This Blog is here to create a running chronicle of the many adventures I expect to encounter during a trip focusing on Australia, New Zealand and Holland. The plan is to keep it updated every few days. Of course, this will only be possible when internet access is available.
(I plan to supply all images.)
The World Ultimate Club Championship tournament in Perth, Australia is the event that has started it all. The tournament lasts 10 days. I will be posting our daily results and some game commentary at the close of each day (I hope).
The team I’m playing with this year is called “One Last Ditch Shot At Glory” (O.L.D.S.A.G.); a “Masters” team. This designation means that everyone on the team has to be at least 32 years old. (It’s nice to be one of the younger players on a team for a change.) We are going into the tournament seeded #1 for the Masters Division and will face teams from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Argentina, Japan, and the US. Unfortunately, teams from other countries dropped out of the tournament because of the expense involved with attending. There are also Women’s, Mixed, and Open (Men’s) Divisions. Combined, there are over 100 teams from around 20 nations participating. For more info on the tournament, you can check out the official tournament site.
Looking at a map, I figured that Perth was just about as far as I could get from Philadelphia, without leaving the planet. At that point, I decided that since I would be going all that way, it might be worth taking some time to check out Australia, and New Zealand (a place I’d always wondered about). Then I decided it would be good to visit some long-time friends who live in Holland. Hong Kong is a day or two layover along the way, which should be interesting. I return to the US from Amsterdam.
If you’ve got constructive suggestions or advice regarding any of these places, or travel in general, I’d love to hear them. So please feel free to comment.
1 response so far ↓
Jorge Lovera // December 4, 2006 at 12:52 pm
Jonathan:
Your dad sent me information about your trip, we haven’t seen you in approximately 30 years.
Your parents and us used to get together quite often when Brooke and I worked at Kling in the late 60’s.
You and your family lived originally one block away from Rittenhouse Square on 19th Street and later I believe in Germantown. We lived at the time in Devon and Wayne. Fifteen years ago we moved downtown and presently we live in the Society Hill Towers.
Our son, George, with whom you played as a toddler is a teacher and is married and has two of our six grandchildren, Sophie and Ben and also this summer got an opportunity (through a fullbright) to visit China for five weeks. Chris is our other son, is married to Brandy and have four grandchildren, Nick, Matt, Paul and Catherine. Hope you have a great time in your tournament and travels, be safe and give us a call upon your return to get together and share experiences over dinner.
Jorge and Marie Lovera