Going down south for the weekend
When you grow up in Perth, it is not unusual to hear people saying that they’re, ‘Going down south for the weekend’. …
Britannia has left the building
It was a sad day on Friday when we took our English exchange student Britannia out to the airport and watched as …
A weekend in Sin City
Last weekend, all the exchange parents took our own girls and their English exchanges to Sydney for them to check out some …
You’ll never never know, if you never never go.
One place every true blue Aussie (and everyone else as well) should visit at least once in their lifetime is the Top …
Four seasons in one day
If there’s one thing you can say for certain about Melbourne and its surrounding area, it’s that the weather keeps you on your toes. …
To the lighthouse
After soaking for a couple of hours in hot water, we were suitably chilled-out, so we thought we’d just un-do all that …
Up to our necks in hot water (again)
Longtime readers of this blog will know I love a bit of hot water (or hot toxic waste mud). As far as …
One Super Supreme Melbourne with the lot
Hosting a young international visitor is an interesting process. You get an opportunity to see your own day-to-day lives through new eyes. …
Continuing our climb to the top
In Italy, we ascended the Campanile in Venice, walked on the roof of Milan’s Duomo and climbed the 400-plus steps to the …
Stating the bleeding obvious…
Remember that aquarium of the earlier post? It has what they call an “underwater zoo” attached to it. It was a great, …
