Our first proper day out as residents was Sydney Zoo.
It was an easy family day and exactly the sort of thing we needed at that point. Not a huge mission, not…
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Oceania
Home base and beyond — road-tripping Australia and the Pacific with kids who know their way round a service station.
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Oceania Adventures
The End Of Our World Travels
The visa was granted quickly. Almost absurdly quickly. After all the talking, wondering, second-guessing and half-planning, the application itself moved faster than…
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Deciding to Apply for the Visa
Around this time, the Australia idea started to become more serious. On New Year’s Eve, what we were doing had still been…
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Australia Day
We spent Australia Day with family down by the water. Australia Day is held on 26 January each year. Officially, it is…
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Dotty’s Birthday in Freshwater: Pool, Family and Australian Summer
Dotty’s birthday landed while we were staying in Freshwater, in an Airbnb with a pool that we had rented for nearly four…
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Freshwater for Four Weeks
After the house sit near Warringah Mall, we rented an Airbnb in Freshwater for nearly four weeks. It was a great spot.…
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Night in the Blue Mountains
After sorting the car, we booked an Airbnb in the Blue Mountains for a night and took the new Captiva on its…
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Buying a Car Instead of Renting One
While we were staying near Warringah Mall, we started looking at renting another car. The MG hire car we had was easily…
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A Summer Club Day at Narrabeen Lagoon
While we were staying on the Northern Beaches, Georgia joined a summer club at Narrabeen. It was exactly the sort of thing…
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A Family Day in Sydney: Darling Harbour, Playgrounds and the Opera House
We headed into Sydney for a proper city day. We were staying on the Northern Beaches at the time, so going into…
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Housesitting A Handy Sydney Base With a Dog
We stayed for two weeks in a TrustedHousesitters place near Warringah Mall, looking after a lovely husky. We had used TrustedHousesitters a…
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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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