Local Travel
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Farm to Table: Mandarin Picking
Spent an amazing day at Anderson's Farm in Wisemans Ferry picking our own mandarins and oranges.
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St Joseph’s Girls Orphanage Goulburn Has Been Restored
It’s always such an satisfying feeling, to see a historical building restored, renewed and given new life. St Joseph’s Orphanage was operated and run by the Sisters of Mercy from 1864 until 1905.…
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St John’s Boys Orphanage has been Condemned
In the very near future, one of the most historical building of Gouldburn, south west of Sydney will be torn down and removed from time. It’s a sorry state to see what was…
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Lunch at Crystal Brook Gardens and Lavender Farm
Although the lavender is not yet in bloom, I spent the most amazing birthday exploring the beautiful gardens of Crystal Brook. Located just over two hours south of Sydney (a little longer if…
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Things To Do In Port Stephens – Like a Sunset Camel Ride on the San Dunes of Anna Bay
Riding into the sunset on a camel, across the stunning san dunes of Birubi Beach at Anna Bay in Port Stephens – what an amazing experience. It was a request from my sister…
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Exploring Sydney: A Photo Diary of Cockatoo Island
Exploring Sydney’s amazing ship building history on Cockatoo Island. Cockatoo Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the junction of the Parramatta and Lane Cove River in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales,…
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A Historic Stay in the Southern Highlands
The Fitzroy Inn first opened it’s doors as a travellers inn in 1836. It is one of Bowral’s oldest surviving colonial homes. Now trading as a hotel and a popular venue for weddings…
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Sydney Dark Colonial Past at the Parramatta Female Factory
Parramatta Female Factory was Australia’s first purpose built institution for the confinement of convict women and their children from 1821 to 1847. Situated on four acres of land, alongside the Parramatta River, it…
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Exploring the Old Parramatta Lunatic Asylum
Founded in 1847, the Lunatic Asylum was purpose built for Invalid Convicts who were coming into Australia. It remained largely a female institution until 1852, and by 1855 with the introduction of males,…
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Is Parramatta Goal Really Haunted?
Took a stroll through the old Parramatta Goal, learning about some old history and some new. Growing up in Castle Hill, only thirty minutes (or so) from Parramatta, I spent a lot of…
