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Wolf & Cub is a four piece psychedelic rock band from Adelaide in South Australia. Their name is derived from the Japanese comic Lone Wolf And Cub. It’s up and down with this band. They have a record contract and released two albums, but they are still not known with the wider public, nor achieved [...]

This Sydney summer has reminded me of the wet and miserable summers we used to have in The Netherlands. Digging into the facts makes it even gloomier. Apart from the temperature, the past Sydney summer has been worse than the average Dutch summer. It rained on average once every two days (!). Looking back at the [...]

It’s time to leave Adelaide. We drive further south, first via McLaren Vale (another pretty wine region !) to Cape Jervis at the southwestern tip of the peninsula. Then the ferry to Kangaroo Island, for a four day stay. How much wildlife will we see here ? And how beautiful are the beaches ? For [...]

Imagine a vineyard within the city. It’s here in Adelaide (!). And it’s the location of one of the most expensive wines of the country. Penfolds’ Magill Estate is not only a winery, but also the name of the famous Magill Estate Shiraz, that goes for more than $ 100 per bottle in the shops. [...]

Glenelg is a lovely and trendy suburb of Adelaide with a nice beach, facing the west. Don’t expect huge waves, it is not open ocean here. There is a nice jetty, good cafés with superb coffee, and a pretty restaurant scene. There is also sunny weather and 30C. A relaxing day at Glenelg Beach ! [...]

The Hilltop Hoods is a three mens hiphop band from Adelaide. Successful and well known in Australia, but after 20 years it is about time for a worldwide breakthrough. The name of the group is derived from the Blackwood suburb in southeast Adelaide, known by the youth under the name of Hilltop. We all know [...]

We are still on track to travel ’round the continent’ of Australia. However, we are not backpackers, nor have a sabbatical leave of multiple years to do it all at once. We have to do it in stages. So far we have seen great parts of Australia. I’m still in love with Western Australia (so [...]