Robyn Gallagher

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Month: September, 2008

Black, gold

I have a new cellphone. It is one of those newfangled cellphones that has an extra piece of string or a special carrier pigeon that connects it to the interwebs (I do not understand modern technology). Vodafone now has some decent pricing plans for cellphone interwebs, so I have no excuse not to use it. [...]

Coco loco

I have returned from New Caledonia. It was choice. My top three things: Revisting the Tjibaou Centre. The coconut yoghurt I found at the supermarche. Discovering the ruins of the old Club Med. I’ll write more later, but until then, please entertain yourself with a selection of photos: (Or if you’re feeling a bit masochistic, [...]

Pack your bags

I have been preparing for my impending tropical island fun-in-the-sun holiday in New Caledonia in a number of ways. I purchased Fodor’s Guide to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific (1979) at the Book Fair for $2. It has a little section on New Caledonia, which notes “the air is full of tangos and [...]