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Caversham wildlife park

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Caversham When we expressed a wish to go to a ZOO in Australia, our friend said no, You need to go to Caversham. She explained that You can pet animals there and that there were daily shows that are interesting for kids and we loved the sound of it. Black swan At the entrance a kind lady gave us a map of the park and marked times of events and shows. The park was not very crowded so it was a nice walk, we took our time. You can walk the whole park slowly and see it all in 2-3 hours. When we got to kangaroos we spent a while there, You could pet them and feed them, our son was really enjoying himself. Kangaroo petting and feeding We attended an educational farm show where we saw a stockman who taught us a little something about herding sheep, about shepherd dogs, milking cows, bottle feeding a lamb and shearing sheep. Later on they asked for volunteers who learned to crack a whip. Really interesting for children. Sheep shearing The next event we attended was tak...
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Perth - family city

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Perth Definitely a place to visit, and as people who moved or live here say: “dream city to raise a family”. We spent 25 days in Perth and were able to pick up the “vibe”, see how people live here. We visited lots of places, checked out prices and service and tried to generalize it for You guys. Perth Grill plate Social: What we especially liked, the city is low tempo. There is no rush to do anything, people in the lines are not grumpy, waiters and cashiers are very polite and will small talk with a smile. At first I was weirded out by a cashier who asked me “how was Your day?” and my first thought was “why do You care?” but I was polite and had a nice talk to her that actually put a smile on my face. After some time spent like that, beats paying in silence if You ask me. There are some subtle things that let You know that the system is working really nice and that people are well behaved - for example: shopping carts in shopping centers are all put in their place, not...
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Learning how airports work hard way pt. 1

-Part 1- Since the story is long I divided it into 2 parts, link for the second part is at the bottom. What was supposed to be the 22 hour journey from Croatia to Australia, turned into 3 day test. This whole situation would be benign if I was alone with my wife, but with a 5 year old and a 9 month old infant, this was traumatic. I firmly believe that our perception of events in life is a matter of choice. Two people may experience the same event and one may see it as a trauma and second may see it as an opportunity to learn. First person will come out of the event scarred, second will come out grateful for the opportunity to learn. The problems come later when our experiences start to define us. People who perceive all or most events in a negative way, gradually become unhappy, depressed and people who look on the bright side are happy and grateful. This I learned from my life trough my own perspective and it is very simplified since it is not the topic of the article, but I need...
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Learning how airports work hard way pt. 2

-Part 2- After the kids had their sleep and were rested, we all felt better even though I had slept only around 4 hours and wife did not sleep at all, baby would wake the moment she tried to put her down so she carried her all night. Me and son took a warm shower and we all sat together to agree on what to do and where to go next. My wife noticed that the tickets we got from Kuala Lumpur to Perth were no good, they were dated yesterday, not today. We decided to go and have some breakfast first – on the other side of the building (why would anyone place a food court opposite to a hotel I- have no idea)... The food was really tasty and not that expensive, I had coffee and refreshed we were ready for a new day of excitements. First we went to information counter, than we went to Turkish airlines counter where we found out that we have to go to the same place we were yesterday to get correct tickets. We found a bench where it was not so crowded so they can sit and rest till I go and ...
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