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The Rise of the Cat – a Message of Love
Read more: The Rise of the Cat – a Message of LoveThe information and events presented in this article have not been fact-checked. It’s the year 1989 and in a dimly lit office at the headquarters of Swiss nuclear research organisation, CERN, a telecommunications engineer is putting the finishing touches on his latest project proposal. A proposal that would change the lives of feline owners and…
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From St George to Home
Read more: From St George to HomeIt was our first night in St George and the outback was putting on a show – another glorious sunset. I dragged the bench from the van outside so we could have a comfy seat to watch it from. We had arrived to a camp on the outskirts of town just an hour before and…
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Toowoomba to Westmar But No Dingoes
Read more: Toowoomba to Westmar But No DingoesChina has its Great Wall, Germany had the Berlin Wall, and Australia has the Great Barrier Fence – first constructed in the 1880s to keep out the graziers’ most feared threat, the Australian Dingo. After being revived in the 1940s, the fence stretched a record breaking 8,614km from the Eyre Peninsula to the Darling Downs…
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Haloumi & Eggplant Burger
Read more: Haloumi & Eggplant BurgerWelcome to our kitchen! Today, we are cooking a quick and easy burger that has now become a favourite of mine. When I transitioned from house life to van life there was one thing I didn’t want to sacrifice – the ability to cook wholesome, delicious meals. For the most part, my cooking style didn’t…
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The Towns That Time Forgot
Read more: The Towns That Time ForgotAlong the highways and back roads of the outback, hidden behind the scrub and Casuarina trees, they stand. Their impression held only in the minds of few that live, and preserved only in newspaper clippings in another town – they still hold on. The outback sun has stripped their paint, and the wood that has…
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Cats and Flowers in Toowoomba
Read more: Cats and Flowers in ToowoombaFlowers, flowers, flowers! If there’s one event that everyone is talking about come Spring it’s the Toowoomba Regional Hayfever Society AGM Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. We left Gatton – and no we didn’t spot any lions, but Willow kept an eye out. Once ascending the range into the Garden City there was one thing I…
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Roadtrip Tracker
Read more: Roadtrip TrackerWelcome to our Springtime Road Trip. Where you decide where we go. This event has now ended. Here are our stories from this trip: Springtime Road Trip Commences Lil Jess Nearly Sees the End of the Line Cats and Flowers in Towoomba The Towns Time Forgot Pearl & Merlin Waiting for the Rain Toowoomba to…
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Springtime Road Trip
Read more: Springtime Road TripPack the snacks, organise your playlists, and don’t forget to bring a jumper – today is the first day of Spring and the start of our Springtime Road Trip! And guess what – you’re invited along on our adventure! So, welcome! Join us over the next three weeks as we head to where I hear…
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Coot-tha is for Cats
Read more: Coot-tha is for CatsMount Coot-tha, Queensland Wake up Willow, there’s no time for cat naps this morning. Today we are going on a real adventure. No, you can snooze later. Yes, Steph is coming. Get ready, we are leaving now! Cat and Carry This is Willow’s ‘Adventure Bag’. Okay, it’s actually a baby bag I found at Target…
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Saturday Afternoon Cat Nest
Read more: Saturday Afternoon Cat NestIt’s Saturday afternoon and the old orchard has been freshly mown. Willow jumps out of the van having awoken from her nap, surveys the scene, then walks up with tail high. By an old lemon tree that once formed a row, she sits. Across the old orchard, the even older blue gums stand. Their branches…