Australia

Australia

Cuddly Cairns

So we find ourselves back near the equator, in tropical jungle, with all the humidity and heat, the rain and the baking sunshine. Its three hours of flying from Sydney to Cairns, though they’re both on the east coast, which goes some way to show just how big the country, nay the continent, of Australia &hellip Continue reading »

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Bats, boats and bangs

What a welcome to Sydney. It’s always nice to know your arrival is acknowledged and Sydney pulled out all the stops. Forget the gorgeous heat and unbroken sunshine, forget the easy transition through customs and immigration where only the kids got questioned about what we were carrying (good ploy!) and we were waved through all &hellip Continue reading »

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