Having lodged our visa applications, we were free to head west to the Blue Mountains. We had arranged to stay with our friend, Joe, for a couple of nights. Joe lives in Warrimoo. It is one of the first Blue…

Having lodged our visa applications, we were free to head west to the Blue Mountains. We had arranged to stay with our friend, Joe, for a couple of nights. Joe lives in Warrimoo. It is one of the first Blue…
Back in Sydney, our first task was to familiarise ourselves with our new housemate – Alex the Trauma Cat. We would be house-sitting (and Alex-sitting) for two weeks, while her humans had a much-needed break in Japan. Alex’s favourite place…
Australia is big! In our short time there, we could only see a tiny part of it. We flew from Melbourne to Sydney, borrowed a car, and headed north. NSW North Coast Port Macquarie service centre is a favourite stop…
Melbourne, Australia, city of four seasons in a day, was in high summer when we arrived. Which is why it was a top of only 19 degrees Celsius. Brr! We chose Melbourne as our first port of call because Jenny’s…
The anniversary of our departure from Australia has just ticked over! This is the selfie we took when we started travelling within Australia on September 11, 2013 – we were on our way from Sydney to Coffs Harbour. Yes, we…
Before we knew it, it was time to bid farewell to the llamas at Manakau, and all of our New Zealand family, and head back to India. Our trip began with a train ride from Manakau down the west coast…
Day 235 – Homeless in Sydney Has it really been a month since our last update? Crikey! Our first couple of weeks in Penrith we had a house to mind just minutes from the shop where we were training. (Here…