One of the things on my not-bucket list in the year of turning 50, was to visit my brother in Singapore. He’s currently living there on an 18 month-ish break from his usual UK abode – it seemed like an opportunity to catch up with him for much less fuss and cost than a…
A beautiful clear lake, gorgeous mountain scenery, wide open vistas and a kick-ass organic raspberry soda. These were the highlights of our recent holiday in Jindabyne, in the Snowy Mountains of NSW. It was incredibly hot, most of the country was suffering a heat wave that week and the mountains were not exempt from that.…
I must say, a 12 day blogging challenge is much easier than a 30 day one….. Today is the end of #blog12daysxmas and also, co-incidentally the end of Part One of My Summer Break. I go back to work tomorrow for a week, then get to have another holiday before settling back into the 2014…
On the eleventh day of Christmas I started to get organised for our holiday in Jindabyne in a week’s time. I go back to work for a week on Monday, then we head off over the weekend for some time away. Today I started collecting tourist information, storing web pages in Evernote and marking them…
Hmmm, what shall I do today? I am fortunate enough to be working at a university library and as the entire University shuts down for 2 weeks over Christmas we have this enforced holiday every year, from a few days before Christmas until the day after New Year. It costs us a few days leave,…
I’m inspired by Bookgrrl’s ‘7 things’ lists over the past week – I’ll probably stick to just one list, just today. I’m still learning to crochet, I’m not patient with crafts and if I’m struggling to get it right I tend to put it away for months at a time. Anyway, I’ve got out the…
This being the NSW school holidays I took a week off to hang out with Mr15. We packed the car, added a school friend of his, put 3 bikes on the back and headed out on a road trip. First stop was a mountain bike track at Yellowmundee Regional Park near Springwood in the lower…
This weekend we headed up to the Blue Mountains for a few hours getaway. We didn’t leave until Saturday morning and were home just after lunch on Sunday so it might not really qualify as a weekend away – but we managed to pack lots in regardless. First up was a visit to the Norman…
For as long as I can remember, the telecommunications towers on the top of Mount Yarrahappini have been an indicator that we were ‘nearly there’. I camp with my own family at Scott’s Head on the NSW mid north coast each year but long before that, my parents had a holiday house in the nearby…
I’ve been coming to the same camping spot for 13 years – this year is our 14th trip to the NSW mid north coast for 2 weeks in January. This year is different, as two of my three kids have stayed behind. Normally we have friends of kids as well, so it is very quiet…
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