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[bluealb1]

A group of Kangeroos.Not quite what i expected to see in the garden, on the first morning of our home swap to Australia. As you can imagine the children were delighted. Me, I just wanted to know if they could bite, and would they come into the house. We had already had our first night disrrupted by possums playing on the roof.
But this is what we came to Australia for. To live as a local , with the comforts of home. We had exchanged our modest cottage on the Welsh borders for a Queenslander house in Yeppoon ,on the sunshine coast of Australia. We spent the next five weeks cramming in everything Australian. Barbecues on the beach, crocodiles at the zoo, kangeroos and koalas galore, it was everything we had expected and more. We travelled in June supposedly the Aussie winter, but we spent lazy days on the beach fishing and diving .The locals thought we were mad!
The house was perfect for us with plenty of garden,and room to spread . When it was time to leave i felt quite an attachment to the house and area and had managed to feel quite like a local.
We drove from Yeppoon to Cairns and spent 5 days in the rain forests visiting the barrier reef, Kurunda, and atherton table lands regions. It took 14 hours to drive it and we drove straight through just making coffee stops and sharing the driving. For the cost of a hotel we bought a dvd and the kids were fine.
And how was my home left in the hands of an australian couple? Absolutely fine, they loved the cottage and the areas, could not get over how green it was!!!!. [/b]

[gary123]

Home swap seems to be an excellent idea and obviously worked for you.

[johnnymac]

I have never tried home swap. i've seen more and more people engaging in such

[johnnymac]

but a group of kangaroos in the garden? sounds fun. hehe. kids definitely love it

[rich]

beach fishing and diving is the best things to do in the Australia.

[johnnymac]

Hi

I was finally fed with this kind of stuff. here are the sites you'd essentially need:
http://www.aussiehouseswap.com.au/
http://www.homeexchange-australia.com/

that should help a lot.

[Gary Sobers]

Australia is a dream place to stay and live forever. It is such a peaceful place with beauty and attraction all around just make you feel bliss and refresh. It is certainly a place of making a homeland and stay forever happily and merrily. Beaches are a wonder to roam around and explore.











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