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CANBERRA A GLIMPSE AT OUR CAPITAL We would usually fly straight to Sydney to catch up with family and friends, however as our teen is nearing the end of school, we decided to fly to Canberra and have a look at the Australian National University (ANU) campus and colleges, as well as show him around our nation's capital since he missed out on the habitual school trip. Once a rural area with a strong Indigenous history, Canberra was selected as Australia's Capital Territory (ACT) as it was between Melbourne (Australia's largest city at the time) and Sydney (Australia's oldest city). As part of the constitution, the capital was also to be placed in a Commonwealth territory within New South Wales, however had to be at least 100 miles from Sydney. The ACT was created on 1 January 1911 and in that same year, an international competition was held to select a design for the layout of the capital city. In 1913, American architect, Walter Burley Griffin , wo...

ICELAND RV HAPPY JULY 2018 Iceland has become a popular destination for many in the last ten years, so when choosing a destination for our brood we figured locking our now 18 and 16 year old in an RV (recreational vehicle or campervan) would be a great idea. Besides, who knows how much longer they will want to travel with us? Ninety-six percent of people arriving in Iceland, arrive at Keflavik International Airport . A hub for Canada and the USA to Europe, the airport hasn't quite got up to speed with the influx of tourists, so it's very easy to find yourself mixed up with people waiting to depart as opposed to getting through to immigration and baggage collection . Keep your eye out for the the arrivals sign and you can't go wrong, although be prepared for an extended delay at immigration (especially if your not EU) as when we arrived there was only one customs officer on duty! Baggage collection at Keflavik is bumper to bumper with trolleys and tho...