Australia

If you live in Western Australia it’s guaranteed you’ve visited the Margaret River Region, commonly referred to as “Down South”. During the last few years, we’ve not had too many opportunities to [...]

I can’t rave enough about Cairns. Why had I waited 40 years to visit the far Tropical North Queensland? It had everything you could want in a vacation, climate, resorts, water, fun, and yes, a [...]

When I lived in Melbourne for 3 years this gloomy, big city grew on me.  Sure the weather is unpredictable and can be downright horrid at times, but it’s easy to see why people fall in love with [...]

The Great Barrier Reef is a complex natural system that makes up almost 10% of the coral ecosystem existing in the whole world. Located in the Coral Sea, just off the coast of Queensland in [...]

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 [...]

After 8 years away from home, I’m back. Just in time for a pandemic. There is a lot to do in Perth when your wallet is wide open. It’s no secret the city is pretty pricey. But can you get [...]

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 the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, we passed a number of animal crossing signs. It became quite the game, spotting them all and attempting to photograph them. My [...]

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 [...]

I was born and raised in Australia. I’ve lived in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. And while we have a large influence from Britain and the US on our food, we have managed to come up with some [...]