Despite the fact that it lasts 17 days instead of 10, the Darwin Festival was nothing like our good old Ghent Festival… It looks great at first sight, with cosy corners, art installations, and even a spiegeltent! There’s also free parking, and the weather is always amazing! However, there’s only one free performance each day,…
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The place to be in Darwin in the dry season on Sunday afternoon is Mindil beach. At least if you like cheap exotic food and sunsets. No surprise that you could find us there every week! Our absolute favorites, besides of the AWESOME Asian food, are the crocodile burger and the spiral spud!
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“DO NOT SWIM in areas where there is no sign that explicitly says that you can swim” is the golden rule in the Northern Territories! You know, croc and tiger shark safety and all… There are some exceptions, though! You are a Territorian who really likes surfing/skurfing/spear fishing and you’ve a “spotter” who stays in…
Read moreWhen you work in a restaurant in an outside setting in a nature reserve, wildlife is never far away! A few days ago, I was running/tjeesing as usual, when all of a sudden, one of my colleagues said that she hadn’t seen “Fernando” in a while. Without knowing who he was, I suggested to sing…
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We are so lucky with our house mates! Not only they are very hospitable, all of them work in hospitality. This is pretty awesome, because once in a while there is a cook off between our two in-house chefs! And then there is me, not a real chef, but forcing my pasta sauce on all…
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When I told my fellow waitresses in the restaurant that I was working at the horse races of the Darwin Cup, they assured me that it would be crazy over there. I wouldn’t have time to blink, they promised me. It sure was crazy, but not in the way they told me it would be!…
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Dat timing alles is, wordt maar weer bewezen hier in Darwin. Hoe moeilijk het ook was om werk te vinden in Perth, zo gemakkelijk is het om aan het werken te slaan in Darwin. Na amper vier dagen en met wat hulp van één van onze roommates, was ik al volop bezig met het bedienen…
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After arriving back in Darwin from our holiday in Belgium, we quickly learned that a campground without aircon, and only power in the communal camp kitchen aren’t ideal conditions for Tom to do his job. As some of you know, between our travels, he’s been coding for an Australian startup. This was ideal while we were…
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Being a good girl and going to the dentist every six months doesn’t guarantee that your fillings can’t crack and that they will stay in your teeth forever! Going to a dentist here down under is not exactly the same as in Belgium. First of all, you receive a text message with a link to…
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As we posted a couple of months ago, echidnas are rarely seen and can be mistaken by bushes etc… When we were driving up North, we were so excited to spot yet another echidna! This particular “echidna” was lying very quietly next to the road. First, we thought it was asleep or even worse: dead….
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