After the surge of the positive cases in Queensland last year, around July... the restrictions were eased. Queenslanders were allowed to travel within our beautiful state. And travel, we did. Not very far though, and not for a long duration. On our way to Stanthorpe, we went the back way and visited some sights. Queen Mary Falls is one of them. We hiked the Queen Mary Falls circuit. It was a leisurely hike as we were not pressed for time. It was lovely, we were surrounded with massive trees - a true communion with nature. The circuit is fairly easy walk. More details on this hike from here.

I have a son who’s in Primary School so I thought, I should run a series about school and maybe on the Educational system here in Australia. I will be writing about what I know and my experiences around the school where my son goes to.

As a background, the Tatapilla (my son) goes to a public school – here it is called State school. The school is about a ten minute walk from home. It is quite close to our home as I can hear the bells for the school session. In cold days, he is being driven to school but on warm days, he rides his bike or walk. One day, I picked him up walking wearing flat ballerina shoes – it was so hot that the glue on my shoes melted but that’s another story for another day.

The Primary school starts from Prep up to year 6. There’s a prescribed age when a child can start Primary school.

We spent a few days of the previous school holiday the Coffs Harbour. It's about 5 hours drive from home but there were detours, so it took almost 7. On the way, there are lots of goods things to see so it's never boring.

The Tatapilla went camping with the Scouts. The Scouts camping ground is located near the center of the town. It has powered sites and un-powered sites. Activities such as kayaking and abseiling. There are areas for bonfire at night.

On my last business trip to Sydney, I stayed at the Castle Hill Lodge. The customer I was visiting was at the Hills area and they booked for my accommodation. The Castle Hill Lodge is a quaint place to stay. It is situated close the main road but it was not that noisy. I enjoyed my stay.

Maleny is a historic town in the Sunshine Coast. It's situated in the hinterland. The town centre is quite touristy. There are boutiques, antique shops and cafes.