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Adelaide; Bouncing around Kangaroo Market

Markets are usually a great place to spend a few hours and the bustling Central Market in Adelaide, South Australia is no exception. It has the usual appeal of other markets, fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, bread, cakes and sweet treats; baked or covered in chocolate. There is plenty of vibrant colour, ripe exotic fruits and [...]

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Kangaroo Island, South Australia; The Search of Skippy

Those slightly more advanced in years will probably remember a television programme called “Skippy” If unfamiliar with the children’s series, it centred around a marsupial ‘Lassie’; in each episode the hopping hero would solve almost every possible problem known to mankind. He was loosely owned by a young boy with the infamous line “What’s up [...]

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Australia, The Great Ocean Roadtrip – A superlative adventure

Any destination, landmark or area such as the Great Ocean Road, Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef or Great Trango Tower which uses superlatives to describe itself has a lot to live up to. Including hyperbole within a name puts a little extra pressure to live up to the billing. Fortunately most deliver in spades and [...]

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