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Te Araroa Preparation
After getting to Great Nanna’s house, one of the first things we did was go open all the mail that we’d been getting sent to her house. This is all the stuff that…
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Alice Springs to Melbourne
After a six-week placement at the Alice Springs Hospital, mum has finally finished her nursing degree!!!!!!!! We picked her up from the hospital right after she’d finished her very last shift and started…
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We’ve Just Booked in Walking 3000 km across New Zealand
In November I’m flying out of Australia and into Auckland with the rest of my family. We’re going to New Zealand to hike (or to use the kiwi term, tramp) the Te Araroa.…
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The Henley-on-Todd Regatta
Or should I just say the Henley-on-Todd parade? The Henley-on-Todd Regatta is the only dry river regatta in the world and is the only regatta ever cancelled because of wet weather. The funniest…
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2075 km Through the Outback
Mum got a nursing placement in Alice Springs. So we drove from Townsville to Alice. She said it wasn’t far, only 2075 km (1290 miles). She’s not the one squished in the back…
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Crocodile!
Holli and Asha came sprinting back to the van after going for a run along the river and told us that they’d seen a Crocodile! We got the bikes out and rode the…
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My Greek Ancestry
Look what I found at nanna’s house! Heaps of really, really old photos of my ancestors and relatives from when they were in Greece. I have always been a bit of a family…
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Back in Australia!
After 8 Months and 3 days we’re back in Australia Okay, this post is slightly late. We have been back for what, two months? But, no need to worry about such little details.…
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Swimming, Coughing and Fever, Our Time in Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is the fourth largest city in Malaysia and the capital of the state Johor. It is just over the bridge from Singapore, and by extension, the Singapore Airport. It a logical…
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Berlin for Three Nights
I like Berlin, It’s my favourite city so far. This wasn’t our first time here. We flew into Berlin from Australia last September, when we first came to Europe. We stayed at a…
