An expat Brit in South Australia
Coffin Bay oysters were back on the menu just in time for Christmas. Seafood is such an integral part of Aussie festivities at this time of year- as integral as mulled wine or mince pies are in the northern hemisphere. Situated on the southern tip of South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula about 680 km by road
Port Douglas, Far North Queensland No not an alcohol-bathed celebration- although alcohol was involved- but a trip to Far North Queensland (FNQ) for the Festive- and wet- season. Port Douglas, a small holiday town an hour’s drive north of Cairns, is a magnet for holidaymakers. Sitting at the northernmost end of Four Mile Beach, the
“It doesn’t feel very Christmassy.” It’s hard when it’s a 30 degree blue sky summer day to embrace the symbolism of Northern Hemisphere festivity. Just then we heard strains of music from outside. “That’s not a recording.” Indeed it was not. It was the Salvation Army (or ‘Salvos’ in Aussie lingo) playing Christmas carols on
Dr D in Oz 