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Author: Willemijn

Mother, wife, explorer and loving the outdoors. We recently moved to Australia, so lots to explore here. We are keeping a blog about our experiences of moving and living on a different continent as a family.
Posted in Househunt

First impression of our house

Posted on May 4, 2015May 10, 2015 by Willemijn

We are extremely happy with the outcome of our house in Mount Waverley which we can call our home. Continue reading “First impression of our house” →

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Danderong Ranges National Park

Posted on May 3, 2015May 10, 2015 by Willemijn

Since it is weekend today and we have been driving around the city the whole week, we feel like getting out of the city and experience Australia a bit more. Continue reading “Danderong Ranges National Park” →

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Ashburton viewing

Posted on May 2, 2015July 3, 2015 by Willemijn

Yesterday we had a very nice dinner at ZaZa’s, which I prebooked through Groupon. Yes they have Groupon here as well! It was four km from our hotel. Since the walkways are very smooth here we decided to go by skate. Continue reading “Ashburton viewing” →

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Saturdays house hunting

Posted on May 2, 2015May 10, 2015 by Willemijn

Today it feels like we are going on a hunt. Hunting for houses. On Saturdays many properties have viewings, so we have a list of six places that we want to visit. Continue reading “Saturdays house hunting” →

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House hunting

Posted on April 30, 2015May 10, 2015 by Willemijn

Two days ago we went to inspect a house in Ashburton. We liked it – and especially the surrounding area – so much that we put in an application yesterday. Continue reading “House hunting” →

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Getting to Melbourne should be easy, right?

Posted on April 26, 2015May 10, 2015 by Willemijn

I stopped breathing and my heart dropped when they scanned my passport and told me that there was no visa registered under my name. I managed to stumble out: ‘But I have the confirmation right here’. Continue reading “Getting to Melbourne should be easy, right?” →

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We are a family of four, with two children aged 9 and 11. In December of 2014, we made the decision to make the big move from the Netherlands to Australia. We turned this plan into reality in June 2015 and re-located to Melbourne, Victoria.

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