When you have family in Australia and you live overseas, it can be challenging knowing what online gifts to buy them for Christmas, birthdays, Easter and special occasions. I usually suggest experience gifts, gift cards and online gift vouchers in Australia (you can... Read More
What are the most annoying pests when you’re living in Australia? You might be surprised to hear it’s not spiders. It’s not even snakes. It might surprise you that it is actually MOSQUITOES! Mosquitoes are a pain! I count myself very lucky that they... Read More
I absolutely love spending Christmas in Australia! It’s hot and sunny, you get to create some fun new Australian Christmas traditions and you get to eat different Christmas food in Australia! The important thing to remember is that an Australian Christmas is... Read More
If you have friends or family living in Australia, the chances are you might need to send gifts to Australia sometimes for Christmas, Easter, birthdays, weddings and other special occasions. Or if you’re the one who has moved to Australia from another country,... Read More
Father’s Day in Australia is on a different date to Father’s Day in the UK. It totally throws me every year – even after eight years of living in Australia! It means that I often (almost) forget to send gifts to our dads in England in June as there... Read More
When we told people we were moving to Australia, most of them commented on the dangerous animals and wildlife like the venomous snakes, dangerous spiders and the shark attacks. So many people told us they absolutely couldn’t consider living in Australia because... Read More
I admit it: I’m a Christmas-a-holic. I can’t get enough of the festive season. I love the Christmas tree, the Christmas lights, I love wearing an ugly Christmas sweater (or an ugly Christmas rash vest for beach days because I live in Australia!) and more... Read More
How is it the end of March already?! That can only mean one thing: Easter time is coming and it’s time to start thinking about Easter hampers and Easter gift delivery. Don’t leave it too late to begin thinking about gift hampers – if you’re... Read More
Get yourself ready for the summer season in Australia by investing in the best beach wagon! If you love going to the beach as much as I do, and you take as much stuff to the beach as the guy in this photo, this guide to folding beach wagons and pull along beach carts... Read More
So many people who are planning their move to Australia ask me about Australian bugs, spiders and snakes! I know lots of people who say they could never move to Australia because of all of the insects in Australia and the dangerous wildlife here. I admit, there are... Read More
I moved to Queensland from the UK and learning to deal with the extremely fierce weather in Australia has been a big learning curve. Skin cancer rates are high in Australia and protecting your skin from the sun is something everyone needs to take seriously when you... Read More
This post about the best beach shelter Australia has been updated! My favourite thing about living in Australia is being able to spend time on the beach with my family. The sun in Australia is fierce though, so you need to be prepared with your own beach tent, beach... Read More
OK, OK…for someone who is obsessed with spending time at the beach and loves finding cool new beach accessories, I know I’m sooo late to the CoolCabana party! I’m excited to be able to share my CoolCabana review with you now – better late than... Read More
There are so many exciting opportunities for hobbies in Australia. I love that living in a new country means you get to embrace the Australian culture and consider different types of hobbies to those that were available to you in your home country. Trying out a new... Read More
There are loads of Australian traditions that we’ve embraced since moving to Australia. Some of these Aussie traditions are big, some are small but they all form an important part of the Australian culture! You may assume Australia is going to be like the UK or... Read More
I have posts about buying online gift vouchers for people in Australia and sending gift hampers to Australia, but this month I’ve been contacted by two different asking ‘how can I send flowers to Australia from the UK?’ With Christmas coming up, I... Read More
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I absolutely love spending Christmas in Australia! It’s hot and sunny, you get to create some fun new Australian Christmas traditions and you get to eat different Christmas food in Australia! The important thing to remember is that an Australian Christmas is... Read More
