Sydney Harbor-"Con te partirò"

Date: Sun, Feb 27, 2011 Professional Live Tournament

Think Sydney. Think Opera House Sydney. One of the world's most important modern buildings occupies an extraordinary site on Sydney Harbour. 

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Sydney to Singapore- Bali and The GR8 Barrier Reef

Date: Sat, Feb 26, 2011 Professional Live Tournament

‎7 Days can make one weak but I think these 14 will have the opposite effect

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Melbourne-And She said, "I come from a land down under ..."

Date: Sat, Feb 26, 2011 Professional Live Tournament

Dispatches from the Frontline Of Australia Talkin' 'bout My Demographic Where there’s a hit there’s a writ-- Listening to "Down Under" on MTVwas my first exposure to Australia Veg-e-Miteas a kid growing up in the badlands of Long Island, pronouced LAWN GUYLAND New Yorkbywedees, dem, and dose guys who tawk New Yawk.The song "Down Under"remains an unofficial anthem for Australia and was ranked fourth in a 2001 music industry survey of the best Australian songs...but now I found out... Danger Men At Work--lines were lifted from an oldOZ campfire song...'Kookaburra sits in the old gumtree', and the band has had to pay off a judgement of 5% of their royalties (OUCH). At sea right now headed for Sydney...Video to follow..."Who Can It Be Now?"

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Melbourne-Koalas Are Slackers

Date: Fri, Feb 25, 2011 Professional Live Tournament

They sleep 22 hours a day, eat eucalyptus leaves and just hang out

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Hobart, Tasmania

Date: Tue, Feb 22, 2011 Professional Live Tournament

The Calm Before The Storms This was the scene before the Christchurch Earthquake and before we headed across the Tasmanian Sea---Although I am a metric atheists, I now know what 15 meter waves can do-cause mal de mer: Motion sickness affected everyone, including a seasoned veteran sailor like myself. New Zealand's Shattered cathedral is quake city's 'broken heart' What a difference 48 Hours can make! In my previous post, I was comparing Norway's Western Fjords with New Zealand's South Island's and using this score keeping system-Norway 5 New Zealand 3.5 --No disrespect because 3.5 became a6.5 magnitude earthquake. Weird how we missed the quake by hours, and more weird, is the picture I took exposing my heart. I certainly was one of the last American's to go into Christchurch's Cathedral before it shattered this Kiwi Architectural Landmark. Some better days...Roll Video

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Millford Sound- Under The Waterfalls

Date: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 Professional Live Tournament

A View From the Not-So-Cheap Seats

Norway 5 New Zealand 3.5

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Milford Sound-Are We There Yet?

Date: Sun, Feb 20, 2011 Professional Live Tournament

Rudyard Kipling once said Milford Sound is the eighth wonder of the world. I guess he hadn't visited Norway!

“Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.”
- Jean-Paul Sartre

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Got Kilt? Beam Me Up New Zealand

Date: Fri, Feb 18, 2011 Professional Live Tournament

Claims for pyramid power have yet to reach the mystical pitch in Dunedin The Pyramid Effect meets The Butterfly Effect As a SNAG,a sensitive new-age guy (Similar to the Metrosexual, but more timid), I feel the Celtic soundtrack of Enya... Paint the Sky with Stars and Let The Orinoco Flow...here in New Zealand's South Island town of Dunedin (pronounced DO-NEED-EN); your source for everything Anglo, including today a little drizzle of rain and some London Fog. To be frank I can't tell you the difference between Celtic, Scottish, Irish or Magnetic North, and, even though I have been all over the British Isles, NZ reminds me of every place I have ever been and more some, because it is so diverse. It acts as a safe house for ex pats and patriotic misfits such s myself. So with nothing to do, and all day to do it, I conducted my own myth busters --What better than to take an adult Time Outto study a bit of sacred geometry and, in honor of Hosnio Mubarik's demise, and the esoteric effects of Egyptian Pyramid Power. It is alleged that they possess supernatural powers, sharpen razor blades and unspoilt fruit, but one thing is for sure, it seems to be the symbol of perfection (Check one of your dollar bills) I Am Taking Names Holographic Universe model, Fractal patterns, the laws of synchronicity aside,The Butterfly Effect, and chaos theory---now that's a different story-The idea that on a global scale, even small events can have a ripple effect around the world, I get that--It is a way to understand that yourlife matters. Can the small wings of a butterfly really affect the weather conditions of the environment, enough to create a tornado or to alter its path, not so sure, but where we live and who we live there with define the terms of our relationship to the world and to humanity. I just bought some t shirts and souvenirs that say I ‘love’New Zealand. Sure I care aboutthe nice kiwi people. It is altogether different to love an individual with a name, a street address, a shoe size. I'm taking names!

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Dunedin-I Love Ewe

Date: Fri, Feb 18, 2011 Professional Live Tournament

No Silence of The Lambs Today There is no pine in pineapple and no ham in hamburger, but the English language is nothingas I "get to grips" with some basicKiwi-ese. Going to the diary means going to the store, a dummy is a toilet, lollies are sweets and sweet as means excellent, as inthese lamb chops tonight aregoing to be sweet as.

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Picton-Jump Starting My Metabolism

Date: Thu, Feb 17, 2011 Professional Live Tournament

Is a healthy breakfast the best way to start your day or is eating it with these fjords in the background?

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ChristChurch-WWJD

Date: Wed, Feb 16, 2011 Professional Live Tournament

What would Jesus Do, drink coffee at Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? How about visiting Christchurch today.

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Wellington, RWC-Give Blood.Play Rugby

Date: Tue, Feb 15, 2011 Professional Live Tournament

Rugby is a beastly game played by gentlemen;football is a gentleman's game played by beasts!

Football or Rugby?We have all seen a football game on TV, but not everyone has seen a rugby match, played mostly in Europe.

Ok, for the record, I have played both sports---I broke my nose three times-- twice playing football, andonce playing rugby..but with a little meatball surgery, someprop just snapped it back into place, and Icarried on playing, unlike my football injuries, which knocked me out unconscious! Here I am in front of the upcoming World Cup Rugby hosted by NZ, only 205 days to go...

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Napier-,NZ Got Sheep vs Got Milk?

Date: Mon, Feb 14, 2011 Professional Live Tournament



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Taraunga,NZ-My-Attitude is-Determining -My-Altitude

Date: Sat, Feb 12, 2011 Professional Live Tournament

Only a "convienent" 24 hour flight away to Green and Clean!

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