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When I arrived in Melbourne after 5 years of nomadic travel it was with 2 suitcases. Somehow in 3 years, I had accumulated so much more and moving back to Perth ended up being a huge undertaking. [...]

I expected live music, country songs, honky-tonks, and bars. I expected to lose my bra in a saloon, only to find a pair of cowboy boots on the side of the street. I expected a city playground for [...]

Oh, how I love Christmas! I love family and friends, being stuffed with food, and presents. Who doesn’t love presents? But sometimes Christmas can be overwhelming. Sometimes there is just so much [...]

Every month I use my 20 years of travel experience to write for aggregator giant, Travelocity. They call us the Gnational Gnomads. These are excerpts of those stories. This is not the full [...]

Lapland is THE destination for the ultimate family Christmas. During our 5 years of nomadic travel Rovaniemi, Finland was the most northern point of our travels. Most people coming for a Lapland [...]

The kids and I have celebrated Christmas in Australia, the South Pacific, New York, London, and Bethlehem. What could possibly top any of those Christmas destinations? The whispers are getting [...]

When I asked my kids where they wanted to go after finally being released from the airport watch list, Baaaallllliiiiiiiiii was the long drawn out one-word answer. But as it was my 18th visit to [...]

It’s not the first time I saw the look of shock on someone’s face when I mention the kid’s and I love driving in Bali. I have been asked many times why I chose to drive in Bali? [...]

The first article 10 Lies Divorced Mums Tell Themselves struck chords in women far and wide. And I realised after I wrote it that the lies didn’t stop there. Us, mums, also tell ourselves lies [...]

If there is one thing I can’t stand about flying, it’s the noise. Several times I have forgotten my headphones and bought cheap ones to just block out the noise. Big mistake. I know [...]