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The Wilsons of Oz – Expat Life Down Under

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  • Expat life and Musings
    • Covid-19 Making expats feel even further from home
    • 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
    • ‘Spare a Thought’ – Expat life through the eyes of those left behind #1
    • X-Pat Files – The Thought of Not Doing It, Scared Me Most!!
    • ‘Spare a thought’ #3- Leaving Huw Edwards behind!
    • X-Pat Files – The moment you realise your kids are Australian now…
    • X-Pat Files – The Millers- Saltburn to Perth
    • ‘Spare a thought’ #2 Expat life through a new mother’s eyes
  • 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)
    • Theatre, Books, Events & Movies
  • Reviews
    • Family Days out
      • Monster Jam is headed Down Under!
      • Awesome Easter Adventures – Melbourne
      • 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)
      • 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
      • 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)
    • Charlie & The Chocolate Factory is ‘Gobstoppingly Glorious’
    • Dance Academy Movie
    • 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)
    • 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
      • 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)
      • Tessa Waters – Fully Sik
      • Stuart Goldsmith- Compared to What? (This is not a review, but a ‘Word Trophy’)
      • Fringe Wives Club, Glittery Clittery: A conSENSUAL Party
      • Mr Snotbottom’s Seriously Stinky Songs!
      • Gut Feeling in the Making – Art Play
      • Tessa Waters – Rockstar School… (I totally Rocked it… Obvs!)
    • 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!
      • This Mumma is ‘Smash’ing ‘Back to School’
      • 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!!
    • Childfree 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!
    • Will you find the $400 nugget at Sovereign Hill these school holidays?
    • Ocean Invaders arrive at Sea Life Melbourne
    • The MSO performs Disney’s The Little Mermaid in Concert
    • Charlie & The Chocolate Factory is ‘Gobstoppingly Glorious’
    • NGV Kids Summer Festival 2020
    • Restaurants
      • 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!
    • Restaurants
    • Fuel your child’s imagination at PLAY WORLD AUSTRALIA
    • Melbourne Winter Masterpieces: Terracotta Warriors | Cai Guo-Qiang
  • Work with us!
    • Meet the gang!
      • Why the Wilson’s adore Australia!!
      • How can we help Expat Families?
  • Small Biz Shout Outs
    • Small Biz Shout Out #1 Cakes by Carter
    • Small Biz Shout Out #2 Love Gwen Jewellery
    • Small Biz Shout Out #3 -Elly VValler Design
    • Small Biz Shout Out #4 – Rainbow Light Therapies

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