For as long as I've known we were moving to Australia, I've wanted to see Quokkas in person. I finally got the chance when Rob and I had...

My first instinct is to feel bad and apologize for not posting since Nov 2021. I’ve been dragging my feet on restarting this blog as if...

Since the Melbourne-area lockdown restrictions were lifted recently, we were anxious to get out of the city and explore beyond the 10km...

Meet Mr. Leo, 'the lion' Fluffball. This 6-year-old street rescue kitty is now a member of the Batchelor Family in Melbourne. I'll take...

Go Bulldogs!! During our first visit to Melbourne back in May 2021, we had the opportunity to attend an AFL (AFL = Australian Football...

[Warning: graphic pictures of injury below.] Dialing triple zero (000) in Australia is like calling 911 in the US. This is good...

Our relocation to Australia allowed us to take part in both the US 2020 and Aussie 2021 censuses. Yes, that is the correct English plural...

As you would expect, the Aussie's language and terms have a strong foundation in British English, but they've definitely created their...

Australians call it the Fairy Penguin. These common names come from their small size, the smallest of any of the world's penguins, and...

Ah yes, it's the infamous Melbourne hook turn. Add these to tramways, roundabouts, and tramways through roundabouts, and you have...

Yep. The Batchelor's made another inter-state move. The only difference was the country and with no cat. While we loved living in...

There has been A LOT going on. I will get you filled in as I'm resuming my blog posts. On the bright side, with so much that has...

After being in Australia for six months, we finally got our chance to visit NSW. This was our first trip out of Queensland due to...

About an hour drive north of Brisbane is Bribie Island. We spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon exploring the island with some friends of...

I'll admit that Australia is not so different from America that I feel as though I'm living in a completely different world and...

It was different of course...we're not accustomed to celebrating Christmas during the summer season with 80+ degree weather and...

There are a lot of similarities to voting in Australia compared to the US. Most importantly, though, are a few differences that we should...

What are a bunch of Americans to do for Thanksgiving dinner while in Australia? Have Turkey Pot Pie, of course. As it turns out, meat...

Rob always jokes about everything in Australia being upside down or backwards. While they don't drive upside down or backwards,...

Food. You have to admit that food is a critical part of everyday life. And when your days in quarantine consists of just eating and...