We missed out on a white Christmas but finally, just days before leaving America, we were lucky enough to get some snow.  The kids had a wonderful time hanging out with our friends the Graham Family; who were also fantastic hosts.  Miss you guys!

We arrived into Los Angeles about 6.30 pm after travelling all day from Columbus Ohio via Baltimore Maryland.  Still can’t quite work out why we had to fly from the Midwest to the east coast to get to the west coast but never mind.  After all our flying experience we were totally prepared for a long day of travel with all gadgets recharged; water bottles ready and a supply...

Here is the link to my article in the newspaper about our journey home:

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/01/07/homeward-bound/

Photos will be updated as soon as I have received my camera cord in the post from America!

After a month of hanging out in Ohio, we had to say goodbye to our wonderful friends.  We had such a great time catching up with all my Rotary families and high school friends; especially seeing all their cute offspring!  On our last day we met up with my friend Sara and her gorgeous girls at … McDonalds, the one with a huge playground in Brunswick, Ohio where Harris and...

Where did 2011 go?  Well, everyone, who has religiously been reading our website knows what we got up to this year.  If you don’t know what we did then you’d better go back and catch up!  For the fourdotsonthemap, 2012 started in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA with our good friends and wonderful hosts, the Hoffman Family. 

We had a wonderful night with great company; an abundance of...

Hi there,

We are still hanging out in Cincinnati, Ohio with friends and having a great time. All is good and we are alive and well. Will update the website with some Christmas photos soon, plus photos of Steve and my latest adventure on Segways! Until then,  Happy New Year to everyone.

Check out the fun Steve and I had cashing in our Segway tour of Cincinnati voucher; a Christmas present from the Hoffman Family.  Here is the link to the article in The Chronicle.

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2011/12/30/karinas-been-riding-segway/

Here is the the link to my article in The Chronicle where I ponder whether we will experience a white Christmas or not?

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2011/12/20/will-it-be-white-christmas/

No, we haven’t dropped off the face of the Earth, we just have been hanging out in Ohio for the last 11 days.  What have we been up to you ask?  Well, catching up with many of my friends and ‘family’ from my Rotary exchange student days and enjoying the lead up to Christmas.  Check out our photos …

• We stayed 5 wonderful nights with our friends Jim and Sara and their...

Hi all, 

I’m a bit lazy at the moment because I haven’t written for awhile and I am slow on loading photos.  Be patient! Very soon I will add more photos on Christmas Day and keep you updated on all the wonderful friends we have been seeing and things we have been doing in exciting Ohio!