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  • 2009 Christmas Letter

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    Hi and apologies to all those expecting a fancy animated Christmas image like last year, unfortunately we have been too busy with the new addition to our family who has been quite demanding (though not surprising for a seven week old!). In fact the whole year has been a very busy one for us. We…

  • Final Update from Around Australia

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    This is our last trip update as we have reached the end of the road for now (see the map of our journey). This may seem a little late for some, as we have been in Perth now for a couple of months. We arrived just before Easter and in time for Olive’s second birthday.…

  • Our ‘Round Australia trip: 2008-09

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    Between May 2008 and April 2009, Clare, Rob and Olive travelled around Australia in a VW Transporter Camper Van (a follow up to our around the world trip in 2005). This time there was three of us, as our family has now expanded with our bundle of joy, Olive. You can see our complete journey on this map.  You…

  • A Day at the Races – the Kangaroo Cup

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    During our year-long trip around Australia in 2008-09, we were fortunate to be on Kangaroo Island in South Australia for the social event of the year, the annual Kangaroo Island Cup race day. It was a party weekend for the island. On the Friday night before the race, in the town of Kingscote, there was…

  • 2008 Christmas Letter

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    Rob, Clare and Olive would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas. We hope Santa is good to you this year, and brings lots of festive cheer! It has been a big year for us, being on the road travelling around Australia for much of it. Since our last email from Darwin, we have…

  • Along The Road – An Oz Trip Update

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    In case you have been wondering what we have been up to, here is an update on our around Australia trip. It has been an excellent adventure so far. After 3 weeks in Darwin we finally got itchy feet and got on the road again. We are currently in Katherine, enjoying the local gorge and river. We…

  • 2007 Christmas Letter

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    2007 has been an amazing year for us with the new addition to our family. Olive has kept us on our toes and is getting more gorgeous every day. We wish you all a wonderful Christmas and hope the New Year brings much happiness to you and your family. We hope to see you sometime soon, Love…

  • 2006 Christmas Letter

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    Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas.  May your dreams be fulfilled in theNew Year. We have had a very busy year in 2006. We returned from our around the world trip, then relocated our lives to Melbourne, found new jobs, made a baby, and to finish it off, did some work in Santa’s workshop!  We hope…

  • Rob and Clare’s Around the World Trip 2005

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    Here is the daily diary entries for each country stopover of our trip around the world in 2005, in the order of travel. We started and finished in our home country of Australia, and visited 30 countries. Yee ha. Australia Costa Rica Nicaragua Honduras Guatemala Belize Mexico USA UK Turkey Spain Egypt France Italy Slovenia…

  • 2005 Christmas Letter

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    Hello from two wise people on camels, instead of three wise men! Well the year is almost over, and what an amazing year it has been. We have spent the last six weeks in India, we leave for Thailand tomorrow and will be spending Christmas there, and we will make sure it is in a festive way. We are due…