Tag Archives: Canberra

Monochrome Monday: Merino

A collection of monochrome images captured during our trip to Canberra, featuring scenic highlights from Goulburn and the iconic Big Merino.

Questacon Knights

In June 2023, a family trip to Canberra included stops at the historic town of Berrima, known for its preserved Georgian architecture and a gaol used during WWI. Highlights included visiting the Big Merino in Goulburn and Questacon, the National Science and Technology Centre, with engaging exhibits for all ages.

Hidden City

One of our first road trips after reaching Sydney was to take a short trip down to the nation’s capital – Canberra. We did the majority of museums and galleries and also did a tour of the Parliament Building. With that trip done we ticked Canberra off our list – it had been done. Fast […]

Year of the Kangaroo

8th August 2015 So there it is. 12 Months of travelling around and living in Australia. So much done but so so much more still to do. It only feels like yesterday that we arrived off the plane in Perth in search of adventure and (after 7 months in Asia), wine and cheese! What started […]

Parliamentarians!

It was up bright and early for our last half day in Canberra. A quick check out was followed by an amazing breakfast in a local deli before we hailed a cab to our main destination for the remainder of our trip …. Australian Federal Parliament Building. It is here that both branches of the […]

Capital Idea!

We had been settled for a while in Sydney so we both felt it was time to do a bit of travelling again. Looking at the map there was a very ideal candidate not far away. We earmarked a weekend and went on Wotif to get a ‘mystery hotel’ deal close to the center. Next […]