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Travel Bug Junior

Melbourne to Sydney
One thing this trip has certainly given me, is an appreciation of the sheer vastness of Australia. We drove from Melbourne to Street via...


Adelaide to Melbourne - Vineyards and the Great Ocean Road
The main draw to visit Adelaide for us (surprise surprise!) was the Barossa Valley, the home if some of the best shiraz in the world. The...


Christmas in Melbourne
Christmas is cold. That’s just how it is supposed to be. But what do we have here? 35°C heat? What?!??! It's just wrong!!! We arrived in...


New Zealand - the verdict
Do it! Yes it's a long flight and yes there is a serious amount of jet lag but I promise use you it's worth it once you are here. We have...


Queenstown
Queenstown’s adrenaline junkie image preceeds it and certainly the majority of its visitors appear to be young 18-30 something...


Weeping mountains and the Sound of thunder
“Lights flashed and a dragon’s roar filled the air. Hail thundered on the roof and the raging wind shook them. Water crashed down from...


Wanaka and Central Otago Wine Country
If New Zealand were nearer to Europe I would be moving to Wanaka to tomorrow. It is simply beautiful. An aquamarine lake surrounded by...


Abel Tasman National Park
As we sat on a speed boat taxi today, I was trying to decide whether we were good parents or bad parents. There were 3 babies on the...


Glaciers and Hiking
We had an extremely wet and blustery full day drive from Abel Tasman. The west coast is notoriously wet but we were rewarded with...


Across the Cook Straight
Wellington is windy! It's location surrounded by water makes it a beautiful city though and the view from Mount Victoria is spectacular,...


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