Christmas in Australia is a little bizarre to say the least. The traditions are very much the same. We opened our stockings from farther Christmas, had breakfast, opened our family prezzies had a full turkey lunch and homemade Christmas pudding and mince pies with brandy butter. The only differences were that we spent all day in shorts and t-shirts and ate outside by the pool in 30C heat. It was brilliant having my family over, I think I would have found it very ...

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The next part of our holiday could easily be describes as pure luxury. It involved spending 3 nights on a 10-12 berth houseboat and floating down the Murray River. We picked the boat up from Mannum, a large town along the Murray River. The houseboat was aptly called 'Cloud 9' and it was a piece of heaven. The interior was modern and extremely comfortable with the biggest TV I have ever seen. We quickly made ourselves at home, picking out our rooms and dumping our...

On Saturday I took Mum, Dad and my Bro into Adelaide so they could see the city. First stop was the Central Market. I think it was love at first sight with Mum. She quickly decided she would be broke within no time at all if she lived anywhere near. The range of produce is amazing, with stalls dedicated to just mushroom, nuts, salami and all sorts. Then there are the Asian shops where you can buy anything and everything and it's all such great quality. We were li...