Ulla, Thomas Dambo’s giant troll of Santiago in Chile
We had a great time exploring Mandurah near Perth Australia a few months ago while hunting artist Thomas Dambo’s Giants of Mandurah there. So we were pleasantly surprised to find Ulla guarding over the Parque de la Familia here in…
Lima layover: Exploring Miraflores and Barranco
Peru is renowned as being a great country to visit with wonderful people, varied geography, some of the best food in the world and of course the home of some impressive sites- Machu Picchu being the most well known example.…
A long layover in the wilds of Los Angeles
After the paradise of Vanuatu we were off to South America. A combination of available routes and budget saw us make the journey via Fiji and Los Angeles. So – what to do with a couple of days in LA,…
Vanuatu: Pacific Island Paradise
If you live in the UK, the chances are you either haven’t heard of Vanuatu or you’ll be familiar with it as a low scoring answer on popular afternoon quiz show Pointless with the multi-talented Alexander Armstrong. For the uninitiated,…
Skydiving from 12000ft indoors
Queenstown styles itself as an adrenaline sports capital. We had seen skydivers land in the park at Wollongong in Australia, and the kids had spotted skydiving opportunities on various leaflets in New Zealand. iFly in Queenstown seemed to offer the…
New Zealand campervan road trip: To the South!
After the wonders of Waikato and early Christmas festivities with great friends, it was time to head south. As we travelled down via Wellington we wondered whether the south could match the north for adventure, would we make it to…
Homeschool – End of Autumn Term
As we round the corner into 2023, it’s time for a new term to begin at Newton World School and an opportunity to take a look at some of the topics we covered over the autumn term. We’ve found that…
A whistlestop visit to Sydney
There can be few more famous sights worldwide than Sydney harbour, the opera house and the bridge, while cruising into the harbour on the ferry. As we made our day trip from our temporary home with good friends in Manly…
Aussie road trip part 2: Tingles and ANZACs
And so we left the South Western tip of Australia behind and travelled east. We were not long into the drive before we had a classic Australian experience. Realising we only had 120Km of petrol left, and the nearest town…
Delights of Perth, Western Australia
After an outstanding day on Rottnest Island with the quokkas, we took time out to enjoy some relaxed days in Perth. We very much liked Perth, the relaxed feel of the city, how easy it was to get about and…
Adventuring Together
