I can't explain this, but although I'm a real anti-fan of war, I'm a big fan of Anzac Day. But of course, most of the world has no idea what Anzac Day is. A lot of people visiting Australia come across Anzac biscuits (I once posted an Anzac biscuit recipe) and I'll always remember telling my English …
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Getting in quarantine trouble at Australian passport control
Tidying up my little boy's room this morning, I remembered a travel story I'd been meaning to tell. See this elephant? He nearly caused me a whole lot of trouble. Let me explain ...We'd just returned from Germany to Australia and thought we would be breezing through immigration and customs and …
Around Australia in a van: Barossa Valley, wine and our van
Our first significant interstate stop on our journey around Australia was in the Barossa Valley. Back then, it was the most famous wine-growing region we knew - these days, our own Margaret River region gives it a great run for its money. Given that my parents are rather fond of a drop of good wine …