I've written a special top five list, in honour of my new monthly column in Australia and New Zealand magazine.My top five reasons to emigrate to AustraliaThere are lots of reasons we decided to make the move, but these are our main ones:1) WeatherI HATE the cold. I know some people love the different seasons, but I really don't. I could happily hide under a duvet all winter until summer arrives. My kids HATE the cold too and although I'm willing to wrap up in a hat and scarf . . . Keep Reading
Thinking of emigrating? Read my new column in Australia and New Zealand magazine!
I'm so excited to announce that I'm writing a regular column for the fabulous Australia and New Zealand magazine! I've been an avid reader of the mag for many years, and have been lucky enough to write for them about our grown up gap year travels in Australia. My new monthly column will be about family migration and all it involves, from making the difficult decision to emigrate through all of the phases that follow such as visas, shipping, selling your home, finance and preparing your children . . . Keep Reading
Welcome to the relaunch of Tales of a Twin Mum: A family, travel and lifestyle blog!
With our imminent move to Australia, I thought it was the perfect time to overhaul my blog design and think about where I’m going to take the content over the coming months and years. There's still plenty of work to be done on the site, so please bear with me as I get it all finished off with my designer as not all of the links and boxes work just yet and many of the images need realigning. I picked up the best ever quote at Blogtacular recently (courtesy of the fabulous Isa Seminegea) which . . . Keep Reading
Our skilled independent visa for Australia has been granted!
We've just had some fabulous news...Our skilled independent visa has been approved, which means we can move to Australia as soon as we like! . . . Keep Reading
Why we’re emigrating: A letter to my children
Dear kids,I thought I should write to explain why we're taking you to the other side of the world. I know you're looking forward to escaping this rain and seeing the dazzling-white beaches we've shown you in the pictures, but I know you don't really understand what it all means yet. To be honest, many of the grown ups around us are struggling to get their head around our decision. I just want to make sure you to grow up knowing why we did it.You see, before any of you arrived, your daddy and . . . Keep Reading