I live in the coldest capital city in Australia. Not a great spot for someone who is cold-blooded like me. I’ve survived 5 winters so far (heading into #6 in 8 days!). Each year I manage to find some little thing to make my winters that much more comfortable. Flannelette sheets for the bed or…
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Canberra: Tidbinbilla
Tidbinbilla is one of my favourite places to go. At Tidbinbilla you can go bushwalking, picnic and see lots of animals in the wild. Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve sits at the northern end of the Australian Alps (National Heritage listed) and was gazetted as a nature reserve and national park in 1971. About 45 minutes from…
Canberra: #3 destination in the world 2018
According to Lonely Planet, the third “best in travel” city for 2018 is my home town of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.The Canberra region is the traditional home of the Ngunnawal people. The first European settler (in the 1830s) in the district was Joshua John Moore who established a stock station called ‘Canberry’, thought to be…
No Heating Allowed
Canberra Rule #1: You aren’t a real Canberran if you turn your heating on before ANZAC Day (25th April). After we moved to Canberra in 2012, we were nervous about just how cold our first winter was going to be (freezing, if you want to know). We turned our heating on as the thermometer dipped…