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Dog days on a Greyhound
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 20/06/2010
» I am not a bus person. I do trains, planes, and people movers with ease and enthusiasm, but buses arouse the dark silhouette of despair that sleeps fitfully in my stomach, waking to attention the moment my backside hits the bus seat. I don't go around advertising this fact; the last time I casually mentioned it was in Sydney trying to find a way to get from Bondi to the casino.
A gem of a story: Part II
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 11/04/2010
» This is part two of an exciting story which started last week on this very page. Normally I have no time for readers who miss a week of this column, but if for some unfathomable reason you did, here is a brief synopsis:
The University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Published on 10/03/2010
» The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is Australia’s first international university attracting outstanding scholars and students from around the world. UNSW was established in 1949 and has been receiving international students since 1951. Currently, of the 52,000 students studying at UNSW, more than 14,000 are international students from 130 countries.
Giving directions in English
Learningpost, Timothy Cornwall, PHD, DTM, Published on 12/01/2010
» Getting around Bangkok is not all that difficult. All you need to do is get an address, take the train at the nearest BTS or MRT station, get into a taxi and hope for the best. However, what happens when a) places are not near a station and b) few, if any, signs are in English?