City Time!
This week’s post comes to you through a hazy fortress of tissues, cold and flu tablets, and daytime naps. Even with no work, and with…
Australia’s Southwest
Before we arrived in Albany, we knew two things about the town. The first was the Adenanthos Albany Woollybush. We’d learnt about this small shrub…
The Crossing
So we did it! We crossed the Nullarbor! Before we started the crossing, unsure of the outcome, we did ask ourselves some questions. What would…
Eyre Peninsula
Eyre Peninsula Holidays are defined by what we decide to see, and following from this, what we decide not to do. Going on a particular…
Gratitude
Last week’s recognition of generosity couldn’t have been more apt as we headed to Peterborough. A small town of less than 2,000 between Adelaide and…
Generosity
In my final role before embarking on this adventure, my boss the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and a Professor of History would regularly talk of the…
Victorian Confessions
As we depart the familiarity of eastern states, and head 30 minutes into the past to Mt Gambier and beyond, it is confession time. Confession…
Goodbye Home and Hello Australia!
We’ve spent months planning our massive adventure. We’ve prepared places to see, where to stay, rough timeframes to maximise the 6 months, how much weight…
Central NSW – hidden gold!
Who knew that all these towns which are typically just dots on the map, occasional topics of dinner party conversations, but more than anything else,…
Campfire Couture
Today being the race that stops a nation, with fashion and fascinators aplenty, it seems only fitting that the focus of this blog is on…