It was been an exciting couple of weeks. Firstly, on the work front, Jodie is no longer a lady of leisure and has started an 8 week project management contract with an Australian banks' HQ. The office is in the CBD so it's walk-able. This is great news as not only does this keep us on the straight and narrow, but it gets me one step closer to the dream of being a 'surf dude'. Obviously there is still a bit of negotiation to be conducted before I can go firm on ...

Now in Sydney, 5 months after leaving UK and 6 years since Jodie first popped over for a few months and stayed until 5 days before we were wed! It is odd being back here; we both know our way around well, both have places around the city that we love and have a good stock of friends living here. This all means that whilst it is wonderful to be here, the sense of adventure is rather diminished. Sydney also reminds us of what a big city really is.With a populati...

It has to be said - Sydney is not a bad place to be 'between jobs'. When, after a morning being charming to recruiters, one finds oneself lying by the Icebergs pool on Bondi, watching very accomplished surfers make the most of wonderful waves in 28 degrees of cloudless sunshine, it is hard to complain. Icebergs pool is a real Sydney institution and is a sea water Olympic length swimming pool, often fed by the waves that crash against its wall. The regulars are ...