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The Wilsons of Oz – Expat Life Down Under

  • Expat Musings & Advice
    • School Finder – Finding the right fit for your family!
    • The Expat ‘Mumcation’!
    • The Expat ‘Mumcation’!
    • Coles sell out of scones as Expats stockpile for their Royal Wedding parties!! *Kidding (can you even buy scones in Coles?)
    • Hi Honey, I’m home- Forever
    • It’s my home, it’s my city & I love it!!
    • Expat life when ‘The Parents’ arrive!!!
    • Life is short, buy the beach house!!
    • I’ve lost my mind and I’m pretty sure the kids took it!
    • Expat parenting when anxiety joins the party!
    • My Expat Wife Life!
    • What feels like the end is often the beginning! 
    • The Truth is… I miss you! An expat’s heart!
    • Will I ever unpack completely?
    • Where Troubles melt like Lemon Drops! (A mum’s guide to moving)
    • Friends are the family we choose for ourselves 
    • Silver in his hair and gold in his heart
    • To my girl, Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
    • Embrace the playground!
    • All great changes are preceded by chaos!
    • FOMO (fear of missing out) 
    • All because someone believed in you…..
    • His first solo adventure
    • It always seems impossible until it’s done! 
    • Who’s da Mummy!?
    • Is “Home” really just a feeling?
    • We may not have it all together, but together we have it all! (Sydney)
    • Not getting old… Getting better! 
    • There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy!!!
    • While you were sleeping…
    • Lions and tigers and bears oh my!! 
    • Close your eyes and tap your heels together 3 times…. 
    • Farewells, luggage trolleys and a vomiting child!
    • I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore!! 
    • Going it alone!
    • Life is short… Smile while you still have teeth!
    • Bear Grylls eat your heart out!! 
    • Be gone, before someone drops a house on you! 
    • Boxes and boxes and boxes galore!!
    • There’s no place like home..
    • Are you a Good witch or a bad witch? 
    • Follow The Yellow Brick Road!
    • You’ve always had the power! 
    • Farewells, luggage trolleys and a vomiting child!
    • It’s only 10,666 miles!
    • X-Pat Files
      • X-Pat Files – The Thought of Not Doing It, Scared Me Most!!
      • X-Pat Files – The Millers- Saltburn to Perth
      • X-Pat Files – The moment you realise your kids are Australian now…
      • ‘Spare a thought’ #3- Leaving Huw Edwards behind!
      • ‘Spare a thought’ #2 Expat life through a new mother’s eyes
      • ‘Spare a Thought’ – Expat life through the eyes of those left behind #1
  • Travel
    • A few days in San Casciano Val di Pesa
    • Assisi – A breathtaking day in Umbria
    • Tow small, travel big! Go by Go Pod
    • Road Trip the Stuart Highway with kids!
    • Why the Wilson’s have fallen for ‘The Staycation!’
    • Handhorf – A little bit of Germany in the Adelaide Hills
    • Our Whistle-Stop Review of Hong Kong Disneyland!!
    • Ngong Ping 360 – Hong Kong
    • 12 Things You Might Not Know About Japan – By Erica Louise
    • The “Bloomin Great” Ocean Road!!!!
    • 6 Awesome, Alternative family adventures you may not have considered!!
    • Deloraine, some glow worms and that’s a wrap!
    • Hobart to the Central Plateau with a detour for cheese!
    • Hobart – Bikes, MONA, and a whole heap of Pirates!
    • Tasmania – The Arrival
    • Tandas means toilet in Malaysian! (Kuala Lumpur)
    • Good luck for you! (Cambodia, Siem Reap)
    • No road is too long with good company (Mount Selwyn Skiing & Adaminaby)
    • Take trains and planes!
    • Make today so awesome, yesterday gets jealous….(Coffs Harbour)
    • Elvis has left the building! (Parkes Elvis Festival)
    • No road is too long with good company(Byron Bay, Lennox Head, Nimbin, Lake Ainsworth)
    • There are no shortcuts to any place worth going – (Merimbula, Grand Pacific Drive, Mimosa Rocks National Park)
    • Peddle like you stole it! (Lakes Entrance)
    • It always seems impossible until it’s done! (Metung and Wilsons Promotory)
  • Top Blogs
    • Just tell him “I’ve Gotcha4life”
    • What feels like the end is often the beginning! 
    • Take trains and planes!
    • My own home chef revolution!
    • All because someone believed in you…..
    • Is “Home” really just a feeling?
    • Friends are the family we choose for ourselves 
    • The Truth is… I miss you! An expat’s heart!
    • Silver in his hair and gold in his heart
    • To hit or to be hit? A parenting nightmare!
  • Published Articles
    • Please stop saying my daughter will grow out of her anxiety!
    • Hop on a Train or even a Plane – Stuff Mums Like
    • Embrace the playground – Peninsula Kids Magazine
    • Moving With Kids – Families Magazine
    • Yes I do need another slummy mummy in my Facebook feed!
    • Who is this mega star Schapelle Corby? (Stuff mums like)
    • The Quinoa Queens can take a leap (Kidspot)
    • My Home Cooks Revolution – Mamamag
    • What seems like the end is often the beginning! (Mamamag)
    • The real fake me! (The Mighty)
    • 20 Things I wish I was told (The Mighty)
    • Mom’s Reaction to her daughter getting hit- (Popsugar)
    • Mum’s Reaction to her daughter being hit (Daily Mail)
    • Mum flips the script on her daughters attacker (Kidspot)
  • Reviews
    • Family days out
      • Monster Jam is headed Down Under!
      • Monster Jam is headed Down Under!
      • Awesome Easter Adventures – Melbourne
      • Sweet Expo – Good things come to those who bake….
      • Ancient Oceans – Sealife Melbourne
      • Immigration Museum – British Migrants, instant Australians?
      • I like Big Trucks And I Cannot Lie!! Monster Jam 2017 – Australia
      • Melbourne SEALIFE Aquarium- Committed to protecting Australia’s unique aquatic animals and their habitats
      • Over the Rainbow at the Tesselaar Tulip Festival 2017
      • The Royal Melbourne Show
      • THE ULTIMATE CHASE IS ON AT LEGOLAND DISCOVERY CENTRE
      • THE ULTIMATE CHASE IS ON AT LEGOLAND DISCOVERY CENTRE
      • Melbourne Zoo – Speaking for the ones without a voice!
      • We already knew he was a-MAZE-ing…..!!!
      • 7 Alternative Father’s Day activities Dad will actually love!
      • Australian National Surfing Museum – Torquay!
      • One day in the Dandenong Ranges…..
      • The Wilson’s took flight on The Melbourne Star Observation Wheel!!
      • ACMI- “The place where we can make our imagined stuff real mum!”
      • Jingle all the way to Sovereign Hill’s Winter Wonderlights!!
      • Free Family Sundays at ACMI – You’ll be kicking yourself if you miss out!
      • We went WIIIILD at Wild Buggy!!
      • Disney on Ice Presents Frozen (Melbourne KidTown)
      • Luna Park – A whole heap of fun and only 1 little tantrum!
      • Richmond Gaol – Tasmania
      • 2017 Rite of Passage at the MCG
      • PARC- Frankston (Melbourne KidTown)
      • Wonderland Spiegeltent Melbourne (Melbourne KidTown)
      • Australia Garden Cranbourne – KidTown Melbourne
      • Bunker Indoor Skatepark (Melbourne KidTown)
      • Up Unlimited (KidTown Melbourne)
      • The Enchanted Adventure Garden (Melbourne KidTown)
      • Sovereign Hill (Melbourne KidTown)
      • Easter at Eureka Sky Deck (Melbourne KidTown)
      • St Louis School Festival (Melbourne KidTown)
      • Sovereign Hill (Wilsons of Oz)
      • South Melbourne Market (Melbourne KidTown)
      • SuperZu Indoor Play Centre (Melbourne KidTown)
      • Enchanted Adventure Garden (Wilsons of Oz)
      • Edithvale Primary School Fair (Melbourne KidTown)
      • We may not have it all together, but together we have it all! (Day in Sydney)
      • Artvo – Incredible things don’t ask for attention!
      • Nippers Tree Surfing – The Enchanted Adventure Gardens
      • Eureka – We have found the Skydeck
      • Don’t forget to play! (Blaxland Park Sydney)
    • Theatre & Books, Events & Movies
      • Charlie & The Chocolate Factory is ‘Gobstoppingly Glorious’
      • 79 Years Since The Wizard of Oz premiered in theatres…
      • 79 Years Since The Wizard of Oz premiered in theatres…
      • DINOSAURS WILL BE TAKING OVER MELBOURNE!
      • DINOSAURS WILL BE TAKING OVER MELBOURNE!
      • ‘Brickman Awesome’ -Everything is Awesome- Literally…
      • Disney on Ice is here- Get your skates on before it sells out!
      • OzPanto – British Expat fun at its best!!
      • STOMP straight to the box office Australia!!
      • The Pop Up Globe – He believed he could so he did!!!
      • Jewish Museum of Australia – Celebrating the life of such an extraordinary musician and artist
      • Circus Oz- Model Citizens
      • Baywatch the Movie (KidTown Melbourne)
      • Life’s a Circus, Enjoy the Show
      • Disney on Ice presents Frozen (KidTown Melbourne)
      • Brickman Wonders of The World (Wilsons of Oz)
      • Dance Academy Movie
      • Melbourne Symphony Orchestra does Pixar! (KidTown Melbourne)
      • The Maddie Diaries – Book Review – Kidtown Melbourne
      • Magic, Mirth and Mystery- Post Show write up (Melbourne KidTown)
    • Melbourne Comedy Festival 2019
      • Melbourne International Comedy Festival – Top 5 for the adults
      • Review – Tanya Losanno – The Good, The Bad and The Elderly
    • Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2017
      • Mr Snot Bottom’s Stinky Songs (pre event) (Wilsons of Oz)
      • Alex & Luke- Make Your Parents Disappear!! It’s a hit!!
      • Best of British presents – Balloonatics
      • Alex & Luke’s Make your parents disappear pre review (Melbourne KidTown)
      • Alex & Luke’s Make your parents disappear Pre review (Wilsons of Oz)
      • Stuart Goldsmith- Compared to What? (This is not a review, but a ‘Word Trophy’)
      • Fringe Wives Club, Glittery Clittery: A conSENSUAL Party
      • Gut Feeling in the Making – Art Play
      • Tessa Waters – Rockstar School… (I totally Rocked it… Obvs!)
      • Best of British presents – Balloonatics
      • Tessa Waters – Fully Sik
      • Mr Snotbottom’s Seriously Stinky Songs!
    • Restaurants, Cafes & Markets
      • Burger Lab Parkdale -Kidtown Melbourne
      • Tommy Ruff Fish Bar (Melbourne KidTown)
      • Sugar Buns Bakery Cafe – KidTown Melbourne
      • MilkCowAu (Melbourne KidTown)
      • Huxtaburger (Melbourne KidTown)
      • Dandenong Market – A trip around the world one mouthful at a time!!
      • Il Dolce Freddo Artisan Gelato – KidTown Melbourne
      • We are not gluttons, we’re explorers of food!
    • Handy Product Reviews
      • Even big kids need to be sun safe!
      • Even big kids need to be sun safe!
      • Smashing it again!
      • Smashing it again!
      • Give the gift of reading this Christmas!
      • Give the gift of reading this Christmas!
      • Make a Wish come true this Father’s Day
      • Make a Wish come true this Father’s Day
      • Asda are”Smashing” packed lunches for the UK!!
      • Stationary that’s light years ahead of the rest!!
      • ‘Dubble Trubble’ is our favourite bubble!!
      • This Mumma is ‘Smash’ing ‘Back to School’
    • Childfree Expat Reviews
      • Legends in Concert was pretty Legendary!
      • Lantern Ghost Tours – Melbourne
      • The Pop Up Globe – He believed he could so he did!!!
      • Holey Moley the hangover was worth it!!!
  • What’s on in Melbourne
    • Australian Open Kids Ballpark – Non stop entertainment!
    • NGV Kids Summer Festival 2020
    • Ocean Invaders arrive at Sea Life Melbourne
    • Will you find the $400 nugget at Sovereign Hill these school holidays?
    • Fuel your child’s imagination at PLAY WORLD AUSTRALIA
    • The MSO performs Disney’s The Little Mermaid in Concert
    • Melbourne Winter Masterpieces: Terracotta Warriors | Cai Guo-Qiang
    • Charlie & The Chocolate Factory is ‘Gobstoppingly Glorious’
  • Work with us!
    • Meet the gang!
      • Why the Wilson’s adore Australia!!
      • How can we help Expat Families?

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I lay with her a little longer tonight! I lay with her, breathed her in, held her close, and made sure it was a moment we would cherish. She read to me. I felt like crying. I mean, how did we even get to this day? How did we get from day 1 of primary school to lying here, with her legs as long as mine and her alarm set for day 1 of high school? I hugged her gently and reassured her... “you’ve got so much adventure ahead of you” I said “and I know you’re ready to give it your best shot”.... ❤️ Good luck this week mamas! . . . . . . . #startinghighschool #parentinglife #parenting #daughter #love #truelove #highschool #newbeginnings #newstart #Term1 #Australia #expatlife #expats #expatmum #parentingfarfromhome #backtoschool
We just got home after an epic day of biking at Lysterfield Park. Lysterfield Park is the perfect spot to get active. Not only can you sail, kayak or canoe in the lake, you can also run or walk the network of gravel bush tracks. *look out for Wallabies and Kangaroos! The park is also home to one of Australia's busiest mountain biking trail networks – including the State Mountain Bike Course, which was a venue at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The trails range from easy to ones that only experienced mountain bikers would ride! Pack a picnic and enjoy the surrounds once you’ve worked up an appetite! **there are swimming spots if you need to cool down! . . . . . . . . . #Lysterfieldpark #mountainbiking #mountainbike #biketrack #bikeride #kidsbiking #daysoutwithkids #Melbourne #cityofcasey #melbourneschoolholidays #melbourneexpats #expats #expatfamily #adventures #expatadventures #travelfamily #kidstravel #Melbournekids #kidsbikes #explorewithyourkids
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‘Melissae’ by @jeremyblincoe We couldn’t take our eyes off her! “Too often ‘progress’ is measured in terms of human gain with the health of the natural world an afterthought and our interdependence with the environment forgotten, or ignored. With the vast majority of plants requiring or benefitting from bee pollination, our future is interwoven with the bee. Industrial agriculture and climate change have placed the bee in jeopardy. So where will our progress take us? Think on that! Then head to @parkmelbourne to be moved beyond words by this sculpture! . . . . . #sculpture #artwork #jeremyblincoe #melbourneart #artist #climatechange #beesarelife #parkmelbourne #chinatownmelbourne
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