October 2008 Entries
The stroll down the beach was exactly what I needed.
One of the fringe benefits of studying in Adelaide, amongst other things, is that at the end of your studies, you would be invited to the home of Governor of South Australia, Admiral Kevin Scarce, for a farewell party.
There is nothing better than watching the sun setting peacefully on a clear evening, especially at the end of a very long and stressful week.
South Australia, with its warm and dry climate, is ideal for wine-production, and indeed SA not only is the host of the National Wine Centre, but also produces 80% of Australia’s annual export of wine to overseas – so I was told by the tour guide on the bus ride to the Barossa Valley: a town famous for its wine-production, located an hour outside of Adelaide City.
Australian Beaches, with their white strips of sand and pure blue water, form a charming and rather irresistible part of the country.