An Australian in New York

An Australian In New York: How To Choose A Nursing Home

Whether you’re in Australia or the U.S., choosing a nursing home for your loved one is one of the most important decisions you can make. It can also be one of the

April 4, 2020

Introducing Dante: Your Friendly Australian Cafe in New York City

New York City had a very exciting June. Well, it’s always exciting in New York City, perhaps just a little more so last month. The awards for the World’s 50 Best Restaurants

July 12, 2016

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An Australian in New York: Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving wasn’t an entirely foreign concept to Glenn Dunks: he knew there was turkey and pumpkin pie, alcohol-fuelled merriment, and (hopefully for his entertainment) people revealing secrets and grudges. For his first

December 4, 2013

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An Australian in New York: Five Stages of Subway Grief

Glenn Dunks stumbled upon a Seinfeld episode from 1992, where Elaine finds herself stuck in an unmoving, crowded subway car - a scene he can now relate to, and one that inspired

November 28, 2013

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An Australian in New York: Every Day Is A Festival

Glenn Dunks lives in a city where it’s easy to curate your own film festival any day of the week, at any time of year. It is remarkably easy to find oneself

November 12, 2013

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An Australian in New York: September 11

The 12th anniversary of September 11 recently passed in New York. Despite a couple of prior visits to his move, this was the first time Glenn Dunks had been in New York

October 10, 2013

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An Australian in New York: A Whole New World

New York has been in the thick of a very noisy mayoral election. It’s been a shining example of just how America does everything bigger, which is funny considering voting isn’t even

September 19, 2013

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An Australian in New York: Americana

Glenn Dunks is experiencing all kinds of cultural cross-contamination right now and it’s freaking him out - having spent so much of his life watching movies, Glenn feels he's grown up surrounded

August 14, 2013

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An Australian in New York: Summer In The City

Glenn Dunks is jealous of all the Facebook status updates and tweets from people back home complaining about the cold. It's so hot in New York, he's genuinely concerned about spontaneously bursting

August 9, 2013

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An Australian in New York: Just Like The Movies

Glenn Dunks just had one of those beautiful, singular New York Moments that you hear about. It was the sort of moment that characters have in movies, but which you think can’t

August 2, 2013

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An Australian in New York: Independence Day

Glenn Dunks didn’t find July 4th full of much of the overt rah-rah patriotism that so many people associate with America, but rather a heart-warming holiday, where he basked in the glow

July 24, 2013

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An Australian in New York: You’re Lagging Behind, Australia

The past week has proven to Glenn Dunks that America, for all its faults, is on the right path. Australia, he's sad to say, is lagging behind and will continue while it

July 15, 2013

An Australian in New York