Karen Bleakley Blog
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Karen Bleakley is the Founder and Editor of SmartStepstoAustralia and the creator of the Move to Australia Toolkit. She has created a leading ex-pat hub for families who are embracing the adventure of moving across the world to create a new life in Australia! It's great to have them here. Her blog is an online resource that helps UK families navigate their way to a dream life.
Karen Bleakley Blog
1M ago
I’ve been lucky to have stayed at Crystalbrook Byron twice now. I love this 5 star hotel! Byron Bay is the perfect location for a luxury getaway. As a mum of three, I don’t often get to indulge in this sort of holiday, but I embrace the opportunity whenever I get chance. The Crystalbrook Byron ..read more
Karen Bleakley Blog
2M ago
During our Australia East Coast road trip from Brisbane to Airlie Beach, we went on a day trip to Great Keppel Island. Great Keppel has been on my must-visit list for a very long time and I was thrilled to finally get to go. Next time, I’ll definitely plan a longer stay – but a ..read more
Karen Bleakley Blog
2M ago
A question I get asked all of the time is: what is the cost of living in Australia compared with the UK? Now I can’t tell you about the cost of living in Perth, or how much it costs to live in Sydney, but I thought it might be useful for me to write a ..read more
Karen Bleakley Blog
3M ago
If you get the chance to visit the Mon Repos Turtle Centre to see the turtles at Bundaberg, I highly recommend it! Seeing turtles nesting or seeing the hatchlings is a very unique experience and we’ve always had a wonderful time when we’ve visited. We visited for the second time recently on our East Coast ..read more
Karen Bleakley Blog
4M ago
We’ve just got back from a fabulous Brisbane to Airlie Beach road trip. We’ve driven this leg before while on a Sydney to Port Douglas road trip in a motorhome (before we had kids) but this was our first time travelling a longer road trip like this with kids which completely changes the whole experience ..read more
Karen Bleakley Blog
5M ago
This is a sponsored post written by Sophie Ryan, iSelect spokesperson You may have escaped a freezing cold Christmas in the United Kingdom for a much warmer celebration in Australia, but avoiding the extra expenses that go hand in hand with the festive season is going to be much more difficult. We know costly trimmings ..read more
Karen Bleakley Blog
5M ago
I know when we moved to Australia and had to adjust to the new time zone, it was absolutely exhausting! Our daughter suffered with baby jet lag so badly and her nap times were all over the place. Our two toddlers were up in the middle of the night and their bedtime routine completely went ..read more
Karen Bleakley Blog
5M ago
It is just the most perfect time to start some new Christmas traditions for yourself. Your traditions from your home country probably came from family traditions. You do things in the way that everyone else in the family has always done them, and you’re following that process. But when you get here, you’re free to ..read more
Karen Bleakley Blog
5M ago
When you get out there and explore, it really just reminds you why you moved. So, especially if you’ve been feeling a bit homesick, there’s nothing more exhilarating and exciting than pulling into a really beautiful new beach and remembering that you actually get to live here! Whenever I think to myself, I’m so lucky ..read more