Adelaide heat wave
We're in Adelaide, the closest thing to a hometown, where my family lives. I haven't lived here for nearly 30 years but I know the streets, they are familiar, I…
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13 March, 2024
Sinny (Sydney)
Sinny is Strine for Sydney (Sinny is the Australian pronounciation of Sydney), capital of the state of New South Wales, and the site of the first British colony in Australia.…
28 February, 2024
Newcastle
In 1974 we moved to Newcastle from Perth, from the very west coast to the very east coast of Australia. All our stuff was put in a container and shipped…
26 February, 2024
Morning in Narara
It's early morning in the Narara Eco Village and we've just had breakfast listening to the chiming Bell Birds, the warbling Magpies, and all the other strange and amazing sounds…
24 February, 2024
Wonderful Fleurieu Peninsula
The Fleurieu Peninsula south of Adelaide is an area of rolling hills, clusters of gum trees, and steep cliffs leading in to a clear, turquoise ocean. It's a part of…
16 March, 2022
Back in Adelaide
Finally Australia opens up and making it possible to visit without having to spend two weeks in quarantine! Had to come super prepared with proof of vaccinations, PCR tests (before…
10 March, 2022
A day on Wadjemup
Wadjemup, or Rottnest Island as the Europeans have named it, is a 30 minute trip by fast ferry from Fremantle. It is a true paradise on earth and worth every…
9 January, 2019
Hello Perth!
Arrived in Perth at around 3 pm Friday the 4th of January, picked up another rental car, this time, after a free upgrade, a large, comfortable SUV, and headed to…
6 January, 2019
Goodbye Adelaide!
After 2 weeks in Adelaide it is time to move on. Friday the 4th of January at 2:10 pm we board a Fokker 100 for the 3 and a half…
4 January, 2019
Happy New Year!!!
The last hours of the last day of 2018 was spent in Normanville on the Fleurieu Peninsula south of Adelaide. "The farm" is down here, out on Hay Flat Road.…
1 January, 2019
Australia 27 December
Not counting the days anymore. Feels like times goes too quickly if you count the days. Make the days count ;-) The meteorologists predicted a scorcher with temperatures in the…
27 December, 2018
Australia day 11
Day 10 was Christmas Eve, our day of Christmas celebration with julbord and snaps. A bit strange when it's 34°C in the shade outside. Before the julbord we drove to…
25 December, 2018
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