Moving to Australia

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In March 2008, my partner Erica was offered a 4 year position at the Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Australia. We decided to quit two well paid jobs to go and live in a place so remote, it's closest big city is somewhere in Asia, where swimming in the sea is dangerous to your health, a place that was described to us as the red neck capital of Australia and a city that was totally wiped out by a typhoon in 1975. Join us in our move and life changing experience.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin,_Northern_Territory

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  Dangerous animals, alcoholics and suicide   Foxboro, MA on Jun 30, 2008 0 pictures 2 comments
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  The decision, the visas and the clean up   Foxboro, MA on Jul 4, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  A crazy two weeks - Australia here we come!   Foxboro, MA on Jul 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A stop over in LA and the 4 hour work week   Hermosa Beach, CA on Jul 19, 2008 0 pictures 1 comment
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  A wet cold Brisbane - where the hell are we?   Brisbane, Australia on Jul 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Jumping Crocs, Fish Feeding and Fogg Dam   Adelaide River, Australia on Jul 25, 2008 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Masturbating Drivers and No Room at the Inn   Darwin, Australia on Aug 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Moil, The Road Kill Cafe and Mindel Market   Moil, Australia on Aug 13, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
• 9

  Blue Tongued Skinks, Green Tree Frogs and Roaches   Coconut Grove, Australia on Aug 20, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Aquascene, Litchfield and Territory Wildlife Park   Litchfield National Park, Australia on Aug 25, 2008 18 pictures 1 comment
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  Salmonella, Howard and Berry Springs & Nudists   Coconut Grove, Australia on Sep 25, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Mary River, Termite Mounds and Australian food!   Mary River National Park, Australia on Nov 19, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Vietnam and Cyclone Preparation   Darwin, Australia on Dec 14, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon or any other names?   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Dec 15, 2008 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Mango's, mopeds, Duong Dong and Mai House   Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam on Dec 15, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  The Mighty Mekong - Down in the Delta   Can Tho, Vietnam on Dec 20, 2008 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Easy Riders, Flowers, Vs and Larry's Bar   Dalat, Vietnam on Dec 22, 2008 44 pictures 0 comments
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  Mopeds, Tiger Prawns, Sandunes and Saigon Green   Mui Ne, Vietnam on Dec 25, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Rain, Pastries and mildew   Hoi An, Vietnam on Dec 31, 2008 33 pictures 0 comments
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  Close encounters with a giant dog turd!   Hue, Vietnam on Jan 1, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
• 21

  1500km in a day - Darwin to Alice   Alice Springs, Australia on Oct 1, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
• 22

  Surprise stop in Standley Chasm pre- Finke River   Standley Chasm, Australia on Oct 3, 2009 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Finke Gorge Palm Valley Hermensberg Merleene Loop   Finke National Park, Australia on Oct 4, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Nobody on Giles Track - Emu, roo and croc for dins   Kings Canyon, Australia on Oct 5, 2009 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Kings Canyon Loop walk and Gosse Bluff (Tnorrella)   Kings Canyon, Australia on Oct 6, 2009 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Rafting the mighty waters of Redbank Gorge   Redbank Gorge, Australia on Oct 7, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Beating the system - heading into Glen Helen Gorge   Glen Helen, Australia on Oct 7, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Ormiston Pound and Gorge - great days hiking   Ormiston Gorge, Australia on Oct 8, 2009 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Devil's Marbles - On the way home :-(   Devil's Marbles, Australia on Oct 9, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Elsey National park - Land of the Never Never   Mataranka, Australia on Oct 10, 2009 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Melaluca to Buoy Creek   Melaluca, Australia on Dec 5, 2009 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Buoy Creek to Louisa River   Buoy Creek, Australia on Dec 6, 2009 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Louisa River to Little Deadman's Bay   Louisa River, Australia on Dec 7, 2009 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Little Deadman's Bay to New River Lagoon   Little Deadman's Bay, Australia on Dec 8, 2009 21 pictures 1 comment
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  New River Lagoon to Granite Beach   New River Lagoon, Australia on Dec 9, 2009 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Granite Beach to South Cape Rivulet   Granite Beach, Australia on Dec 10, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  South Cape Rivulet to Cockle Creek   South Cape Rivulet, Australia on Dec 11, 2009 15 pictures 0 comments
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  A night in Changi airport butterfly spotting   Singapore, Singapore on Apr 23, 2010 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Kota Kinabalu Bird Sanctury, sweat, lost lugguage   Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on Apr 24, 2010 1 picture 1 comment
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  Sabah Zoological and Botanical Park - Lok Kawi   Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on Apr 25, 2010 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Immigration, Palm Oil and a fabulous smell of poo!   Sandakan, Malaysia on Apr 26, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A day with the relatives - orangutans and macaques   Sepilok, Malaysia on Apr 27, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Bornean Blue Flycatcher and Otters with SI Tours   Kampung Abai, Malaysia on Apr 27, 2010 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Oxbow lakes, tree planting and the hard sell   Sukau, Malaysia on Apr 28, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Rhinoceros Hornbills Blue Eared Kingfishers + more   Sukau, Malaysia on Apr 29, 2010 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Turtles, school kids and one beautiful island!   Selingan, Philippines on Apr 30, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Green Wagler's pit vipers at Puu Jih Shih Temple   Sandakan, Malaysia on May 1, 2010 7 pictures 0 comments
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  A day with the Proboscis Monkeys!   Labuk Bay, Malaysia on May 2, 2010 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Slow baths and poor old Jackie   Poring Hot Springs, Malaysia on May 3, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Langanan Waterfalls and wonderful wildlife   Poring Hot Springs, Malaysia on May 4, 2010 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Rest and relaxation, or so Erica thought!   Mt. Kinabalu, Malaysia on May 5, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Timpohon Gate to Laban Rata   Mt. Kinabalu, Malaysia on May 6, 2010 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Pitcher plants, summits and down down down   Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on May 7, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Rules rules rules but great skyline and food   Singapore, Singapore on May 8, 2010 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Jurang Bird Sanctuary to finish it off   Singapore, Singapore on May 9, 2010 6 pictures 0 comments
• 56

  A long way to go for Ben and Jerry's   Sydney, Australia on Dec 17, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
• 57

  Traditional kiwi welcome in Auckland   Auckland, New Zealand on Dec 18, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Britz customer service, Dunkies heaven, Tui beer   Kaikoura, New Zealand on Dec 19, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  300 jumping dusky dolphins and Renaissance stout   Kaikoura, New Zealand on Dec 20, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sunrise and a pelagic birders heaven   Kaikoura, New Zealand on Dec 21, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ohau, crayfish fishing and bogged on the beach   Motueka, New Zealand on Dec 21, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Kakaking the Abel Tasmin at Split Rock   Kaiteriteri, New Zealand on Dec 22, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The long drive to Okarito via Punakaiki Rocks   Okarito, New Zealand on Dec 23, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lake Matheson, Reflection Island and rain   Fox Glacier, New Zealand on Dec 24, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mt Cook- clouds clear for Christmas Day!   Fox Glacier, New Zealand on Dec 25, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Foiled by the clouds yet again at Lake Matheson   Fox Glacier, New Zealand on Dec 26, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The remarkable remarkables and the amazing Milford   Milford Sound, New Zealand on Dec 26, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The amazingly wet and beautiful Milford Sound   Milford Sound, New Zealand on Dec 27, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  New Zealand Scaup yet anothere rare endemic bird   Milford Sound, New Zealand on Dec 28, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Arriving at the Great Southern Ocean   Invercargill, New Zealand on Dec 28, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hunting for Kiwi's and the legend that is Kai Kart   Oban, New Zealand on Dec 29, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Saddleback, Brown Tree creeper, Rifleman on Ulva   Oban, New Zealand on Dec 30, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hector dolphins, Yellow Eyed Penguins for NY 2010   Curio Bay, New Zealand on Dec 31, 2010 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Nugget Point, Tunnel Beach and Purakaunui Falls   Portobello, New Zealand on Jan 1, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hooker Inlet, Lover's Leap and the Chasm   Portobello, New Zealand on Jan 2, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Moeraki boulders - a photographers dream!   Moeraki, New Zealand on Jan 2, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Moeraki to Christchuch   Christchurch, New Zealand on Jan 3, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Juicy shitmobile   Russell, New Zealand on Jan 4, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Long Beach to Bland Bay   Russell, New Zealand on Jan 5, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tapeka Point, Motuarohia Island and the Phantom   Russell, New Zealand on Jan 6, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Haruru Falls, Rainbow falls and the Gables   Russell, New Zealand on Jan 7, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hokianga Harbour - look at those sanddunes.   Russell, New Zealand on Jan 8, 2011 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Birds and Money in New Zealand   Russell, New Zealand on Jan 9, 2011 0 pictures 0 comments