CANBERRA: DRINKS & NIBBLES AT THE REALM 11 January 2013 in Australia, Canberra, Family, FOOD, Food reviews, Food reviews - Australia, HOLIDAYS

We had a really lovely dinner date whilst in Canberra. It was a double date with Chris’ sister and her husband – the ones that got married earlier this year. And come to think of it, we’ve actually never been on a double date with...

CANBERRA: CHOO CHOO TRAIN!! 10 January 2013 in Australia, Canberra, Christmas, Family, HOLIDAYS, Living in... Australia

Hunter is MAD about trains. No secret there. If you’re into trains too.. you’ll probably like this blog entry. If you’re not (like me), you’ll find it dead boring, like I did when I was experiencing it all 😉 So the good thing about...

WE’RE OFF TO AUSTRALIA FOR CHRISTMAS! 23 December 2012 in Australia, Canberra, HOLIDAYS

Our lil family of four are heading off to Australia today to celebrate Christmas! We are travelling, yet again, with “2 under 2” kids…. gulp. Here’s hoping they behave on the flights and during the holiday. We’ll be in Canberra, to be exact, where Chris’...

MY SHOPPING IN AUSTRALIA 30 May 2012 in Australia, FASHION, HOLIDAYS, Jewellery, Lanvin, Loewe, Marc Jacobs, Mimco, Peter Alexander

I actually didn’t do much shopping in Australia during our trip. I know, unbelievable!! It was mainly because the cost of the flight itself blew a HUGE hole in our budget (flights to/from Australia are prohibitively high), so I wasn’t really in the mood to...

TARONGA ZOO 29 May 2012 in Australia, HOLIDAYS, Living in... Australia

I hadn’t been to Sydney’s famous Taronga Zoo in…. decades, I think? So far back that I can’t really remember the trip at all. All I remember was that it was situated on the side of a hill and offered pretty breathtaking views of the water...