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ORANGE NSW: A WEEKENDERS GUIDE

AUSTRALIA , OCEANIA , SYDNEY LIFE , TRAVEL • Jun 2, 2017
Cosy country escape

For ages, JJ and I have been talking about visiting the New South Wales central west region of Orange. It’s known as the ‘food basket’ of NSW and is a renowned cold-climate wine-growing area, so we knew it’d be right up our street. I’d also heard that the area is beautiful in the Autumn months. We don’t really get a proper Autumn where we live in Sydney ’cos we don’t have many deciduous trees by the beach. I was looking forward to kicking big piles of fallen leaves while walking in the crisp country air…..and quaffing vino. (more…)

SYDNEY: TOP 20 FREE THINGS TO DO

AUSTRALIA , OCEANIA , SYDNEY LIFE , TRAVEL • May 7, 2017
Free Sydney
Budget-friendly tips for a crazy expensive city

Usually, if there’s a long weekend coming up JJ and I will pack our camping gear and head up or down the NSW coast on a road trip. We started having a look at camp sites for the Easter break in early February but soon realised we’d left it a bit too late this time – everything was booked out, waaaaah! We weren’t keen on paying school holiday rates to stay in a B&B or hotel somewhere as we’re saving for another big overseas adventure. So we settled for a budget friendly, hassle-free Easter staycation (to be honest we were both super excited just to have 4 days off work!). After many weeks of horrible wet weather, we were treated to a long weekend of glorious sunshine which allowed us to really make the most of living in this beautiful part of the world. (more…)