Holiday planning – the new competitive sport
How long does it take you to plan a holiday? Despite my work background as a planner, in my own life I’m the perennial “non-planner”, at least I thought I was until I met Helen …
Camel races, desert races, long lunches and Poddy Dodgers – a festival for everybody
Now that my little rant yesterday is over, it’s time to get back to the business at hand. Planning my next trip away. I can’t believe how fast the time is going. In three weeks …
Underground in the limestone cave
For somebody who gets claustrophobic in the M5 tunnel, I’ve done my fair share of exploring deep, dark places. And not all inside myself! The area between Yass and Wee Jasper has quite a few …
Walking on the bottom of the lake
“Torches!” Doc exclaimed as we were driving down the Hume Highway. “I forgot the torches.” Those of you who follow this blog regularly will know that just about every time we come to the farm …
Jumping out of a plane and other fun things to do on your birthday
The outdoorsy one and I jumped out of a plane last night. From 14,000 feet. In the dark. And it was amazing. We weren’t alone. We each had an experienced parachutist from Skydive the Beach …
Where are the best outback festivals?
Suggestions for our trip have centred mainly around outback festivals, so I’ve done a bit of research.I’ve compiled a list of all the outback festivals I could find for June and July in the areas …