Melbourne is well known internationally for its street art. Many of the works have a political message – I found the work below in Hosier Lane during a recent visit. (More of my Melbourne photos on my Flickr photostream).
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SMP class of 2010
04Dec10After four long years of blood, sweat and tears, my Sydney Medical Program colleagues and I have finally finished medical school! Congratulations to everyone in the SMP graduating class of 2010! I was given the honour (and burden) of organising the official year photo for the Sydney Medical Program 2010 graduating cohort during Conference Week. [...]
London: First City of the Empire
27Sep10London: capital of the United Kingdom and once the heart of the greatest empire the world has seen. I think English literary figure Dr Samuel Johnson said it best when he declared that, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life…” These are a few thoughts from my time living in [...]
Photo Monopoly
19Jul10Whilst I was in London (Dec 2009 – Jan 2010) I met-up with my friend (and fellow Sydney Medical School student) Owen, who’d dropped by en route to his elective attachment in Tel Aviv. Over a drink in a Hammersmith pub, we made a bet about whether I’d be able to take a photo at [...]
Caerdydd
20May10My first “international” trip within Europe was to Cardiff (Caerdydd), capital city of Wales (Cymru). Although part of the United Kingdom, Wales retains a distinctive cultural identity (see Ali G’s take on Wales)… and it’s only a 2 hours away from London by train! And so it was that I found myself aboard a First [...]
Merseyside
04Apr10I ended up visiting Liverpool (Merseyside county) twice during my time in the United Kingdom. I decided well before I arrived in the UK that I would make a trip to Liverpool at some stage. My friend Martina described it as a “pilgrimage” (due to my football allegiance), but after the first few days of [...]
