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This is an enjoyable read, especially if you have been, as I have, to so many of the places that Rosie Mitchell visited, and what a clever idea to housesit to see other Australian regions or even other countries. There were places and events she mentions that I’d like to know more about. For example, how did she get rid of the snake in her bedroom in Queensland? I met this interesting author recently and I’ll have the delight of meeting her again tomorrow and will be able to ask her in person! She and her husband had a fascinating journey throughout much of Australia and met many people, I found it interesting that she explains her story in a diary/journalistic style, so you can follow her trip on a map, read what a place is like, then either imagine it, or compare it to when you were there. As an added benefit, you can learn which campgrounds or places to go to, or which to avoid, such as, “Tuesday, we checked out Innes Park, Coral Cove and Elliott Heads, which were all wild and windy.� And “The following week a drive through Glenwood, Bauple, and Tinana up to Maryborough and home via the coast, Maaroom, Boonooroo, Tuan, Poona and Tin Can Bay.� Rosie has some funny linesß in this book, which made me laugh out loud, “We remembered when we brought our older son Sterling here when he was two and a half years old, on our return from living in Malaysia, and as soon as he got out of the car, he took off all his clothes and just ran into the water. Thankfully he doesn’t do that anymore, well, not as far as I know!� Rosie and her husband seem to have eaten a lot of really good food in lovely locations, which she describes with relish! “Sunday morning, we drove back to Canberra to have a late lunch at the vineyard, Contentious Character with our younger son Arthur and his partner Emma. The food was divine with four courses and twelve wines to taste. It was a lovely setting amongst the vines, and the glorious autumn weather made the perfect afternoon. Monday, we had a potter around the Dickson shops and later that evening, dinner at the local pub with our older son Sterling. Tuesday was much the same, and we managed to get both our boys together that evening for pizza and wine. It was a nice way to finish off our time in Canberra.� I felt as if I was there with the author every step of her journey and savouring each of her experiences with her.