I've always loved Christmas, and have very fond memories of leaving out a can of beer and a couple of carrots on Christmas Eve, ready for Santa and his reindeer to stop by and fill my sack with exciting gifts. (Curiously, although the beer can was always empty the next morning, the carrots were …
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Cruisin’ 4 a Cure: A unique way to drive around Australia
Meet Ness - a very cool traveller who, under the mantra "One girl, one year, one motor home, $1m target", is currently driving around Australia raising money for the Cancer Council to use in funding research grants aimed at finding cancer treatments. Ness has survived two battles with Hodgkin's …
8 reasons I love Rottnest: Perth’s best nearcation
I'm taking part in The Lost Backpack's Blog Carnival today, and it's all about Nearcations - a holiday which doesn't take you too far from home, but still feels like a great getaway. Regular readers will know that I have raved about Rottnest Island a time or two before, and no wonder because it fits …