by Hugh and Justine | Mar 2, 2025
Before I jump back into things Australian, I realised I forgot to tell you a few things about New Zealand that were interesting, so let me wrap up that story first. The south island gets 4-7 metres (yes, METRES) of rain each year! No wonder it’s so lush...
by Hugh and Justine | Feb 16, 2025
I meant to get the NZ Part 2 post up a week ago, but work has been a little crazy lately so am just getting around to it now – and of course, there are more Aussie stories to add in at this point too! Let’s start with some of the fun plants and animals in...
by Hugh and Justine | Feb 2, 2025
OK so who correctly guessed that we were off to New Zealand? Liz guessed Tasmania, and given the chilly temperature forecast I posted last blog, it could very well have been. But we were on the other side of the Tasman Sea, in the Land of the Long White Cloud...
by Hugh and Justine | Jan 11, 2025
Hard to believe it’s January 2025! It was 2 years ago at this time that the immigration lawyers in Australia were guiding me through the work visa application process – and strongly advising me to not quit my job in Canada or sell my house until the visa...
by Hugh and Justine | Dec 24, 2024
…Rainy for a Week It is unusual that we have many grey days in a row here, but we did have a week where it rained most days. One night we got 80mm in a few hours – which is nothing compared to what some areas a few hours north of us were getting. In...
by Hugh and Justine | Dec 8, 2024
In Australia, it’s now the “silly season”, as in the lead-up to Christmas with lots of frivolity and parties. “Silly season” seems to originate in the UK referring to a time in the summer when there’s not much news going on. In...
