New Year’s Eve In Manly: Fireworks, Harbour Views And A Very Different Year To Hungary
New Year’s Eve in Manly felt surreal from the start. This time last year, we had been in Hungary, wrapped up in…
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Sydney Arrival: A New Chapter in Manly
After saying goodbye to Brisbane, we landed in Sydney on 29th December, with that strange mixture of excitement and tiredness that comes…
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Farewell Brisbane, Hello Sydney
On 29th December, it was time to say goodbye to Brisbane. After a Christmas full of pool swims, roast dinner, Dreamworld, Christmas…
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Dreamworld With Kids: Little Rides, Big Grins And A LEGO Finale
The day after Boxing Day became our big theme park day. On 27th December, we headed down to Dreamworld on the Gold…
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Christmas Day In Brisbane: Presents, Pool And A Proper Aussie Christmas Swim
Christmas morning started exactly how Christmas morning should start: far too early, with excited children and wrapping paper everywhere. The girls came…
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🌲 Christmas Eve, The Great Light Hunt
Christmas Eve finished with one of the best bits of the whole Australian Christmas build-up: the traditional light drive. We followed a…
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Westfield North Lakes and a last-minute Santa surprise
Today was Christmas shopping, part two at Westfield North Lakes. With the big Brisbane Westfield done the day before, this one felt…
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Today was a slow, sunny Brisbane day
I am very grateful for a pool. We are incredibly lucky to have a house with a pool for Christmas, so while…
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Gingerbread, Aussie Jingle Bells And Carols At The Races 🎄
Today felt like Christmas had properly arrived in Brisbane. We started the morning in full sugar-fuelled chaos, building a gingerbread house at…
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