ENJOYING THE SILENCE I asked for it myself: I bought a 'superpass' giving us access to SeaWorld, MovieWorld and Wet'n'Wild Water World so of course we had to see and experience it all. But I must admit: after riding the Batman space ship and the Scooby doo roller coaster, racing against the boys in water slides, meeting Spongebob Square Pants, seeing dolphins dancing, and browsing various souvenir shops where the boys were looking for something to waste th...

PARTY ROCK IS IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT April 1st was a day of many emotions for us: we felt sad to say goodbye to the dream life that we have been living in 'our' river front house for the last 11 weeks. But we also felt very excited about our upcoming trip in the gigantic camper we had rented as our home for the next 2 weeks. The boys were like a bag full of butterflies as Bryan arrived with the camper. Once ready to go, it was with two boys singing "Party r...

THE BEST OF NOOSA BEFORE HEADING FOR NEW ADVENTURES The end of our stay in our Australian Paradise is approaching fast (April 1st). Therefore we are busy re-doing all the things we love the most about this place. One thing on the must-do-again-list was lunch and cocktail happy hour today at our favorite beach cafe with our good friends Naomi and Mickey. Other plans in our busy schedule are family barbecue at Gympie Terrace, a walk around the expensive river...

EVERYBODY LOVES STEVE Very shortly after our arrival in Australia, we were introduced to an icon in the Australian culture that seems to be a major source of pride to the Australians: the legendary Steve Irwin. Not many days after starting school, the boys were already talking about Steve as though they knew him in person. They knew all about Steve and his dangerous encounters with even more dangerous animals. So who is Steve Irwin? Steve Irwin is the real ...

AUTUMN JUST THE WAY I LIKE IT March 1st, the sun was shining brightly, degrees just around 27 and a light breeze. Therefore, I was a little surprised when the yoga instructor pointed out that it was the first day of autumn. But when I take a closer look, there are a few signs of autumn: - Night temperatures are down to 20 degrees, very comfortable for sleeping - Day temperatures stay below 30 and yet above 25 - The UV index has decreased from "extreme" to...