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Our Darwin Dream

That great Northern Territory pastime of drinking cold beer on a hot day took hold of us almost immediately upon landing at Darwin airport. In

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Katherine, desert oasis

If you browse through travel forums you’ll see that, when enquiring how long to stay in Katherine while driving that wild and remote triangle beyond

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Kakadu Dreams

Have you ever turned up somewhere wonderful and thought, “how could I not have  visited here before?” or “why has it taken me so long

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having a chat with …..

Gail Cirillo International house & pet sitter Gail Cirillo and husband Bruno have had a fascinating few years since their retirement and discovery of international

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an audience with . . .

Christopher Ojala International house & pet sitter Christopher and his partner Andrew have been travelling and house sitting around the world full time for several

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Not Halloween

Here’s the thing. One of Mexico’s most revered celebrations, Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead), is not the same as Halloween. Yes, the Mexican

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What the fungi?

Back in the good ole days, being a kid on school holidays meant roaming the neighbourhood with the local gang, trying to stave off boredom

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