Fun, Culture and Family, in the Sun By Finn, Dad & Uncle Graham Us boys learning some acrobatics on the beach! Note from Patrick: This contribution was principally designed by Finn and the photos are, of course, by his photographer uncle, Graham Twomey. I have helped with syntax and added elements important to our readers and to this story. While we write frequently about the Americas I feel somewhat remiss about the lack of information pertaining to Mexico. The largest Spani

I am home safe and sound after an amazing vacation – and very long flight – to Australia and my dad’s frightening experience in Panama. It is a good thing to come back and visit my friends and have some ‘boys time’ with my dad before he leaves for his next trip to Central America. Each time I travel I do an experiment or project on the city or country I visit. This time I chose to do a project on World War 1 and the role my Tasmanian family played in the Great War. My Aussie

Even though I have been eating a lot and a lot of yummy foods like mangoes, passion fruit, guava juice, rasher bacon and ice cream down here in Australia, I still have my sporty mind. I have been swimming 2-3 times a day and even though my Uncle’s pool is not very big I still get lots of fun exercise playing volleyball, water polo and doing swimming challenges. I’m not amazing or even great at skateboarding but I have been going to the skate-park each morning. I have learned

In less than a week I will be going to Australia with my mom to visit family. It will be a lovely trip, but also not surprising since this will be my 8th trip Down Under! Finn Twomey – photo by Graham Twomey Normally I have travelled to Tasmania, but on this trip we are going to Brisbane where my uncle and aunt live. I really enjoy my Australian family and love fishing with my uncle, despite his colourful language. It will be fall in Brisbane, but still hotter than my home in