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Joke De Roeck
Feb 22, 20142 min read
Wedding anniversary
Do you remember my wedding with my first wife Gemma last year? When I was still blond and fat and new to the whole wedding thing? We had...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 12, 20142 min read
Rainbow Serpent festival
In Australia, road trips are part of the daily life. You get treated to gorgeous landscapes, sunny days, starry skies and always...
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Joke De Roeck
Feb 4, 20142 min read
Souvenirs from Thailand
I'm going to be honest with you. My first day in Australia I spent in the hospital. Thailand had been good to me, a bit too good maybe. I...
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Joke De Roeck
Nov 12, 20131 min read
Freedom and dessert
Ahhh can you smell that? The sweet scent of freedom! It's my new perfume. After months of cleaning everything in sight and being...
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Joke De Roeck
Nov 1, 20131 min read
Happy November!
Hallelujah, my favourite month of the year starts TODAY! Dreams of new adventures are about to come true! goodbye station life, hello...
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Joke De Roeck
Oct 25, 20131 min read
Friends my dog ate
Working in the outback is a great opportunity to let the nature loving hippie inside of you run free and make friends with all living...
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Joke De Roeck
Oct 12, 20131 min read
Part-time cow fan, part-time sausage roller
There's a lot to love about cows. Sadly it's part of my job to turn them into sausages. Life at the station is getting more bizarre every...
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Joke De Roeck
Oct 9, 20131 min read
Station life, the musical
What I like most about my job as a domestic is being able to work outside. because outside it's socially acceptable to break out in '80s...
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Joke De Roeck
Oct 5, 20131 min read
Desperate station wife
While I was flipping baby burgers and busting out my finest dance moves at the Darwin Festival, I got a phone call from a lady who...
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Joke De Roeck
Sep 27, 20131 min read
Baby burgers and mustached men
I don't know about you but I like my babies swimming in satay sauce. Welcome yet again to The Gourmet Goons' imaginary world where no one...
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Joke De Roeck
Sep 5, 20131 min read
Nudity in national parks
Whatever your question may be, the answer can always include a national park or two. See for yourself: Where do I have to go if I want to...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 16, 20132 min read
Aboriginal dancing
Some people say the only culture you will find in Australia is a tub of Yoplait. After eight months of backpacking in this amazing...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 13, 20131 min read
Cairns showgirls
The things we do to make a living :) After months spent in rainforests, on beaches and festivals, it was strange to get thrown into the...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 12, 20132 min read
Road tripping like Britney
Sometimes a girl has got to do what other people say is best for her. So when I was ready to rock, roll and hitch my way from Cairns to...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 11, 20131 min read
A slice of paradise
Remember how your mom used to say to always wear nice undies in case you get hit by a bus? In Cedar Bay, you can forget about that wisdom...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 9, 20131 min read
Birthday at Bushweek
Bushweek turned out to be one of the best birthday weeks of my life. I couldn't wish for a better way to celebrate my 24th then to dance...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 8, 20131 min read
Travolta in the kitchen
Kuranda Roots festival left me with a brain close to the tipping point of delirium. After three days of busting out my finest moves on...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 4, 20131 min read
Hidden treasures
Australia is not all heavy drinking and Cirque du Soleil on surfboards. Some days we put down the goon and go in search of civilised...
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Joke De Roeck
Aug 2, 20131 min read
Muddy dancing
What do you do when the festival you are at is getting completely flooded and you are dancing knee deep in mud? You get your spanking new...
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Joke De Roeck
Jul 30, 20131 min read
Am I dreaming?
Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming. I still see Belgium as my reality and Australia as my dream life. Where...
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