BootsnAll Member Meetings

My Thai Restaurant and Original BootBoy

Date: January 26th, 2004 | 6 comments

After the excitement of water-skiing, it was back to the house to clean up and get ready for a quiet night out of dinner, a few drinks and some pool at an Irish pub in the Valley called Dooley’s. A quiet night because we had to be up at 4am (for Sean, I wasn’t gettin’ [read more]

BootsnAll Brisbane gathering

Date: January 14th, 2004 | 6 comments

We’re a bit better organized this time. We are planning a litte BootsnAll get-together this Thursday, January 15th in the city. No need to RSVP, just show up if you can make it.
We’re going to kick things off at the Palace Backpackers pub, the Down Under bar, at 6-6:30pm. If you’re in town after work [read more]

The Missing Links

Date: December 22nd, 2003 | 2 comments

For some reason, in my reply [below] to Chris, these links weren’t embedded?
So, as I was saying, I first met Sean in Brisbane earlier this year, then just three days later, Ant in Seattle; Chris in the middle of the year; and now finally, Nick, then, as the rule seems to be, in a few [read more]

Kristy @ the Victory

Date: September 15th, 2003 | 5 comments

Got a call last night from Kristy Falcon, a BootsnAll member who had contacted us about doing a travelblog. During our emails I found out that she was coming up to BrisVegas for a few days and asked if she wanted to meet up for a beer or coffee. We swapped rough descriptions over the [read more]

Meeting Maree

Date: July 6th, 2003 | No Comments

Last night I met with Maree, one of our QLD Insiders at a buzzing neighbourhood in Rosalie.
Lots of cafes, restaurants and ice creameries all crammed into about 2 blocks, with outdoor seating made easy by plenty of large heaters. This place has grown plenty since I was last here and was very popular on a [read more]

BootsnAll Meeting in Brisbane

Date: January 18th, 2004 | 4 comments

It was long overdue, but we finally had a BootsnAll Brisbane meeting that was planned more than a day in advance. As a result, we got a good turn out and it was a great night.
Even the heavy rain of the last few days did not deter folks from wandering down (most came after work [read more]

Sunday night at the Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney

Date: January 10th, 2004 | No Comments

After a night of barely any sleep, and a full day at the cricket (and the prospect of a long day of driving the next day), what better way to end the evening than with a few beers? Even though Sophie and her friends were pretty knackered after sitting in the sun all day, they [read more]

Meeting Swagman

Date: October 18th, 2003 | No Comments

George Dunn, of Swagman fame, was in Brisbane for a couple of days and we’d made arrangements to watch the Fiji v. USA rugby world cup match. Unfortunately, those plans fell through, but he said the match was a good one.
Instead, I jumped on the train and met up with him, his brother Joe and [read more]

Jeanette Bergman

Date: July 12th, 2003 | 2 comments

This evening I became the third BootBoy to meet Jeanette Bergman in person. We’ve known her for years via BootsnAll, but her first attmept to come visit us in the US occured over September 11th, 2001 (while her plane was in the air, I believe).

As it turned out, Sean met her first during his stay [read more]

Wandering Northbridge

Date: June 26th, 2003 | No Comments

This afternoon I met up with Anita, who had visited us in Eugene, OR back in March. We met in downtown Perth and chatted over coffee in a Dôme cafe.

After that we braved the inclement weather to take a walking tour of Northbridge, Perth’s backpacker district. Barrie had mentioned this area to me as a [read more]