Epinions Recent Reviews for SMITHSWOODSIDE

Well I'll be buggered, Bill

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:05:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Well, it’s very difficult to work out but my son in law recently went to New York State (I think it’s called) to share some business information with the USA – and what does he buy me, (ever trying to impress) – this bloody book. Now...

A Great Barrier Reef it is!

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 04:27:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - There are a great many World Heritage Areas on the planet but is any more famous than Australia's Great Barrier Reef? After all it is one of very few that meet all the basic criteria for such a listing and added to that is the fact it is the single larges...

The Harbour is a DARLING

Sat, 1 Mar 2003 05:12:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - If you haven't seen Sydney Harbour you probably have this notion that it is an area of water extending inland from the sea. Well, that is just what "Harbour" means in a long lost Aboriginal language. What a co-incidence!

But Sydney...

Rocks, Rocks and more Rocks

Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:51:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Many people associate the City of Sydney with the harbour, bridge or Opera House. However increasingly other landmarks in this international city are becoming known almost to the same extent.

One such area is "The Rocks". This strangely named...

How many fingers do we REALLY need?

Thu, 9 May 2002 07:28:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Mr. and Mrs. Hitachi. Since you are paying for this article, I want you to know this will not be like so many others - the ones that say "my cat eats Butcher Bills mixed carcasse and it is so good for him I can't wait for your new enhanced version...

Steely DAN - WRITTEN OFF...er...WRITE OFF ; the REALITY

Sat, 27 Apr 2002 15:48:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - I should have known better than to get sucked in to this write off. But I didn’t smell the rat till it bit me, and then it was too late.

See I knew Steely Dan a long time back. His real name was Dan Seally but he was Chinese you see so...

Melbourne - you can't WIN them ALL

Fri, 26 Apr 2002 09:53:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Now Melbourne is the second biggest city in Australia and the Capital of the State of Victoria. Since I don't like speaking ill of the dead and I believe it best not to say anything if everything is derogatory, I should end this review right here. Now...

WAY down SOUTH

Wed, 6 Feb 2002 15:17:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Cities can be boring places. Most are really a lump of tall buildings concentrated in a central area that is sometimes called "downtown" or just simply the "city centre" and then surrounded by seemingly endless miles of sprawling suburbs full of those...

SOUTH AUSTRALIA? - well come say G'day

Mon, 4 Feb 2002 15:07:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Coming to Australia? Of course you are and what's more you just have to include my home State South Australia. It's only a hop skip and a jump from Sydney, a mere thousand miles or couple of hours flying time so there is no excuse.

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Sydney ain't just Sydney

Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:46:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Having been a resident of Sydney for almost twelve years, mostly during the 1980's, lets cut out the rhetoric and see what it is really is like.

Now living somewhere and visiting are two very different things. To a tourist Sydney...

DARWIN - the top of the top end

Thu, 17 Jan 2002 15:45:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Good old Darwin is Australia's northern most city. It was bowled flat as a pancake in 1972 by Cyclone Tracy, one of the biggest Cyclones to come ashore ever.

The city was completely rebuilt using cyclone proof designs just in case...

TOYOTA - there ain't nuthin else

Tue, 15 Jan 2002 14:44:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - I don't think I will ever forget this bloke. A good bloke, but, well, when it came to four wheel drives or 4X4 he was your classic banana!

He and his wife and a couple of others had come here to Adelaide for a holiday - hey,...

Some places that have got “IT”

Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:12:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Ever been somewhere that has got IT. That weird feeling that doesn't frighten but has the hairs only half standing on the back of your neck. A warmth pervades your body as you approach, no matter what the weather.

The air is just not the...

Just how LUCKY can YOU get!

Sun, 13 Jan 2002 14:35:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Fair dinkum - are you always this lucky? It's the year 2002 and you are alive! And because you are, you know alive, Australia is putting on a huge party just for you. Yep, we sure are - it's the Year of the Outback. The first one ever and as if the joint...

LEAPING LIZARDS - what a joint!

Fri, 11 Jan 2002 11:51:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Giant lizards and worms, tropical climate and a whole lot of fun.. Of all the questions I get this place accounts for the most....er...least - but that could change anytime.

And why you may well ask? Because it is almost exactly twice...

South Australia's DEEP SOUTH

Mon, 7 Jan 2002 14:43:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Well I am afraid it's true. The Internationally famous wine growing area of the Barossa Valley is at maximum capacity.

However it really isn't a problem. The southern third of this State is ideal for wine growing and that even includes...

ADELAIDE - simply FIRST and the future is HERE

Sat, 5 Jan 2002 11:54:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Maybe a little hardship is a good thing. Well it didn't harm Adelaide in South Australia anyway. Right from the start the early settlers knew they had a battle on their hands. Some of the state had already been explored and it was known to be largely...

Birds, Horses and horsepower - number 2

Thu, 3 Jan 2002 07:19:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Following on from "Birds, Horses and horsepower - number 1" we are about to reach Marree and the start of the Birdsville Track.

Now just ahead is Marree - a very small town but past that is the Birdsville track so since it's getting late...

Birds, Horses and horsepower - number 1

Wed, 2 Jan 2002 15:04:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Well you sure picked a good time to fly over. So how was that little seventeen hour flight over the little old Pacific? Good? A couple of movies, a sleep and something to eat and you were here! Yep, piece of cake isn't it.

Anyway I am glad you...

Australian Rules Football - almost a religion?

Sun, 30 Dec 2001 05:33:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - If in the unlikely event you find this epistle not up to my usual standard, it is all the fault of fellow epinionator Nick Peters, known commonly as NFP.

Now Nick is an American but it's not his fault - it was just an accident of...

BUSHFIRES - the GOOD and the BAD - how they really work

Sat, 29 Dec 2001 05:31:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Call them Bushfires, Wildfires or Ralph - they can be awe inspiring and terrifying. In the Northern Hemisphere and for that matter most of the world a Bushfire is a most undesirable thing, wreaking havoc on the plant and animal life.

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CONTRAST SHOCK - Oranges to Outer Space in a day

Thu, 27 Dec 2001 15:13:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - I freely admit to being biased when it comes to the land "downunder". As biased as I could be in fact. I absolutely love Australia, from it's international cities to the rugged mountains to the pristine coast and to the golden sun drenched Outback. And I...

Australian ABORIGINALS' - you think white man so smart???

Wed, 26 Dec 2001 15:31:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Are words important? Not really. What about labels? You bet your sweet bippy they are!

Why is it that white Caucasian people refer to themselves as of a certain nationality unyet a non white person is labelled as being of a Tribe? Well it all...

CAMELS CAN SMELL TOO

Fri, 21 Dec 2001 15:05:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - I am not particularly fond of anything that needs four legs to stand up. Oh, except maybe a mouse because they feed cats, which in turn feed dogs making an easier target. Because of the four-leg bit, I love Kangaroos and some humans are okay too.
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ULURU – finally the, er TRUTH REVEALLED

Sun, 16 Dec 2001 17:17:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author SMITHSWOODSIDE - Thirty two thousand nine hundred and seventy eight years ago this month, a tribe of Aboriginals was sitting in the Todd River at what is now Alice Springs. Of course, as usual there was no water in the river.

A group of children had just...