How does Christmas make you feel?

Christmas is fast approaching and it is beginning to sink in that I am going to be having my first ever Christmas without my family and with Iain (I don't think I've ever seen him on Christmas day itself!).

Why doesn’t Australia celebrate Halloween!?

It was a shock to the system when Halloween came around and it wasn’t -1 in the evening (imagine?!). Being brought up in Scotland you learnt to get on with it rather than to change your costume because of the weather. There has been many a Halloween night I have literally frozen but it’s okay because it’s Halloween and everyone’s the same.

The most beautiful and peaceful place in Australia, Seal rocks

Seal rocks were recommended to us from Iain’s family as it is a good surf spot, (neither of us can surf) but, the drive-through from Forster to Seal rocks is beautifully located as there is a lake on one side and the sea on the other.

Eat street markets – Brisbane

We went to Brisbane’s Eat street market, which was the most amazing food market I think I have ever been too. On the outside it looked like large pieces of Lego, built up of brightly painted shipping containers, inside it was a lot more open and the containers made up the walls with an open roof. (My first thought was what do they do if it rains? But it’s Australia and it apparently doesn’t rain an awful lot).