snoop1130 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 An Australian world traveller by Bea Toews For three weeks while in Alamos Mexico, I wore my friend’s hat. I loved that hat and I know she would have given it to me except that it was a souvenir from her best friend from Seattle. I wore that hat to lunch, to the beach and on walks. It was light, versatile and comfortable with an adjustable rim. It was, perhaps, a little too cream to hide the dirt! The name of the hat was The Victorian Petit. It was made by the Wallaroo Hat Company. I was convinced that the hat was made in Australia (I’m from Victoria, Australia and a Wallaroo is an Australian marsupial that is half way between a wallaby and a kangaroo.) When I returned to Australia, I looked up the company website. I found the hat, and I ordered two. (I really, really, liked the hat!). Imagine my horror when I found that the company was based in Boulder, Colorado, that the prices were in US dollars and that they did not ship to Australia. Crestfallen, I sent a sad email to the company and asked if they would make an exception to their not shipping to Australia. I said: “… your checkout cart indicates that you do not ship to Australia. I was so excited: one camel and one black and all my traveling hat problems would have been over. No chance of sending them out here? Where the name originates from? “ Full Story: https://expatlifeinthailand.com/travel-and-leisure/an-australian-world-traveller/ -- © Copyright Expat Life in Thailand 2020-09-16 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Katipo Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I've bought a hat before too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Can't you just get a baseball cap like everyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybuz Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 58 minutes ago, klauskunkel said: Can't you just get a baseball cap like everyone else? sacrilege,cricket my son. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I'm a big fan of the Akubra, but haven't felt the need to wear a hat with all the hair on my head yet. https://www.australiangear.com/mens/outback/akubra-hats.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy one Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Get a beanie with your teams logo on it, all done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 35 minutes ago, heybuz said: sacrilege,cricket my son. Daddy?!? Is that you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolchuga Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Akubras are OK, but nuthin' beats a made in the US of A Stetson!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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