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The Brig Amity brought the first European settlers to Albany in 1836, setting sail from Sydney with 61 men to prevent an expected French settlement in the region. Lying 400km south of Perth, on the bottom left edge of Australia, Albany is the oldest permanently settled town in Western Australia. An important port for mail... Continue Reading →
After "sivun" weeks in New Zealand, we’ve landed in Western Australia for the next leg of our family gap-year. We are technically heading towards winter, but it doesn’t feel that way. The trees are green, rather than the reds and oranges that had started to appear in New Zealand. We've also gone up a few... Continue Reading →
Alongside exploring new places, taking a year away to travel with my family has given me a certain amount of "free" time. Not as much free time as I expected mind you, because it's incredible how much time you can use up doing nothing when you're not worrying about deadlines. In the gaps between taking... Continue Reading →
The first half of our New Zealand road-trip took us from Christchurch to Te Anau, including an amazing visit to see penguins on the Otago Peninsula. The weather has been very kind to us so far, despite the fact that we are heading into late Autumn and snow is visible on higher peaks. What's more,... Continue Reading →
Rather than skirting around the details, I intend to give you a full rundown of our twelve days in a campervan at the bottom of New Zealand. This may be useful if you’re ever thinking of planning a drive around the lower half of the South Island. Or tedious if you are not. The driving... Continue Reading →
round the world with my family 