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...]
Christmas in July at St Bernards Hotel, Mount Tamborine
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...]
Sanctuary Cove Winter Wine 2017 – REVIEW
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...]
Lego Brickman Experience, Gold Coast – REVIEW
All Around Oz were gifted our Brickman Experience Tickets. The Brickman Experience has arrived on the Gold Coast. This fantastic display of Lego® creations is the brainchild of Ryan McNaught. Ryan is the only Certified … [Read more...]
2017 Food and Wine Expo – REVIEW
Miss Oz and I again visited the Gold Coast Food and Wine Expo which was held recently. This is an extremely popular event here on the Coast. Held over three days in January each year, it showcases some of Australia's … [Read more...]
Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018
As of today - the first of January, 2017 there are only 458 days until the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Come the 4th April, 2018 over 6,600 athletes and officials from 70 nations and territories will converge on … [Read more...]
Lego Wonders of the World Exhibition – REVIEW
Without fail, every school holidays, I find something fantastic on in Brisbane that is of interest to one or both of our kids. This time I found the Brickman Lego Wonders of the World Exhibition. It runs from 23rd … [Read more...]
Swell Sculpture Festival 2016 – Review
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...]
Gold Coast Caravan and Camping Expo
Today we visited the Gold Coast Caravan and Camping Expo. This is now an annual event on the Gold Coast and for the last two years has been held at Metricon Stadium at Carrara. We had previously been to other similar … [Read more...]
Posts To Read in 2016
If your are looking to catch up on some blog reading during the holidays then you need to check out these Posts to Read in 2016. SOUTHBANK, BRISBANE We love the fact that from the Gold Coast you can be in the beautiful … [Read more...]
2015 – Our Year In Review
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...]
Swell Sculpture Festival 2015
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...]
Art, Craft and Farmers Markets
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...]
Review: Gold Coast Food and Wine Expo 2015
One of the best things about travelling in Australia, or anywhere else for that matter, is finding fantastic local food, wine and produce to sample. We have some of the best farms and wineries in the world here that … [Read more...]
5 Posts to Read in 2015
At the end of every year I have a look back over what I have written. It's a bit of a trip down memory lane. This year I looked at some posts I had written that didn't receive as much attention as others so here are 5 … [Read more...]
Sanctuary Cove Boat Show, 2014 – REVIEW
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...]
Caravan and Camping Shows
Today we spent the day at the Brisbane Caravan and Camping Show. This is a huge show held at the RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane every year at the start of June. It has been a couple of years since we have been up to it and … [Read more...]
