Month: June 2015
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Hooroo OZ – It’s been a blast!
Read more: Hooroo OZ – It’s been a blast!From the warm and wonderful Cairns, we flew back to Sydney for a couple of days before our next international flight. We explored “The Rocks” with a fun and free night tour that gave us insight into the way life was back when Australia was an early convict nation. The girls also read a great…
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Our Adventures in the Underwater World
Read more: Our Adventures in the Underwater World6:30 AM: BEEP BEEP BEEP! Time to get up to go to the reef! Yay! We were going to another Natural Wonder of the World! The Great Barrier Reef in Cairns, Australia. The boat was a close walk away from our apartment and the walk along the Esplanade was stunning… We just had to watch…
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We’re Reef Experts Now!
Read more: We’re Reef Experts Now!After learning about Ned Kelly and baking with our family, we left Melbourne and flew up North to sunny Cairns! It was warm with beautiful beaches and lots of activities happening all over the place. It is a really great place for relaxing and working on your tan. 🙂 But the main thing to see in…
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Australian Robin Hood?
Read more: Australian Robin Hood?How do you become a folk hero by robbing banks? Let’s check out the interesting story of notorious Ned Kelly. During the mid-1800’s Australia had its own version of the “Wild West”, particularly during the time of the gold rush. While the majority of people were either trying to scrape out a living as farmers in…
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A Slice of Heaven
Read more: A Slice of HeavenWhile in Melbourne, we had a chance to have a cooking class with chef extraordinaire Teta Maria Damchev. We baked Apple Slice which is a Hungarian dish, but since Melbourne is a cosmopolitan city, we are counting this as one of our Australian recipes. 🙂 Apple/apricot filling 5-6 sliced apricots 5-6 Granny Smith apples, grated…