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The Weekly Urchin Recap: Sydney on a Sunday
By Sarah Jost Within just over 24 hours of landing in Sydney, Australia, I’ve gone from crying, ‘Remind me again why I like to plop myself in foreign places with no job or place to live?!’ to a pretty damn … Continue reading
A Night Out in Sydney: Govinda’s and Hinky Dinks for Dinner, a Movie, and Drinks
By Sarah Jost While you wouldn’t normally find me endorsing establishments that offer buffets (all-chocolate offerings notwithstanding (please email me if you know of such a place)), Govinda’s in Sydney, Australia provided one of best nights out I’ve had in … Continue reading
Urchin Freebies
Art Gallery of NSW Sydney, Australia Just a short stroll from Sydney’s sprawling and absolutely beautiful Royal Botanic Gardens, and still within The Domain, lies the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Housed in a majestic and stately building, the … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative, Environment, Fine Arts, Travel
Tagged architecture, art gallery of new south wales, art gallery of nsw, australia, cities, colorado, design, design with the other 90%, durango, free things, museums, national forest, Nature, new york, new york city, San Juan National Forest, sydney, United Nations, urban planning, urchin freebies
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Smog, Australia, and Oil: What the White House is Up To
By Sarah Jost With a re-election campaign just around the corner, President Obama and his administration’s decisions are being more closely examined than ever. Here is a brief look at some recent controversial policies. The Environment While President Obama has … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Politics & Global Issues, Sarah
Tagged Alaska, australia, china, Clean Air Act, EPA, fuel economy, Gulf of Mexico, marines, offshore drilling, oil, ozone standards, President Obama, re-election
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That’s What He Said
For a Eurail trip in college I basically stuffed my entire dorm room into three—count ’em: three—giant Eagle Creek duffel bags…For eight weeks I endured the smirks of proper backpackers—not least the Aussies, those smug walkabouting bastards, roaming the earth … Continue reading
Posted in Sarah, That's What They Said, Travel
Tagged australia, Ode to the Never-Ending Packing List, Peter Jon Lindberg, walkabout
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That’s What He Said
[The taipan] is the most poisonous snake on earth, with a lunge so swift and a venom so potent that your last mortal utterance is likely to be: “I say, is that a sn——.” -Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country
Posted in Animals, Examples in Urchinism, Literature, Sarah, That's What They Said, Travel
Tagged australia, Bill Bryson, in a sunburned country, snakes
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