Tag: Oceania

• Why I’m UnAustralian

  Being unAustralian is an epithet often levelled at people who don’t tow the line or aren’t politically correct. In that case I better explain myself. Apologies in advance to those who believe that being Australian means being: Such things make a small country smaller!

  Andrew Whalan

  April 11, 2013

  Opinions

  Australia, Australian English, China, Credit rating, Oceania, Politics, Recreation, Religion, Travel, United States

• The Introverted Tourist

  Halfway through listening about that last overseas trip I wanted to interrupt. I had heard something new and quite different about travelling overseas. While talking about meeting people in their own country I began to hear a quiet deference. Someone who wanted to tread lightly as an invited guest. I’m no traveller. I’ve been to…

  Andrew Whalan

  March 3, 2013

  Personal

  Extraversion and introversion, New Zealand, Oceania, Singapore, Tourism, Travel, Travel and Tourism, United States

• First Gig

  It was a quick stop on the way from Melbourne to Sydney. We pulled off the highway near a small country pub. We parked and left the car then entered the pub. Of course, after the long trip most of the party had things to do. Except me. I was transfixed. At the back was…

  Andrew Whalan

  December 11, 2012

  Personal

  Australia, country pub, Greater Melbourne, guitarist, long trip, Melbourne, New South Wales, Oceania, Public house, Sydney, Victoria