Aussie Babyboomer travelling on a budget — Hi Globetrotters, My name is Adrienne Beaumont. I come from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It’s a hot, humid place to live most of the year. I was born here and have family here, but I’d rather live somewhere cooler. I don’t really work much — I’m a retired primary teacher/education sales…

So much more Christmassy than in Australia — My first trip to Europe was a last-minute rescue mission to Nantes. Stacey had been living there with her boyfriend for a few months and was suffering SAD. We didn’t know what that was — I just thought she was feeling depressed because her boyfriend went to work early every…

Both times involved buses! — Here is Keeley’s version of events. The Time Mum Almost Died in the City of Romance Sight-seeing, bike riding and funeral planning.medium.com Here is the story of my first visit to Paris. I had longed to see Paris since I was 16 and here I was at 61 seeing it for the first time! Naturally, I was disappointed. Disappointed in Paris A dream turned into a nightmare.medium.com

Believe it or not — it’s my real name. G’day. I thought I had better start with that although I never actually say g’day in real life. But at least you know I’m an Aussie. Yeah, we do say Aussie, not Australian. I have been described as “a riddle wrapped…

I find forgiveness of others difficult, so why should forgiving myself be any easier? I’m really struggling here. I’m working and the site I’m working from has gone down which is why I’ve got a minute to write something short and sweet — well maybe, not sweet. Do I forgive…

This or That Down Under — Kangaroo or Koala? I’ll have to choose koala. With diseases like chlamydia rife among them and bushfires killing thousands, they’re fast becoming an endangered species. ‘Roos on the other hand as becoming real pests in cattle and sheep areas and are being culled. ‘Roo shooting is encouraged in country areas. …

I was a teenager when I first married, twenty when I had my first child, and started teaching 6 weeks later. More children followed. I was a full-time teacher, sports coach after school, played sports myself a few times a week, studied university part-time, tutored after school, and ran a…

I’m thinking back to all the places I’ve lived in my life — When I was a baby I lived at a house high up on the hill at Highgate Hill. (It really is the suburb’s name!) The only reason I know we lived there is from baby photos of me. My next memory is of our house at Allowah Street. I was…

Who knew there were so many different places in Ireland beginning with the letter D? —