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“Shall We Go to Katie’s?”
The Story of Rustic Edge Café When I first reached out to Katie from Rustic Edge Café & Takeaway, this blog was a dream. The website was merely a shell, and from memory I had only published one blog, a… Continue reading
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Thru the Gate Café
Scones, Charm, and a Breakfast to Remember When we first arrived, a few things drew us to Thru the Gate Café Smythesdale instantly: Sadly, we arrived just moments before closing, but the owner still let me grab a hot chocolate.… Continue reading
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Country Grocers Smythesdale
The Little Store With Everything While Country Grocers Smythesdale is mentioned in our Smythesdale Gardens blog, it simply deserves its own shoutout. We wouldn’t normally rave about a grocer, but this one just keeps impressing. Thinking of ‘corner stores’, we… Continue reading
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Courthouse Hotel
A Pub Rescue on a Scorching Day The Courthouse Hotel Smythesdale was our escape from a scorching 42°C summer day. We’d had a few failed attempts trying to run our air conditioner off our generator (ugh, that’s a whole story… Continue reading
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Regional Post Offices
Little Lifesavers on the Road! If you’re travelling around Australia like us and wondering how to receive parcels while travelling Australia, you’re definitely not alone. We know the struggle of running out of staple favourites that are only available, or… Continue reading
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Rustic Edge Café & Takeaway
After the warmest greeting, we also sat down with the owner, Katie, to hear how it all began 👉 Here’s Katie’s story Fresh, Friendly, and Always Open I’ll be honest — we weren’t overly excited about dining here at first.… Continue reading
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Smythesdale
Discovering Smythesdale: A Tiny Town Packed with Surprises If you’re looking for things to do in Smythesdale, don’t let its size fool you. Many of our favourite places that we have found in Australia aren’t big cities or well-known tourist… Continue reading
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Smythesdale Gardens
We came to Smythesdale Gardens because we needed to be in the area while Isaac was working locally. What we expected to be a practical stopover ended up being far lovelier than we’d imagined. One of Our Unexpected Favourites Smythesdale… Continue reading
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Homemade Protein Bar Recipe (GF & DF)
Caitlin’s Hedgehog Recipe These homemade protein snack bars have become my favourite mid-afternoon snack. I’ve been playing around with recipes that are both tasty and nourishing, something I can grab mid-afternoon when I need a little energy but don’t want… Continue reading
