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Springfield, Brisbane - Confusion in the Streets

Posted by Nikki Ah Wong on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, In : Surprising Australia

It is lucky they don’t have a dress code at McDonalds. I went there today after my geo-hunting. I was wet with damp stringy hair, muddy shoes, cobwebs and almost certainly the odd spider or two on my person. I have been grubbing around in the forest again hunting for treasure. Sadly I wasn’t very successful but it is always an adventure exploring new places. I have found some marvellous new parks and streams, even if there is no water in some of the streams. I didn’t find many of the ca...

Mudgee - How to dry clothes Aussie style

Posted by Nikki Ah Wong on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, In : Surprising Australia

After our wonderful weekend in New Zealand last weekend, we had collected five days worth of washing. So yesterday I washed.

I put the first load on the line and then pulled it off again ten minutes later. The rain continued all day and overnight. I hung washing on every available raised surface and considered a trip to the local laundry to use their dryers. Then Phil arrived and I found out a little known Aussie Secret.
Washing dries on the floor.
I had a load of socks and smalls hanging o...

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Hi there. My name is Nikki and I am 50 years old. I have 6 sons, 3 grandchildren and am recently separated. I think this is an awesome planet and I have been lucky enough to spend lots of time exploring it I turned 50 last year and a few months later a good friend gave me a motorbike. Woohoo. Now there will be no stopping me. Australia here I come.

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