Three years among the vines
Three years ago today, a family of four, including two little boys aged three and five, left their motel in NSW, drove through Victoria and arrived in South Australia. In…
Category: Adventures Near and Far
Farewell to Hanoi – 3 years on
Today marks 3 years since we left Hanoi at the end of our 3.5 year posting. We have been back in Australia for almost as long as we were there….
A beach holiday in Normanville
Highlights from our beach holiday in Normanville
Leaving on a jet plane – an exchange year begins
25 years ago yesterday I started my first overseas adventure without my parents. I flew out of Sydney with a group of other Rotary exchange students, bound first for Melbourne (where we would pick up another…
A new home in the Barossa
A couple of months ago, we got the keys to our new house in Tanunda. It all happened quite quickly and two months after looking at this property (the weekend after we got…
Rolling with tradition
Keeping German traditions alive in the Tanunda Kegel Barn
My Barossa – Part 2 – all about the food (and coffee)
It’s a couple of weeks since part one of my newcomer’s guide to the Barossa (me being the newcomer). Work, school holidays and the realisation I’d deleted part two has…
My Barossa – a few of my favourite things – wineries and other things to do
The Barossa is full of great wineries and places to visit. Here are a few of my favourites.
12 months in the Barossa – and some tips for making a lifestyle and career change
12 months on from arriving in the Barossa Valley and our career and lifestyle change has definitely been worth it. Some highlights, challenges and a few tips
A day of wine tasting in the Barossa
One of the advantages of not having a full-time job is being able to make the most of the opportunities when they come along. So when the opportunity arose to…