Month: May 2015

  • It’s Time to Pick and Pack!

    It’s Time to Pick and Pack!

    Don’t be shy, put the eye to the sky!  That’s how I like to pick fresh apples at the orchard! We are so lucky to have family in Australia who own fruit orchards.  When we arrived at the Damchev orchard we got straight to picking. Instead of taking a car to the trees, we did it…

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  • Awesome Aussie Animals!

    Awesome Aussie Animals!

    How ya goin’?  Before you read this post, how many native Aussie animals can you name?  We saw some awesome ones and I’m here to share our fantastic experiences! Koalas Koala bears aren’t actually bears, they are marsupials which means they carry their babies around in a pouch. A baby koala is called a joey and stays…

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  • An Aussie Riddle

    An Aussie Riddle

    What do you get when you combine 2 large families with roots from Greece and Macedonia in Australia? A BIG FAT GREEK MASO AUSSIE WEDDING! For those who have followed our trip and blog, many of you know that we like to crash weddings, but this time, we were actually invited!!! My aunt Patsy and…

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  • Two Penguin Paradises!

    Two Penguin Paradises!

    Here is a riddle: I am little, I am blue and white, I have wings but I can’t fly through the air and I have feathers… Who am I? A Little Penguin, that’s right! We were lucky enough to see these beautiful creatures in two places! St. Kilda’s and Philip Island. They were so cute! The…

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  • Our Big Fat Aussie Family! (Part 2)

    Our Big Fat Aussie Family! (Part 2)

    Still introducing the family – it’s a big one! In the previous post, I focused on Baba Ina’s family…today it’s Baba Fotini! Baba Fotini’s husband died in the war, but she still came to Australia and brought up her two children Patsy and BIll. While in Shepparton, we felt very blessed to stay in our…

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