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‘An Aussie in Europe’

‘An Aussie in Europe’

For my own purpose and reflection, I feel a strong desire to write about my experience of being ‘an Aussie in Europe’. It’s a totally different experience from my travel to date, and one that I want to share here, with the hope in years to come, when I read over my musings, I’ll be […]

Ice Skating, 344 Stairs & Fountain Finding in Bern.

Ice Skating, 344 Stairs & Fountain Finding in Bern.

Once again, we’re lucky enough to have our good friends living here in Bern, so as well as priceless tips and information from the locals, we also have a comfy bed and a social gathering each night for dinner, not to mention a couple of ice-skating pals! (Thanks so much Ron, Lornie, Will and Charlie) […]

Discovering Lucerne & Basel

Discovering Lucerne & Basel

Over the past few weeks we have spent a whole lot of time wandering and discovering, museum hopping and fountain finding. It seems that the further we explore the more we realize that there’s a whole lot more to this beautiful country than the Alps (although they make a pretty impressive backdrop!) In this post I […]

Hi, we’re The Smythies We’re a family of four on an adventure! We made the decision back in 2009 to change our path. We traded in our suburban life for 4 one-way tickets to ‘nowhere in particular’, and almost 4 years on we’re still living and travelling abroad! Come along for the ride and be inspired, be appalled, be humored or just be entertained! Read more here

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