Day Trip, Down-Under Style First Published in the Beverly Citizen as part of an eight week series “Local Family Down Under” By Esther Baird Our family is a big fan of the day-trip. In Beverly we often open our map, pick a town about two hours away that we haven’t visited and hit the road….
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Frolicking On The Grass (Australia Part 4)
First Published in the Beverly Citizen as part of the eight part series “Local Family Down Under” December 2005 By Esther C. Baird My 18 month daughter and I often visit the Royal Botanical Gardens located in the center of Sydney. In many ways they are like the Boston Public Gardens and Commons but even…
Chutes and Ladders (Australia Part 3)
Chutes and Ladders Originally Published in the Beverly Citizen as part of an eight week series “Local Family Down Under” November 2005 Bondi Beach is one of many beaches that dot the coast along Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Like the North Shore of Boston, most towns have some sort of access to the water; unlike the…
Encounters with Wildlife (Australia Part 2)
First Published in the Beverly Citizen as part of an eight week series, “Local Family Down Under” October, 2005 By Esther C. Baird Australia is known for things that can kill you. This, of course, is in stark contrast to Beverly where virtually nothing can harm you, well, other than a heart-stopping heating bill. But…
We Go Down Under (Australia Part 1)
First Published in the Beverly Citizen as part of an eight week series “Local Family Goes Down Under” – September 2005 By Esther C. Baird “We’re going to Australia in September!” my husband announced. I let out a scream of delight and swung our 11 month old daughter around the kitchen in our Prospect Hill…