by Lizzie | Oct 6, 2019 | Australia, Queensland, Wildlife
With this being our third consecutive year as annual pass holders, it’s fair to say that Australia Zoo has become rather like a second home to us. Although it features on our top family things to do on the Sunshine Coast, for this reason we felt it deserved...
by Lizzie | Oct 3, 2019 | Australia, Lifestyle, Queensland
With Stu and Daniel being self-confessed food addicts, and none of the rest of the family being adverse to a meal out, it’s fair to say that we’ve munched our way around plenty of eateries between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. There’s certainly no...
by Lizzie | Sep 9, 2019 | Australia, Lifestyle, Wildlife
Prior to moving to Australia, I’d never had a great interest in birds. Sure, they’re pleasant enough and I like to hear them sing, aside from a 4am dawn chorus, but I’d never really noticed them much. With all their colourful feathers, a cacophony of noisy calls and...
by Lizzie | Sep 9, 2019 | Australia, Outdoor Activities, Queensland
One of our primary reasons for moving from the UK to Australia was for the climate (ironically, so that we could avoid constantly getting wet!). That said, when Queensland really pumps up the thermostat, we love nothing more than to seek some relief by taking a dip. ...
by Lizzie | Aug 22, 2019 | Australia, Lifestyle, Queensland, Wildlife
Australia is home to a wealth of wildlife, much of which is unique to this diverse continent and ranges from the cute and cuddly to the downright bizarre. Home to 21 of the 25 most venomous snakes in the world, spiders that would sooner kill you than look at you,...
by Stuart | Aug 1, 2019 | Australia, Queensland
There’s something just simply relaxing about Bribie Island. As you drive over the bridge connecting the island to the mainland, glance left up Pumicestone Passage, a 35 kilometre estuary which is a haven for bird and marine life, you see the mesmerising Glasshouse...
