Where are you now?

I get asked that a lot by folks back home. Sometimes I have to stop and think!

This week, I'm at home in Sydney glued to the tube for the Winter Olympics. I toured the Whistler Ski Village two years ago, and was supposed to be living and working there during the excitement, but alas I'm full with work in OZ.

My downunder deetours since I wrote last include the sunny-state-of-mind Gold Coast Australia, arid Adelaide and SA Wine Country, and lagoon-surrounded New Caledonia.

For R&R, I have trips planned to Melbourne for the Food & Wine Festival and a visit with my cat Harley in Kaye's care, and to my beloved Tasmania. After that, it's a return to USA.

If you miss me back in North America, make your reservations now for my return. California, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Vanouver, in the quiet aftermath of the exciting games. I'm at the Pride House in spirit.

Dee Farrell currently lives and works in Australia, Canada and the US, as the weather suits.

New Projects: Marketing Representation in North America

With a growing list of clients in Australia and America, from adventure tours to website content projects, I've decided to expand the list of services available through my CopyWriting Cafe to include Marketing Representation and Destination Marketing.

What does that mean? I am helping Southern Hemisphere tourism operators expand their target marketing in North America - from Canada to Costa Rica. I currently live in the middle in Oregon, but have laptop will travel.

I'll be in Las Vegas for a travel convention, followed by an on-site visit to new clients in Costa Rica, then back to Vancouver for more marketing communications seminars presented by Community Marketing, Inc.


PS I just had an exciting meeting with like-minded wine travel buffs. I hope to add them to my list of upcoming projects, including exciting adventure wine tour in Oregon and a wine bloggers confab in California. En vino veritas!

Stars N Stripes

I decided to spend some time with my fellow American, Vicki, before departing Hobart, and her house is full of red, white & blue things from her recent trip back to US soil. Stars n Stripes are prolific in her and Robert's Old Beach home because she's the US VP of the Australian American Association. I have attended AAA events on and off during my 1600 days downunder, making most holidays a food and fun-filled event with fellow Yankees.

I make no bones that I don't want to return to the USA before political and economic conditions change, but am going to give it a look over, at least Oregon which, in my mind and memory, is much like Tassie. Few people, a live and let live attitude, lots of trees to hug and the national seashore just a few short hours from the Rose City of Portland.
I'm going to look at work/study/play options in Oregon and see if it's for me.


Besides the vineyards at 42 degrees north, I will endeavor to find and explore some intentional communities on the land in southern Oregon, which I think will be similar to the eco villages and elder communities I visited in NZ.

Deetouring downunder may be over, but I still have a lot of dee-tours left on my journey. Hello Oregon. Bye (for now) Australia!