young Australian of the Year 2021 is no mean feat by any measure. An accolade richly deserved when you realise what she has actually done...

Wilmington and America’s 46th President

Wilmington Station and America’s 46th President is a stuff of folklore. A story of tragedy and hope. A post to mark the week of the US Presidential...

A look at the 9th Gen iPad

I just picked up the 9th Gen iPad basic model with 64gb storage capacity. My first try was at Rundle Mall Apple store in Adelaide in November 2021 but no luck. The staff suggested online and they...

Adelaide Central Market morphs

Those who have not been to the Market for a long while would have noticed it. Especially at the edges. The Adelaide Central Market is slowly but surely changing. Not the facade but in terms of what it...

Sailing La Vagabonde Vlogs

Sailing La Vagabonde vlogs is an unusual but an inspirational story. A story about Riley Whitelum and Elayna Carausu. It’s also about people from our neck of the woods. Two young Australians making a...

South Australia’s Pandemic Year 2021

Let’s have a look at South Australia’s Pandemic Year of 2021. The was a full pandemic year for every country in the World bar none. All the Australian States and Territories were in the same boat. So...

Adelaide, gateway to the Great Outback

Did you know that Adelaide is regarded as the gateway to the Great Outback? If you looked at the map of Australia you can understand why. The Outback refers to the backyard of Australian cities beyond...

Plant based burger challenge

Last week a pack of Future Burgers on the supermarket shelf caught my eye for the first time. Also noticed the Beyond Burger which has been making the news. As it was all new to me I thought why not...

The video & photo mistakes to avoid

Picking the wrong medium and regretting it for the rest of our lives. Seems overly dramatic. The pervasive video vs photo mistake does carry a heavy price if you get it wrong. The trend is to capture...

Uber Eats vs Doordash Sydney Challenge

I had to serve 14 days in quarantine in Sydney in November 2021 having arrived from an overseas flight. I had time on my hands and decided do a kitchen table experiment. So the Uber Eats vs Doordash...