February 2010

A Day at Byron Bay

8 February 2010 Australia's Places

As you may recall from last week, we decided to escape to the beach for a while just so we could get away from the whirling swirling wind tunnel known as our bedrooms. Where we live in Brisbane may not be on the beach, but for some time we have been grateful to live in [...]

A Bad, Bad, Bad Day in Australia.

5 February 2010 Australia's Bad Things

Even in Australia, Bad Luck Comes in Threes You can live in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, (we certainly think we do) but sometimes it doesn’t matter where you live. The forces, whatever they are, can always combine to “bite you”. Bad stuff happens! We recently had a bad, bad, bad [...]

Moving to Australia: What You Must Know About Bringing the Children.

3 February 2010 Moving To Australia

What crosses your mind when you think about the Hague Convention? Is it… a) the sequel to the Geneva Convention? b) a collection of men in grey suits meeting to talk about legal stuff in a place called The Hague? c) an international law you should seriously consider before moving to Australia with your children? [...]

Australia versus the UK: Sin.

1 February 2010 Australia vs UK

It’s better than that! It’s Australia versus the rest of the world. This article hit the news the other day here in Australia and probably where you are too, and it has been met with hoots of derision. Apparently, the BBC has a science and technology magazine and in the latest edition they have announced [...]