Some impressions...

budapest,
originally uploaded by bernd ploderer.

from my holidays at home in Austria and in Hungary are on Flickr. It was cold, but it was great to come home after 10 months and to spend time with family and friends, and it felt like as if I had just left a week ago.

my new home

my new home,
originally uploaded by bernd ploderer.

I moved to a new place in Brunswick East this weekend. It's is a little bit further away from uni and the city, but more affordable and definitely more sociable: Now I share a house with 2 volleyballers, Eric & Jared. The first evening (and also Australia Day) was celebrated with a BBQ! I like it here, and we've got space for visitors to stay if you come to down under :)

subpersonic xmas tour 2007 / 2008

fake plastic tree,
originally uploaded by bernd ploderer.

This is announcement of the official tour locations for the subpersonic Xmas tour through Austria & Hungary from 22 Dec 2007 to 14 Jan 2008: Auersbach, Feldbach, Budapest, Salzburg & Graz.

Hope to see you all soon & have a Merry Xmas!

Surf fever

Surfing at Torquay with Romain et al.,
originally uploaded by bernd ploderer.

Looking forward to going home for Xmas, but before that I had to try surfing. Last Saturday a group of French, Germans, Austrians and locals went to Torquay and tried to learn surfing. Very challenging, but we had a great teacher. So I had a few stands already after a few hours (but still terrible technique and posture)
On Sunday we got up at 6am (can you believe that, me getting up at that time? voluntarily! ;-) The waves were small and clear, perfect for me to get a bit better.
Had a great weekend and still thinking of the waves. Definitely to be continued...

back from adelaide & kangaroo island

I spent a fabulous week in Adelaide & Kangaroo Island. The video (sorry, 38 MB!) shows my first attempt to use a snowboard on sand in the sand dunes of Little Sahara on Kangaroo Island - have fun and leave a comment if you like it :)
I also posted some photos on photos.subpersonic.net
More details to follow face-to-face. Btw: I will be in Austria from the 21st Dec. to 14 Jan. I think, looking forward to going home & cu all again

Trip to the Grampians National Park

panorama at the Jaws of Death,
originally uploaded by bernd ploderer.

Just a quick blog entry: I did a day trip to the Grampians National Park last Sunday. The weather was fantastic, and it felt good to get out of town, and to be surrounded by nature and mountains. (I put a few more pictures on flickr)

beachvolleyball rocks!

panorama manly beach,
originally uploaded by bernd ploderer.

Spent a lot of time during the last weekends at diverse beaches in melbourne and found my love to beach volleyball again (maybe because my performance in indoor volleyball is really bad at the moment, maybe it is the sun and the fantastic weather, maybe it is the nice and welcoming people at the beach :)