Some photos of happy times travelling in Australia. Read more

There are things you do or see while travelling that you don't expect to get a big reaction about from those at home. However, as soon as I hit the road and descended upon the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia and started sharing Instagrams on Facebook and Twitter I read more

If you you were to liken the cities of Melbourne and Sydney as two of Mother Australia's offspring I think it's fair to say that Sydney is the one who did well at school, got a highly paid job and is naturally good at all sports. Melbourne is the more read more

Melbourne grabbed me with it's cool, coffee and culture and held on to my attention the whole time I was staying and exploring there. Though I did have an unusually touristy introduction to the city as on my first day I climbed (in a very fast elevator) the city's tallest read more

A year ago today I blogged about Australia Day on my old blog Bird in the Bush. I referred to its importance because my boyfriend, NewMan is Australian and because a large contingent of Aussies live in Shepherd's Bush. What I didn't realise was that I'd be in Australia for read more