Comments for Nuffield Australia Scholars' Travel blog http://www.nuffield.com.au/blog Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:55:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Another big day in Texas by munzberg http://www.nuffield.com.au/blog/2008/08/28/another-big-day-in-texas/comment-page-1/#comment-35972 munzberg Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:55:49 +0000 http://www.nuffield.com.au/blog/?p=43#comment-35972 Thanks' for breaking up all the 'munzy' blogs. Not sure about getting cranky, but travelling with a group is sure easier. Glad to hear things are going well for you, hope it continues. Let me know when you will be in South Africa - I will be in Cape Town from Sept. the 8th till 12th (I suspect you will be following me). Thanks’ for breaking up all the ‘munzy’ blogs. Not sure about getting cranky, but travelling with a group is sure easier. Glad to hear things are going well for you, hope it continues. Let me know when you will be in South Africa – I will be in Cape Town from Sept. the 8th till 12th (I suspect you will be following me).

]]> Comment on Delayed in Boston by Ronald Thompson http://www.nuffield.com.au/blog/2008/06/18/delayed-in-boston/comment-page-1/#comment-24002 Ronald Thompson Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:01:25 +0000 http://www.nuffield.com.au/blog/?p=39#comment-24002 Sounds like you are having the standard busy time. Keep up the posting so we can all get some of your experience. Sounds like you are having the standard busy time. Keep up the posting so we can all get some of your experience.

]]> Comment on A bit damp…! by Ronald Thompson http://www.nuffield.com.au/blog/2007/07/28/a-bit-damp/comment-page-1/#comment-1396 Ronald Thompson Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:06:16 +0000 http://www.nuffield.com.au/blog/?p=26#comment-1396 Sounds like the extremes are with us. No flooding in southern Queensland just cold. Glad to hear that it is all going well. Sounds like the extremes are with us. No flooding in southern Queensland just cold. Glad to hear that it is all going well.

]]> Comment on A bit damp…! by Louise Manning http://www.nuffield.com.au/blog/2007/07/28/a-bit-damp/comment-page-1/#comment-1249 Louise Manning Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:46:56 +0000 http://www.nuffield.com.au/blog/?p=26#comment-1249 It is still bad in Herefordshire/Gloucestershire. My mother lives in Gloucester and is still without mains water a week after the initial flood, but the emergency services are working tirelessly to get the water back on again and saved the electricity substation from going out of action. My son's school was flooded out at costs in the 100,000s (£) and three teachers had to spend the night in the loft because they were stranded in the school. One of my friends had to be rescued from the roof of her four-wheel-drive as the flood waters rose and filled her vehicle. We are on boil only water at home, but luckily the chickens have their own bore-hole and are quite young so not drinking too much at the moment. I have never seen anything like these floods in my life - but everyone we know is safe and that is the main thing. It is still bad in Herefordshire/Gloucestershire. My mother lives in Gloucester and is still without mains water a week after the initial flood, but the emergency services are working tirelessly to get the water back on again and saved the electricity substation from going out of action. My son’s school was flooded out at costs in the 100,000s (£) and three teachers had to spend the night in the loft because they were stranded in the school. One of my friends had to be rescued from the roof of her four-wheel-drive as the flood waters rose and filled her vehicle. We are on boil only water at home, but luckily the chickens have their own bore-hole and are quite young so not drinking too much at the moment. I have never seen anything like these floods in my life – but everyone we know is safe and that is the main thing.

]]> Comment on Warm welcome in a cold climate by John Gladigau http://www.nuffield.com.au/blog/2007/03/05/warm-welcome-in-a-cold-climate/comment-page-1/#comment-251 John Gladigau Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:01:36 +0000 http://www.nuffield.com.au/blog/?p=12#comment-251 Back home again in the good old mallee, trying to get the BAS statement out the way as the rain tumbles down outside. Forecasts are for 20mm +, which would be a perfect start to what hopefully will be an outstanding season!! Already we have had over 110mm for Jan - April, which is only 30mm less than all of 2006, which means we at least have some moisture in the bank to start with, unlike last year. The last few days of the Global Focus Program in France were a great way to finish our six weeks together. We enjoyed the hospitality of French Nuffield, Frederic DeGroote, while looking around his local area of Bernay, as well as Hon Fleur and Rouen, the largest cereal port in France. Managed to kick the dirt in a couple of 10t /ha wheat crops, which made you salivate until we heard the land price was in the vacinity of 16 000 Euros /ha! A rushed three hour tour of Paris, including climbing the Eiffel Tower in the rain, was followed by a final, extraudinary, seafood dinner (ask to see the photo's!!) with French Nuffield Chairman, Philippe Quignon. Somehow we all made it to London the next day, after losing an hour due to start of daylight savings, and we parted ways after an amazing six weeks together, much sleep deprived, but certainly with our eyes widened, brains overloaded, life perceptions stretched and lifelong friends made. Over the next two weeks before I enjoyed the wonderful services of Singapore Airlines on the journey home, I spent some time in London, Germany and Holland visiting friends, farmers and people within the grains industry, including setting up numerous contacts for my next visit through there in July. My current plans, besides getting a crop in and out of the ground in perfect conditions (!), are to travel back to UK in mid July, travelling on to North America for about 4 weeks in Early August. I am also planning on spending a couple weeks travelling within Australia and NZ before July, in order to refocus on local perspectives before hitting the myriad of airport lounges, hotels and fast food outlets on the next leg of my global adventure. Back home again in the good old mallee, trying to get the BAS statement out the way as the rain tumbles down outside. Forecasts are for 20mm +, which would be a perfect start to what hopefully will be an outstanding season!! Already we have had over 110mm for Jan – April, which is only 30mm less than all of 2006, which means we at least have some moisture in the bank to start with, unlike last year.

The last few days of the Global Focus Program in France were a great way to finish our six weeks together. We enjoyed the hospitality of French Nuffield, Frederic DeGroote, while looking around his local area of Bernay, as well as Hon Fleur and Rouen, the largest cereal port in France. Managed to kick the dirt in a couple of 10t /ha wheat crops, which made you salivate until we heard the land price was in the vacinity of 16 000 Euros /ha! A rushed three hour tour of Paris, including climbing the Eiffel Tower in the rain, was followed by a final, extraudinary, seafood dinner (ask to see the photo’s!!) with French Nuffield Chairman, Philippe Quignon. Somehow we all made it to London the next day, after losing an hour due to start of daylight savings, and we parted ways after an amazing six weeks together, much sleep deprived, but certainly with our eyes widened, brains overloaded, life perceptions stretched and lifelong friends made.

Over the next two weeks before I enjoyed the wonderful services of Singapore Airlines on the journey home, I spent some time in London, Germany and Holland visiting friends, farmers and people within the grains industry, including setting up numerous contacts for my next visit through there in July.

My current plans, besides getting a crop in and out of the ground in perfect conditions (!), are to travel back to UK in mid July, travelling on to North America for about 4 weeks in Early August. I am also planning on spending a couple weeks travelling within Australia and NZ before July, in order to refocus on local perspectives before hitting the myriad of airport lounges, hotels and fast food outlets on the next leg of my global adventure.

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