Last month, I went back Australia to facilitate my manager’s return to work. It was good opportunity to spend some time with my key academics, good friends in DPE, took part in the Balmoral Ocean swim, Boy Charlton Biathlon series, Canberra 10k and caught up with my uni mates.
During that time, I had several opportunities to engage in leisure outdoor sports due to the cool early autumn weather (which typically includes flashes of SUMMER too! Yippe!).
Below are links to the different sets of photos taken during this trip.
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Chatswood Apartment (set)
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Farewell Nick Ellery (Proud to witness the conclusion of his successful internship, set)
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Visited the world’s second oldest National Park – The Royal National
Park, set)
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Went on a photo safari around Manly Beach, Sydney Harbour, the Sydney Opera House and
the Botanic Gardens, set)
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Went back Melbourne for the weekend and caught up with my uni mates (set)
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Took part in the Canberra Marathon Eve 10k. Came in at 53:58 (set)
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Next time if you are conducting business travel in Australia, I would recommend Astra Apartments (serviced apartment between Sydney and Melbourne) and Fat Free Fone Company (mobile broadband internet) services.
Astra Apartment (Chatswood)
During my recent stint back in Australia, I stayed in their Chatswood apartment. The location was close to Microsoft office (North Ryde/ Macquarie Park) area and conveniently located among the Chatswood shops. The apartment was generally well maintained and decorated in a sensible and modern fashion. Their charges were reasonable (compared to long term hotel rates) and staff member was generally responsive and helpful.
Fat Free Fone Company
Fat Free Fone Company offers fixed line, mobile phone and mobile broadband rental services in Australia.
I needed Internet access after office hours and during inter-state trips and found their services fairly reliable. It cost 200 AUD p/ month for 4GB of data (caveat: upstream and downstream usage INCLUSIVE) per month. It works out just under $7 p/day, much cheaper compared to hotel internet charges, accompanied with the flexibility of a short term nationwide mobile broadband rental.
I am not in any commercial arrangement with the above mentioned companies. These are my personal comments and should not be transmitted beyond my blog.
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