Category Archives: Australia

Travelling Highlights of 2014 and ideas for 2015

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

Venice, Germany and Lisbon, in that order, outside France, and Turquant near Chinon, closer to home. Venice comes first because of our wonderful gondola experience (which sounds very touristy I know)  and all our other less touristy visits as it … Continue reading →

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Five Unforgettable Places I Have Visited

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Rosemary Kneipp

When we discovered Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon recently, I added it to the list of places that have left an indelible mark on me because they were totally unexpected and totally overwhelming. At the same time, I was asked to … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Travel Photos – Highlights of 2012

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

I wanted to pick out the highlights of my Monday’s Travel Photos posts in 2012 but rather than choose my own favourites, always a difficult task, I asked Relationnel to tell me which of my Monday’s travel photos he preferred … Continue reading →

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What am I really? Australian or French?

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll know that I recently went on holidays to Australia and it was not always as I expected. In my monthly guest post for My French Life, the global community of French and francophiles … Continue reading →

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Banking in Australia When You Live Overseas

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

We don’t go to Australia all that often – only once every three years – but with the development of Internet banking, I thought it might be useful to have an account in Australia to avoid the hassle of international … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful World of Home Exchange

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

If you’ve been following my blog recently, you will have noticed that most of the places we stayed in Australia were home exchanges. Our first swap was last February in Madrid. Since then, all our exchanges have been with Australia … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Travel Photos – Brisbane, Australia

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

When I was growing up in Townsville, North Queensland, which has a current population of  200,000 (80,000 back in those days), Brisbane, the State capital and my mother’s birthplace, which now has over 2 million people (600,000 in my childhood), … Continue reading →

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Devonshire Tea en français in Queensland and Seafood at the Regatta in NSW

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

One of the unexpected spinoffs of writing a blog is making new friends. I started blogging last October and I’ll never forget the thrill when I received an email just before Christmas from Barb in Sydney, whom I didn’t know, … Continue reading →

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A Unique War Memorial, a Bush Picnic and a Winery near Armidale

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

On the day of our family picnic to Dangars Falls near Armidale, we stopped on the way at a unique war memorial which was presented to us by Graeme, the historian in our party. The Dangarsleigh War Memorial is unique … Continue reading →

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The Big Kneipp Family Reunion in Australia

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Rosemary Kneipp

When we were in Australia 3 years ago, I took Relationnel on a pilgrimage to the sheep country where my father was born – Bonshaw, near Glen Innes and Tenterfield in northwestern New South Wales. The Kneipp family originally comes … Continue reading →

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