Things I love about Australia

1. Drinking the tap water. We've been over that already.

2. Hanging out next to Sydney Harbor drinking with a few hundred of our new friends:


3. Two words: Tim Key. Two more: The Slutcracker (yes, that's the name of his new show). Nothing like a good piece on dew.

4. Free outdoor music festivals held in clean fields where we got to listen to soul legends free of charge? Imagine that! Glee:


5. Did I mention I want to move to Sydney?

6. They had Mexican food! And Polish food! And Italian food! And oysters! Smoked salmon! Goat cheese! And some Asian food but I wasn't really focusing on that. Lots of food.

7. Wine wine wine wine wine wine wine.

8. This is in Sydney. Sure, I love New York and think it's the best city in the world... but it really gets you thinking because this one has a freakin' beach in it. Actually, make that like fifty freakin' beaches:


9. Oh hello there, Mr. Wallaby! Nice to see you!


10. The open road, as seen from the driver's seat of a spiffy (though not particularly talented at going uphill) Toyota Yaris.

11. Did I mention oysters? That was really all I needed.

12. People drink sparkling wine everywhere! And occasionally with oysters!

13. Movie theaters that bring the beautiful beautiful visage of George Clooney to my eyes.

14. Wine bars. This is an addendum to #7.

15. Men at Work. I think we can stop there, confident in our case.