I was very excited to visit a country called Vanuatu. which is an island nation in the South Pacific. Shane told me that it used to be called New Hebrides before independence in 1980, and that power for the country before independence was shared by two governments – United Kingdom and France! We visited Tanna […]
This was one of the most interesting places I have ever visited! It is called Langa Langa Lagoon on Malaita in the Solomon Islands. We arrived on Busu Island in Langa Langa Lagoon after a lovely 45 minute boat ride – many people waved to us when they saw Shane and me in the boat. […]
Shane and I flew to Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. We only visited for two full days, so did not see much, but we did visit some interesting shops. In one of the shops I saw the Papua New Guinea flag, it is very colourful! One part is black with the Southern […]
I hopped onto a plane to travel to an island in-between Australia and New Zealand. It is called Norfolk Island, and Shane told me that it is an external territory of Australia. They use Australian money and the TV is also from Australia, but I still needed to carry my passport to visit from Australia! […]
Shane carried me along to a game of Australian Football, what is also known as “Aussie Rules”. Shane had to explain many things about the game, and I hope I have remembered them all in writing this! The game is based on Gaelic Football that came to Australia from Ireland more than 160 years ago. […]
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A friend of Shane whose name is Fi went on holidays to Japan and brought a gift back to Australia for us – desserts in the shape of a frog! The box was very nice, it was a green colour with the big smiling face of a white frog on the front – it looked […]
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This was my first time to see a cricket Test match! The game was between Australia and England in Brisbane, Australia. Australia and England have played each other since 1877 and the series is called “The Ashes”. Shane told me that the name was chosen because when Australia beat England in 1882, the English were […]
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Polly 7 is about to embark on a 10 week journey of the Middle East and East Africa. This will include 2 weeks in Ethiopia and 3 weeks in Kenya. Polly 7 is wearing a mask from the small town of Mto Wa Mbu in Northern Tanzania. It was purchased by Polly 7’s owner on […]
Hi … I’m in the middle of the Coral Sea, headed for the Society Islands, and Keegan’s grandparents don’t have his email address … sooooooo … they asked me to wish Keegan a great big Happy18th Birthday!! Hope he has a special day! Be the first to like. Like Unlike
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