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SWELL Sculpture Festival 2018 – REVIEW

September 15, 2018 By Melissa 12 Comments

SWELL Sculpture Festival 2018

The SWELL Sculpture Festival 2018 has just kicked off here on the Gold Coast. Held at the stunningly beautiful Currumbin Beach, SWELL is now in it's 16th year. This year will be my fourth year of attending SWELL and I … [Read more...]

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SWELL Sculpture Festival 2017 – REVIEW

September 9, 2017 By Melissa 2 Comments

swell sculpture festival 2017

On Friday, I spent the morning taking in the sights (and sounds) of the SWELL Sculpture Festival 2017. This year the SWELL Sculpture Festival celebrates it's 15th year. The first SWELL Sculpture Festival was held over a … [Read more...]

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Christmas in July at St Bernards Hotel, Mount Tamborine

August 6, 2017 By Melissa 3 Comments

There is no doubt that Christmas in Australia is a hot affair. With most locations experiencing temperatures in the high 20's to mid 30's, many Aussies opt for seafood, ham and salad for their Christmas fair. This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Reviews Tagged With: christmas

Sanctuary Cove Winter Wine 2017 – REVIEW

July 29, 2017 By Melissa 4 Comments

sanctuary cover winter wine

Sanctuary Cove is best known as being an exclusive gated community located on the northern end of the Gold Coast. But for me the Sanctuary Cove Marine Village has a friendly, small community feel that I really like. It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Reviews Tagged With: gold coast, wine

Swell Sculpture Festival 2016 – Review

October 5, 2016 By Melissa 6 Comments

Swell Sculpture Festival 2016

Every year in September the Gold Coast plays host to the Swell Sculpture Festival. After attending last year's festival for the first time, I couldn't wait to see what was on offer this year. The Swell Sculpture … [Read more...]

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2015 – Our Year In Review

January 1, 2016 By Melissa 4 Comments

Aussie World Pub

Well here we are at the start of 2016!  I can't believe how quickly 2015 passed or how busy it was.  Sadly it hasn't been busy because we have done lots of travelling. Work commitments for Brenden and I and school … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, New South Wales, Queensland Tagged With: review, travel

Swell Sculpture Festival 2015

September 25, 2015 By Melissa 6 Comments

For two weeks in September every year, the Gold Coast plays host to the Swell Sculpture Festival. The Currumbin Beach foreshore is the stunning backdrop for the Swell Festival. Now in its 13th year, the Festival attracts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Queensland Tagged With: gold coast

Art, Craft and Farmers Markets

September 4, 2015 By Melissa Leave a Comment

Visit any city or country town on a Saturday or Sunday and you are bound to come across an an open air market of some sort. Sometimes you will even find them on during the week or of an evening. Spending a morning at a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, New South Wales, Queensland Tagged With: markets, surfers paradise

Sanctuary Cove Boat Show, 2014 – REVIEW

May 26, 2014 By Melissa Leave a Comment

Sanctuary Cove Boat Show

On Sunday we spent the day at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show.  Now in it's 26th year, the show is held on the second last weekend in May. It draws massive crowds of spectators and exhibitors from all over Australia and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: gold coast, Queensland, reviews

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