Author archives: Bonnie

  • Australia Photos - Brisbane

    • The middle of my trip and the middle of the east coast of Australia is Brisbane.  I got to take a bit of a break from tourist and experience a smidgen of local life.  It was much appreciated. University of Queensland Chantelle & Reid The purple leaves are slippery and seem more like a flower petal. Wi[...]

  • Australia Photos - Phillip Island

    • A day tour on Phillip Island 2 hours south of Melbourne.  It was a fun day with a great small group of people. Wilma the Wombat A Tasmanian Devil My favourite memory of the trip! The little claw gripping the fingers was cute and their tongue felt scratchy like a cats. Some crazy goat A Dingo Hung[...]

  • Australia Photos - Melbourne

    • The second city on my trip and the only city I didn't really like. The Palace Theatre - Now a concert spot Luna Park The old wood coaster that goes around all of Luna Park. Bicycle Rings The original City Circle Tram - goes around the centre of downtown Melbourne, it's free too! Captain James Co[...]

  • Australia Photos - Sydney

    • I finally got around to sorting all of my photos. I had over 2000 photos and it was super hard to narrow it down to the amount I have here. I hope you enjoy these memories of mine. This bird is called and Ibis.  It was walking around in Hyde park in the city. Even though it's the start of summer, these trees full[...]

  • Movies I saw in 2009...

    • Another year, another movie list. I had a lot of fun last year keeping track of my movies again in 2009. So here is a list of what I saw in 2009: 87. The Lovely Bones (2009) 86. Twilight (2008) 85. Oldboy (2003) 84. Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) 83. Seven Pounds (2008) 82. 2012 (2009) 81. Ice Age: Dawn of the Di[...]

  • Favourite Songs From 2008

    • Favourite Songs From 2008 Here is a list of songs (in no particular order) that were often played on repeat in 2008 on my mp3 device, aswell as a little reason why. 1. 6AM - Life Is Beautiful - This song was recently featured in my "Soundtrack To Today". The writeup can be found here: http://www.bonniedickson.c[...]

  • The Soundtrack to Today

    • It's basically the end of the year and if I was to think back and reflect on the things I've accomplished or not accomplished and the memories I have of the year, I could probably tie each memory to a song. Music has always been an inspiration in my day to day life. If I were to collect those songs I could make a ful[...]

  • Hungry Jack's - The Wikipedia Story

    • Hungry Jack's - The Wikipedia Story Hungry Jack's (sometimes colloquially abbreviated to HJ's) is the exclusive Australian  master fast food franchisee of Burger King Corporation. Its parent company is Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Competitive Foods Australia, a privately held company o[...]

  • And These Are A Few Of My Favourite Oz Things:

    • And These Are A Few Of My Favourite Oz Things: In no particular order.... 1. Burger King in all of Australia is called "Hungry Jack's".  It's exactly the same as Burger King, they both server the Whopper.  I didn't eat at one, mostly because I don't like fast food hamburgers, actually I don't really like hamburgers i[...]

  • My Journey Home

    • My Journey Home October 30th 2008 I woke up this morning at 5am here in Australia (4pm Oct 29th Toronto time) and I had an hour to shower, get dressed and pack my last few remaining items. Thankfully I decided it was better to pack most of my things the night before, so that I wouldn't have so much to do this mornin[...]

  • A Favourite Quote:

    • "It's important, when going after a goal, to never loose sight of the integrity of the journey." - Andy Garcia, Actor/Director - Vanity Fair magazine July 2007