I was lucky enough to experience Christmas Day in Australia in 2008, pre-kids. We had a bbq breakfast at my cousin's house in Perth, we swam in the ocean, lay on the beach drinking beer and then came back to the house for turkey and all the trimmings. It was pretty blissful.This year was our first family Christmas in Brisbane. Here's how Christmas Day looked to me, represented in stats... . . . Keep Reading
Shipping your belongings abroad: Emigration tips & tricks
The last three months have been the busiest of my life. One of the most challenging parts of moving to Brisbane was shipping our belongings abroad.Everyone seemed to think that because we had shippers coming to pack our things, it was going to be easy for us. How wrong they were!If you’re thinking of emigrating and were wondering how the shipping process works, then hopefully you’ll find this useful. Either way, I hope it gives you an insight into the last few crazy weeks of our lives . . . Keep Reading
We moved to Brisbane!
I can't quiet believe we did it! After over a year of talking about it, we finally moved to Brisbane. We arrived into Brisbane International Airport late on Thursday night, after being up for about 30 hours. We flew as direct as possible, with just a two-hour changeover in Singapore. The boys were absolute angels (ye