Monthly Archives: December 2009

Barossa Valley

Barossa Valley hosts some of Australia’s best vineyards. We took a 2 day tour through Clare Valley, Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills sampling and buying wine on the way before ending up in Adelaide. The countryside is very beautiful and … Continue reading

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Christmas in Port Augusta

On Christmas Eve we took a boat trip up the estuary from Port Augusta. The boat weaves through the mangroves until it reaches nearly the very end of the sea inlet – only accessible at high tide. You begin to … Continue reading

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Port Augusta

We finally arrived in Port Augusta to spend Christmas with out daughter Naomi. She started work here 2 months ago as a vet, having just qualified in London. The temperature is 37 degrees and it is a very dry semi-arid … Continue reading

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Australia Tour

We arrived in Australia on the 15th December to spend Christmas with our daughter naomi who recently got a job as a Vet in Port Augusta which is  about 300 km north of Adelaide. The journey is very long from … Continue reading

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The elephant in the room

One thing that will not be addressed in Copenhagen is the damage done by an  ever growing human population on the natural balance of the Earth. This is  the real elephant in the room which eventually we must have to … Continue reading

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Climate Change Pyramid

I recently heard a comment on BBC Radio 4 which compared the powerful Climate Change movement  to an inverted pyramid, because the arguments are based on just a few basic scientific measurements. The recent controversy regarding the leaked emails between … Continue reading

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Jerusalem and the Dead Sea

Last week we were in Israel. I was invited to give a talk at a NATO workshop on Web Intelligence. It was a great trip not only because there were some interesting people at the workshop but also because it … Continue reading

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