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Alex’s brother and family

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Last night we went to meet Alex's brother, Ben and his family with his wife, Ineke and kids Sara and Benjamin. It was really wonderful meeting them and I felt so comfortable with them. Ben and Inneka Read More

Frost?

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I don't know if you can call this a frost, but by Australian standards it definitely puts a "frost" to shame. When there's dew overnight it freezes on top of the previous dew and it ends up Read More

Dusseldorf

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The trip to the Christmas markets in Germany only took about an hour and a half, which by European standards is a long drive........but I think it's cool that you can be in another country in such a Read More

oh great

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Now both of us are sick this morning......Alex is coming down with a cold aswell. I must have picked up some foreign virus on the plane. oh well, battle on hopefully. Didn't sleep well last night Read More

Quieter day

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I rested for quite a bit of the day today as this cold seems to have gotten worse and it's really taken it out of me. I'd have spurts of energy that would only last barely an hour but yet haven't been Read More

Getting a cold

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I haven't been sick in ages, but I guess all the travelling has finally weakened me and I'm starting to get a cold. I hope I don't get too sick! Maybe that's why I'm feeling the cold so bad, cuz Read More

Apeldoorn

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Alex took me into the city of Apeldoorn this afternoon and it was my first real taste of the European feel. Probably sounds a bit naive, but it looked really European, lol. I've only ever seen Read More

MSN

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oooh, I've figured out how to get on msn. I forgot that I'd changed my password a while back. Also, just took this piccie of outside the window. Looks soooo European, lol.   Read More

Refreshed

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Finally I feel refreshed and energised after a good sleep. At the moment I'm up pretty early (after a 10 hour sleep) while Alex still sleeps. I managed to stay up till about 8pm yesterday (which is Read More

Arriving in The Netherlands

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Finally arrived in The Netherlands! woooo! HUGE queues in customs to go through, but the think that struck me the most is how relaxed they are going through customs. Arriving into Australia or NZ Read More

Waiting for flight

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After walking around the airport for a bit, suddenly the effects of being up at nearly 2am Adelaide time are hitting me. The moment I rest my head I know I'm going to fall asleep so I'm not even sure Read More

Kuala Lumpar

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well I've made it here in Kuala Lumpar! Already it's been an interesting journey. I have to say so far Malaysia Airlines seems really good, but one of the air hostesses was either in a bad mood, or Read More

The Netherlands – here we come!

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I'm most of the way through packing and I can't quite believe the time has come! I expect I'm probably not going to sleep well tonight. This is the first time I've gone away for so long and so Read More

BODYCOMBAT 34

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This release I think is slowly growing on me a bit more. I never disliked this release, but I guess with lower energy levels due to being pregnant I'm finding everything getting harder to learn and Read More

I’m stunned

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I've been having sports massages for quite a while and I have to say I'm a little stunned at what happened today. It's going to be difficult to cut a long story short, but basically since I've been Read More