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Hard to tell, but I did live in Perth for 20 years before I started the nomadic adventure that took me away for more than 8 years. But now I’m back, with my kids who were born and grew up [...]

In 2017 after my separation I spent 10 months in Australia. It was the longest I had ever been in one country since… I can’t remember when. Fast forward to 2020. I had a beautiful [...]

After 8 years away from home, I’m back. Just in time for a pandemic. There are many things to do in Perth with kids when your wallet is wide open. It’s no secret the city is pretty pricey. [...]

My mum was born in the Netherlands and so I grew up with a splattering of Dutch influence. Every Christmas my Oma (grandmother) made croquettes. To this day she still does and she is nearly 90 [...]

You know I love food, so it’s with great excitement I have been writing all my “Top Things To Eat In…” posts and bringing them out when people need it most. Trapped in [...]

I first fell for Turkish food on my visit to Turkey in 2014. But having dated a Turk for 3 years now I have fallen even harder. Nothing prepared me for the attachment I developed for Turkish food [...]

During a road trip along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, we spotted so many cute Australian animals on road signs, it became a game to photograph them all. Australia truly is blessed with wildlife [...]

I recently wrote a post about 9 of Australia’s cutest animals and if you could eat them. Turns out there are some hefty fines, for that kind of meat, although some were sold in the local [...]

With news all over the world suggesting no international travel for the next 12 months, I can only imagine what everyone is thinking. “When this is over I am out of here!” “I [...]

Before nomadic travel, I use to make permanent decisions regularly. In 2005 I built a house. In 2007 I quit my job. In 2008 I bought a family car after deciding to have children. And in 2010 I [...]