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Australia: Not Just a Pretty Beach!

18 January 2010 Life in Australia
Berries

The Enchanted Forest. There are probably hundreds of pictures scattered around this blog of beautiful beaches, sun, sand, people surfing and swimming and just having loads of fun. But Australia is more than one great big wraparound beach. For example, something like 35 km inland from Surfers Paradise, one of Australia’s most famous beaches, is [...]

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Two Years of Living in Australia: The Official Anniversary.

13 November 2009 Life in Australia
the sea

…..Nearly Yesterday we celebrated two years since we left England. Tomorrow we will celebrate two years of living in Australia. Today, we are on our way to the destination of our second celebration. We decided it would be nice to mark the anniversary by doing something special. But we thought it would be a little [...]

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Oh My Word! I’m Going Camping

25 September 2009 Entertainment Australia
tent

The last time I went camping was at Glastonbury Festival in 1992. But now, 17 years later, I’m chucking a tent in the boot of the car again and I’m off into the wilds to live side by side with nature’s wildest beasts. Err, just like I did at Glastonbury. But this time I’ve got [...]

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Yamba Named Top Town in Australia

25 March 2009 Australia's Places

Yamba Named Top Town in Australia Today, Yamba, according to a survey conducted by Australian Traveller magazine, was named the top town in Australia. If some of you may recall, Yamba was the first stop when we went on our great Australian road trip back in January. I made a couple of posts about it. [...]

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Sunday Lunch in an Australian Pub?

16 February 2009 Entertainment Australia

Australian’s aren’t “big” on pubs, which is a bit surprising. They love their beer. It’s standard practise to buy beer by the carton, 24 cans at a time. None of this woosy four pack stuff. CNBN.com, who had the most up to date information I could find, (September 23, 2008), say the Australians are the [...]

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