Tag: Australia

  • Our Big Fat Aussie Family – (Part 3)

    Our Big Fat Aussie Family – (Part 3)

    Coming from a big fat Greek family split between Canada and Oz, there are lots of relatives for us to visit, however with limited time we couldn’t meet with everyone. But lucky for us we were able to meet with some cousins of my grandfather. This time, we went to a beautiful town called Point…

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  • GO HAWKS!

    GO HAWKS!

    Imagine a game with only one rule…there are no rules! That was my perception of Aussie Rules Football – also known as “footie” – until we went to see a game with our cousin Michael while in Melbourne! The league is called the Australian Football League or AFL and its board of governors administers the single rule…

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  • 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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  • 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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