Articles tagged ‘Culture’

The Ashes, Australia beats England 5-0 in Cricket!

By Heather | January 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Australia Inflicts Ashes Whitewash read the Headlines this morning. OK- I admit- being a girl I am not so knowledgeable on the sport- but it is always good when the home team whoops arse don’t you think? Condolences to all the Pommies out there. The good news is- most that I have [...]

 

Australian Slang. Translation Guide #3

By Heather | December 14th, 2006 | 1 Comment »

One of the fun things of Travel is learning the local lingo. Australia has so many terms that are completely unique to their part of the World. This is the third in a series to come. It is designed to help Aussies headed overseas and travellers coming to OZ alike. Feel [...]

 

Aussie Translation Guide #2

By Heather | November 20th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

One of the fun things of Travel is learning the local lingo. Australia has innumerable terms that are as unique in the world as their very own Platypus (which I saw in the wild just recently- fascinating little creatures!). This is the second in a series to come. Feel free to add [...]

 

Australian Vs. North American- Translation Help no.1

By Heather | November 9th, 2006 | 1 Comment »

One of the fun things of Travel is learning the local lingo. Australia has innumerable terms that are as unique in the world as their very own Platypus. I’ll try and provide as many helpful translations as I can to help the Aussies heading to Americ