South Australia – Page 8

Second Valley first

By drdblogs on November 1, 2016January 12, 2018

Weathering the storms of time It’s good that after living here for three years… there are still wonderful places to visit for the first time. Second Valley perhaps set the precedent for obvious place naming so prevalent in South Australia (e.g. Mount Lofty, Kangaroo Island, Diagonal Road, etc.) After British surveyor general and Adelaide founder

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Not so lonely planet

By drdblogs on October 26, 2016January 3, 2018

Its climate may be hot, but South Australia offers the coolest mix of brilliant wine country, abundant produce festivals, stark and stunning tracts of picturesque Aussie outback and crowd-free beaches that could make even the Bahamas jealous. Lonely Planet top travel regions 2017. Good to see South Australia as number 5 in Lonely Planet’s top travel regions

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Dark age

By drdblogs on September 30, 2016

A loud ‘fut!’ and the power tripped out. Everywhere. Offices, schools, hospitals, trains, traffic lights, homes, show, pubs. Everywhere. The whole of South Australia. A whole state. The Triple J radio news said ‘5,000 homes without power’ but it would be closer to a million. Then all the people decide to drive home at the

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