I can't remember the last time I've not followed or watched a single match at Roland Garros #frenchopen (posted )

i'm fortune enough to spend some time with my mates in perth again. i'll be tweeting the occasional tweet and uploading the occasional photo. feel free to have a gander.

• perth tweets • flickr perth holidays 

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until july 2011, i'll be taking a timeout visiting family and friends in south africa, namibia and australia. except for my timeout period @6footplus tweets, foursquare check-ins and the occasional twitpic & flickr photo uploads, my online & blogging presence will be limited.

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announced a battalian of scots guards marched through ottawa's city centre. it certainly felt announced, as hardly anyone was watching the parade...strange. well, i thought it was quite cool and especially me being the tourist in ottawa!

• my ottawa pics 

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on short notice, i've come to ottawa, the capital of canada, for a 3 day business workshop due to start on tuesday. oh yes, have i mentioned that i have a new freelance contract? i have a new freelance contract and it's all go go go go!! back to canada: it's my second visit to cananda, and i still like it (my first visit was montreal, for the f1). sure, things are a bit different here, but i like the vibe...yes, even though many of them are "french" ;-) for starters, they have & cook great steaks. tough to dislike a nation that value a good steak!

other tidbits: cars & especially public transport busses are humongous...so much metal. are they transporting fort knox valuables in their spare time? some people are quite on the humonguos side too. maybe a hint that i should have less of those yummy maple dip doughnuts...mmmmm

• my ottawa pics 

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the score speaks for itself, doesn't it! the boks absolutely crushed the poms. a nil score is very unusual in rugby, making the victory that much more impressive. sure it wasn't a semi or final world cup match, but i was thrilled to experience the match live. amazing how quiet england rugby supporters can actually get, especially towards the end. it was good to hang out with a few safas again, appreciating the odd funny afrikaans saying or two. it's been a while since i spoke or heard afrikaans. i forgot how crazy paris is. go bokke, world champions 2007!!

• my paris rugby pics • match report 

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where do i start? there's so much to mention about the power visit jukka and i had in montreal. obviously the highlight was having the f1 weekend tickets. the montreal race track is a semi street circuit. the track is purposely built on a tiny island not far from downtown. the location is simply stunning. all in all, montreal is a really cool city. sure it is very american, but it has quite a bit of a european flair too. the most commonly spoken language is french...and their attitudes are very much like their brother's and sister's from the motherland. albeit, the place rocks! the race on sunday was nothing but dull! sunday was an absolute scorcher, so the ice cold budweisers went down a treat!

if you're a lucky bastard like me, do yourself a favour and visit montreal or even better the montreal f1 event!

• video clip • our montreal pics • montreal f1 

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no more working for me this year! i'm about to head out of here...paula and i will be spending the rest of the year in south africa. bring on the sunshine! considering that we'll be on the road quite a bit, i'll get to play with my new toy : fm transmitter. see you'll in the new year, wishing you a merry christmas and a great new year.

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paula & i spent the long weekend in berlin travelling from helsinki via tallinn, estonia. tallinn's old town was good to see and gently kick-started our sight seeing weekend. our taxi driver kept on "tap-dancing" the accelerator pedal, so from the airport we jerkingly arrived at our hotel in berlin. in short, berlin rocks! it was good to see a far more laid back german crowd than i'm used to...bliss! the food was yumm, although a bit of a vegetarian's nightmare! i'd love to go there again for a weekend! long live german beer, schnitzel & bratwurst! prost, zum wohl!

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Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germanythis coming weekend is vappu weekend in finland. basically it's one big drinking & partying weekend with the monday being a public holiday. in austria & germany the celebrations are amongst others maien, maibaumkraxln & maibaum aufstellen. paula & i are going to be there for that; more specifically in berlin! yay, berlin here we come!

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paula and i spent a day in turku, finland. the 2hrs travel each way by intercity rail was worth it and a blessing in a way considering we wanted a lazy weekend. we did quite a bit of walking, as one does sight seeing. the highlight must've been the yummy lunch at teini after walking (perhaps too long) in the cold...

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• I can't remember the last time I've not followed or watched a single match at Roland Garros #frenchopen(posted )

• Sure the breeze is a bit chilly, but seriously, you call this winter? #rottnest http://t.co/2wM2jB4uOQ(posted )

• The island was given the name "Rotte nest" (rat nest) by Dutch captain Willem de Vlamingh, mistaking the #quokkas... http://t.co/zGTnzMCjME(posted )