Our new house, Horizon Hills, Johore Bahru, Malaysia

View from the balcony

It’s finally finished and ours. After a long wait, we have taken possession and moved into our new home in Horizon Hills, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. We can now sit back sit back, relax and enjoy the house for a few years as all the interior and exterior works, including the pool, have been completed.
The house will be put on the market in 2014.

Thredbo, Mt Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

Thredbo Village, set within the 690,000 hectares of the Kosciuszko National Park, is one of Australia's highest alpine towns. It is perched among the some of Australia's highest mountains between 1365 to 1930 metres above sea level.

Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra, ACT

Lake Burley Griffin is the centrepiece of Australia's capital. Designed by Walter Burley Griffin, the lake was completed in 1964 after damming the Molonglo River which ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle. There are many prominent national buildings such as such as the National Museum of Australia, National Gallery of Australia, National Library of Australia and the High Court of Australia lie by its shores.

Royal Australian Mint, ACT

Since opening in 1965 the Mint has produced over eleven billion circulating coins and has the capacity to produce over two million coins per day, or over six hundred million coins per year. You can also watch the manufacture of coins from the elevated viewing gallery. The Royal Australian Mint is a great place to visit.

Mount Ainslie Lookout, ACT

Mount Ainslie Lookout is the perfect place to view the unique layout of Canberra. Views from the lookout encompass the parliamentary triangle, Lake Burley Griffin, many of Canberra's National Attractions and the mountain ranges that surround the city. The views of the Australian War Memorial, Anzac Parade and Parliament House are especially good from this lookout.

Black Mountain (Telecom) Tower, ACT

The Black Mountain Tower rises 195 metres above the summit of Black Mountain and presents 360 degree views of Canberra and the surrounding rural area. There is an open viewing platform or an enclosed viewing gallery which present visitors with striking views of the city and surrounding country area by day or night.

HMAS Otway, Holbrook NSW

While making our way to Canberra, we stopped at Holdbrook to take a look at the submarine HMAS Otway. The Holbrook Council acquired the Otway when it was decommissioned and scrapped. The above-the-water section was rebuilt and is now on permanent display in Holbrook's Germanton Park. It measures 90 metres from bow to stern. Also on display, is an actual torpedo of the kind used by Lieutenant Holbrook during WWI.