Alex and I were fortunate to live near the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance when we lived in Melbourne 8 years ago. On the 25th of April, 8 years ago, we attended the dawn ANZAC day ceremony. The ceremony begins at 6am, but we recommend getting there at around 5:45am. This is an amazing ceremony dedicated…
We’ve had a busy week in Melbourne catching up with family, friends and the sun (coming from Ireland). We’ve also been doing our best to dodge outrageous drink prices as the average price of a decent pint in Melbourne is around 8 euros ($10 US). The Aussie dollar is very strong at the moment given…
Given that we live in cold and dreary Ireland, we often reminisce about relaxing in Thailand, like we did many moons ago, or gallivanting around Vietnam for a couple weeks. But given that Bell and I have been residing in Europe for 5 years now, and we are American and Australian respectively, we’ve been too caught up with…
Sydney is a gorgeous city for sightseeing, eating, drinking and relaxing on picturesque beaches. It’s also one of the most beautiful cities in the world to fly in and out of, as the airport is very close to downtown. Here are photos of Sydney from the air. I snapped these photos during our previous…
Ballarat is located just over an hours drive from Melbourne, Australia. It is also the town I grew up in. When Alex and I were visiting Australia we decided to spend an afternoon hanging with Aussie animals at the Ballarat Wildlife Park. Here is what you can expect from a visit! Arrival at Ballarat Wildlife…
