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Trippin’ on Nature

5 Sep 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Flow of Golden Eon

Today’s activity with the wildings: A trip in Nature! In this case, a walk around the local, newly created (well at least 6 years ago, still new to us as we haven’t been before) BOTANICAL GARDENS. We live in Australia, along the eastern coast. At the...

Crypto for Newbies: Part 6 - Tax For Australian Crypto Investors

2 Jun 2021 5 minute read 0 comments FrMkII

This is a series of guides for crypto newbies, with a focus on investing in Australia, although a lot of the advice will be suitable for a global audience.  This is a guide from the point of view of people new to the space, without in depth knowledge...

One quarter of Australians wants to receive salaries in Bitcoin

30 May 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Behiver

As the world evolves it seems that one-quarter of Australians wants to receive salaries in Bitcoin. I wouldn't mind either, would you? O A survey conducted among 1,000 Australian residents by the comparison website Finder, showed that one-quarter of...

The Aftermath...

15 May 2021 3 minute read 0 comments bengy

  It has been almost three weeks since we broke the news to our children that our time in the Netherlands was limited and that we were exploring ways to move back to Australia within the year (or as soon as it is feasible given the current situati...

Crypto For Newbies: Part 1 - Basics

6 Apr 2021 2 minute read 0 comments FrMkII

Here is a series of guides for crypto newbies, with a focus on investing in Australia, although a lot of the advice will be suitable for a global audience.  This is a guide from the point of view of people new to the space, without in depth knowledge...

Australians to be Offered Half-Off Flights to Boost Tourism

11 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

In an attempt to revive and kickstart the local tourism sector, the Australian government announced a 1,200,000,000 Australian dollar (About 930,000,000 United States dollars) plan that offers Australians half-price flights to 13 domestic holidays sp...

Facebook versus Australia

18 Feb 2021 1 minute read 7 comments Heruvim78

What can i say, by now everybody found out how one or other of both combatants are flexing on each other.  Australia tried to introduce a law trying to make the big tech companies pay for their published news. Now the idea was good, but kind of misfi...

Google Threatens to Pull Out of Australia

25 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Google has threatened to pull its services including Gmail, YouTube, and Google Maps out of the Australian market should the Australian government pass a new law forcing the tech giant alongside others such as Facebook to make financial agreements wi...

Google vs Australia: Big Tech strikes again?

23 Jan 2021 2 minute read 0 comments belemo

  Remember how Twitter and virtually every other big tech social media company banned the previous president of America? Ah, the good times. If that wasn't a reminder about who holds the cards in this information war, then maybe this new...

Year 2020 in Photos - March

22 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Merthin

Almost everybody would agree that the passing year 2020 was a special one. For me it meant switching from travel-intensive work (155 flights last year!) to home office. It also meant more hiking in my home country than travelling abroad. Let me share...