Wagga Wagga to Worcestershire & back again
For the second time in as many weeks, Adam and I have had house guests. This time it was Adam’s second cousin Joe, who’s recently relocated to Australia. Joe’s had one brief visit to Wagga Wagga before, but Adam and I were keen to show him what life was like here for a pair of young professionals.
So over the course of two days, we handpicked some of our favourite places and showed Joe what a typical weekend in Wagga might involve…
Last weekend Adam and I welcomed our first visitors from the United Kingdom – his mum and stepdad.
Just like it was a little surreal seeing my family in Worcestershire, it’s taken a few days to get used to seeing Adam’s family here in Wagga Wagga…
When you go on a road trip in Australia you inevitably end up stopping at a ‘servo’ to refuel the car, use the bathroom and eat. On busy routes there might be a ‘service centre’ where there is a petrol station and several fast food outlets, but on many country roads, it’s an old style road house – essentially a petrol station with a cafeteria attached.
In England, the ‘service centre’ is known as ‘services’ and most are akin to what you find on the Hume Highway at Yass. As I’ve learnt over the past few months though, there are fancy road-side stops in a few select locations. Welcome to the world of ‘posh services’…
Wattle and Ash 