Last weekend we escaped from the big city for a mini-break to the Blue Mountains. We have been wanting to go there since we arrived in Sydney, but have been pre-occupied with finding jobs and doing other city sightseeing stuff that it got put on the back burner. But after 3 months living in Sydney without leaving, we finally did it and it was fantastic. The Blue Mountains are only a 1.5 hour drive from Sydney, so it's easily accessible for a day or weekend trip. ...

We're having a great time living in Sydney, and have done quite a lot in the city since we've been here. There's always something happening. We won't bore you with all the details, but here's a list of the things we've seen and done: Saw the Chinese Warriors exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Bondi Beach - went here on Jeff's birthay! Mirazozo - a giant inflatable coloured tent with different coloured rooms. Walked over the ...

It was really good to be in a city again, and when we arrived in Sydney it felt like we were right in the middle of things again. We dropped our campervan off and made our way to the hotel which was really nice. It was in Paddington, which is quite a trendy area of Sydney and full of boutiques and trendy bars and nice restaurants. We decided to go out exploring, even though the weather wasn't very good, but we had a wander to Hyde Park, Darling Harbour and had a ...

Hello....sorry for the lack of blog recently, we have been so busy and have been meaning to update. You'v e probably all lost interest by now, but here's what we got up to in the Britz campervan. We picked it up in Brisbane, and after a quick video explaining how things work (such as the shower and the potty!), we were on the road. Jeff bravely opted to be the first one to drive it, and soon got the hang of it. It was a huge van, 6.7 metres long, and 2.8 metres ...

Noosa is situated in the Sunshine Coast area of Queensland, a beautiful and very classy area where a lot of Australian families come for their holidays, and where you can do lots of surfing and watersports, and shopping. Jeff had been in touch with family members who emigrated to Australia many years ago, so we decided to look them up whilst we were in their neck of the woods and meet up with them for the first time. We called in on Jim and Helyn, and had a nice ...