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A Day at Byron Bay

by BobinOz on February 8, 2010

in 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 such [...]

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Nothing More Relaxing Than Fish

by BobinOz on June 15, 2009

in Entertainment Australia

Last week I mentioned that it was Queensland’s 150th birthday. To celebrate that, some time back in February the owners of some of the theme parks over at the Gold Coast put together a special deal.
For just $50 per child and $80 per adult they were selling passes which gave unlimited entry to three of [...]

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Wet and Wild and Wet and Weird!

by BobinOz on March 2, 2009

in Australia's Bad Things

On Sunday we decided to have a family day out.  So my wife and I and my son and daughter headed for Wet and Wild, a water park on the Gold Coast.  It’s very rare that all four of us go out together on account of the fact that my son, aged 22, stayed in [...]

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Australia vs England at House Prices

by BobinOz on February 26, 2009

in Australia vs UK

About a month ago the fifth annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey (I must have missed the first four) claimed that Australia has some of the worlds most expensive housing, quoting the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast as being in the top five of the least affordable areas in the world.
I don’t get it!
But, [...]

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