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January 9, 2020

Cleland Wildlife Park

After our trip to New Zealand, we decided to take a break from travel and explore our new home in Adelaide, Australia.

Seeing as though we had not had much luck in spotting any Koala’s in Australia, our friends recommended we go check out Cleland Wildlife Park. It’s around 20 minutes from Adelaide CBD, it’s open 09:30 – 5 pm every day with free parking available.

So that was it, we were going to Cleland Wildlife Park to find the Koalas.

The entrance fee is $30 per adult and kids are $15 each. There is also an option to pay a couple of dollars for some animal feed, which I highly recommend you get.

I was blown away at how beautiful the park was, it felt like you were miles away from the city but in actual fact, you’re still pretty close to the CBD.

The number of animals running around freely was incredible and if you’re there in the morning all the animals are hungry so they happily approach you and would eat out of your hand.

The park offers so many daily experiences that you can watch or take part in, for example, the koala experience allows you to meet and touch a koala, there is also a reptile and wombat experiences plus much more.

Youll receive a map when you arrive at the park and you are able to follow the pathways and cover as much ground and you wish. Dingos, reptiles, kangaroos and the butterfly garden are just some of the great enclosures you will see, so wear great sneakers and just expect to be there for 3-4 hours.

Lastly, we packed a picnic which you can store in lockers provided at the entrance of the park, and once we had finished walking through the park we grabbed a table and set up for an amazing feast whilst little critters walked around and you could watch the birds chirp in the trees above you.

Here is the website to Cleland Wildlife Park, I highly recommend you take the family out for a day, you won’t be disappointed, it’s a great place to visit if you’re a local or in Adelaide on Holiday. Add this spot to your bucket list.

https://www.clelandwildlifepark.sa.gov.au/Home

April 16, 2019

Hahndorf

South West from the city of Adelaide lies a small town known for its German style architecture, gorgeous wines and variety of delicious foods.

Its one of Australians oldest German settlements and has been preserved for the enjoyment of local residents and tourists to enjoy.

A 45 minute scenic bus ride from the city which allows you to have a stress free journey, with the hundreds of visitors on a weekly basis, this is by far a good choice if you are in no rush for the day. Alternatively you can drive, just head there early in order to find parking.

Shops open at 10am on Sundays, there is everything from Copenhagen Ice Cream, bakeries, horse rides for the kids, Italian and German eateries, wine tastings, kid stores, high end fashion stores, authentic German merchandise shops and so much more.

There is something to do for the whole family, its a great getaway from the city and in autumn its just breathtaking as the streets are lined with all shades of reds, oranges and yellows.

I highly recommend this trip to Hahndorf for anyone of any age, grab the whole family for an outing or show off this town to visiting friends, or simply grab your partner for a day on the town.

For anyone who is interested in finding out more, see the link below.

https://hahndorfsa.org.au/

February 19, 2019

Welcome to Adelaide, Australia

We have arrived in the beautiful Adelaide, Australia.

Blown away by the beauty of this city. Since arriving we have loved everything about this place. Access is so easy with public transport, granted its nothing like New Your City, or London Underground, but its simple and efficient and between the trains, buses and trams we are able to get anywhere we wish in the city and surrounds. A trip can cost you anything from $2.50 – $3.70 depending on the time of day. Also a handy trick we learnt if you travel multiple trips within 2 hours, you only pay for the first trip. So when we having a cheap day,we catch the train to the beach, spend 1.5hrs on the beach then head home and only pay for one trip, its amazing!

Oh and the beaches, they are beautiful, warm, turquoise waters and white sands, but no shark nets?!??! SO that was weird. Thank goodness the water is so clear, and no waves so I just paddle around close to the shore.

Being able to walk the streets of Adelaide late at night is another aspect of living in Australia we are absolutely loving! Everywhere has crime, sure, but in general its pretty safe to walk around and there are people in the streets all the time.

So all in all our first impressions of Adelaide exceeded all expectations and we cannot wait to explore the city more and the wine estates, Botanical Gardens, and The Outback.

I hear they have really good wine in The Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills. SO Ill have to share that with you in the near future.

Adelaide you BEAUT, we love you!