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    Category: Go/Do/See

    George’s wild weekend on the Gold Coast: Part 1 “Friday night”.

    A Cavill-cade of lights and colour on Cavill Avenue My son George is just about to turn 12, so the night wasn’t that wild. But since he…… Read more “George’s wild weekend on the Gold Coast: Part 1 “Friday night”.”

    March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 by alexcellent

    29 good things (and a few silly ones) about Winter in Canberra

    Sunday of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, view from Red Hill, 4pm It’s the end of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, the ski fields have officially opened,…… Read more “29 good things (and a few silly ones) about Winter in Canberra”

    June 10, 2019 by alexcellent

    Easter holidays 2019: trains, buses, taxis and crowds.

    Well we’re about to hit day 2, week 2 of Term 2, and I can’t believe we’re nearly in the middle of 2019. George was not excited…… Read more “Easter holidays 2019: trains, buses, taxis and crowds.”

    May 6, 2019 by alexcellent

    Vampire skin and raspberry meringues

    What to do in the school holidays on a day off from work? The 11-year-old son formerly known as Spider Boy was annoyed that he had to…… Read more “Vampire skin and raspberry meringues”

    April 27, 2019 by alexcellent

    Summer 2017/18

    While I was thinking about blogging, but not blogging, here’s the summer life we were living in Summer 2017/18. Click on the pics to read the captions.

    May 14, 2018April 15, 2019 by alexcellent

    Cocktails and dreams: back to the 80s at 88mph

    As an 80s teen and someone who saw Back to the Future three times when it was first released, AT THE CINEMA, I knew Canberra’s new 80s-themed…… Read more “Cocktails and dreams: back to the 80s at 88mph”

    November 26, 2017 by alexcellent

    Sydney visitors

    Moving to Canberra means that we’ve been able to host visitors from Sydney. In the past month we’ve had Lulu and Señorita Margarita to stay (on separate…… Read more “Sydney visitors”

    August 28, 2016 by alexcellent

    Christmas recycling inspiration

    On my web searches lately I’ve been seeing a lot of very creative Christmas decorating ideas using discarded items or just plain rubbish. Apparently even plastic lunch…… Read more “Christmas recycling inspiration”

    December 24, 2015 by alexcellent

    Eat Drink Blog 2015… Food, fun and photo freedom

    In October Alexcellent Lifestyle attended the 6th annual Eat Drink Blog (EDB15) conference. Held in a different Australian city each year, 2015 was Canberra’s turn to host over 80…… Read more “Eat Drink Blog 2015… Food, fun and photo freedom”

    November 4, 2015November 4, 2015 by alexcellent

    Fun, free kids entertainment.

    There have been many offline goings-on at Alexcellent Lifestyle headquarters lately, but it is now time to sit down with my cup of instant coffee and share…… Read more “Fun, free kids entertainment.”

    August 15, 2015 by alexcellent

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