This week we did something really exciting: We received our Australian citizenship certificate at a citizenship ceremony!ย If you’ve read this post about applying for our Australian citizenship, and this follow up post about taking our Australian citizenship... Read More
When we were planning our move to Australia, I read a lot of Australian blogs as research – Australian lifestyle blogs, Australia travel blogs, blogs by people doing the big lap of Australia, Australia parenting blogs, Australia fashion blogs – I trawled... Read More
Trigger warning for those of you with a spider phobia – this post contains images of spiders.ย I run a Facebook group to help families move to Australia, and one subject that often comes up is the wildlife in Australia (and I don’t mean the cute and fluffy... Read More
If you’re leaving for Australia, you’ll probably already be thinking about how you’re going to say goodbye to your friends and family. Our farewell goodbye party was on my mind from the moment we decided we were going to make the move abroad because... Read More
I LOVED planning our first trip to Australia back in 2008. I used to spend hours reading my Australia travel guide books with a notepad. We actually organised our backpacking trip because we had an inkling that we might want to move to Australia or New Zealand so our... Read More
I’ve been quiet on social media, in my Facebook group and on the blog lately. It’s hard to know what to say. Iโm sure you already know this but parts of Australia are on fire right now. There have been fires for weeks and they are likely to carry on... Read More
Itโs that time again to look back over the last year and see what has been accomplished. I think itโs a really valuable thing for all of us to do. It’s too easy to think you haven’t done much, but when you sit down and start thinking, youโll find youโve... Read More
I’ve been asked by quite a few people to write a round up post about the best kids’ travel pillow for long haul flights – you know, the inflatable pillow/inflatable foot rests or convertible suitcases that become airplane toddler beds allowing your... Read More
If you follow my Instagram account, you’ll know how fond I am of having a barbeque in Australia. (Don’t follow me already? Find me here!) We have a Weber gas BBQ at home on our deck and use it all the time. I’m not sponsored by Weberย – we... Read More
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