Anth Steph - Anthony & Stephanie Toovey

Hi! We are Australians living in Prague, having moved from Sydney at the start of 2007. We've travelled as much as possible and this is a record of our adventures, and our attempt to keep in touch with friends back in Australia. It's fair to say that these experiences have really changed how we look at the world and life.

Since starting this adventure we've added a 3rd member to our travelling party (little Dahlia), so the intensity of our travels has dropped off somewhat. Still we love exploring this incredible world when we get the opportunity.

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By Anth Steph
October 10th 2009

The Fall of Atlantic Canada North America » Canada » Prince Edward Island

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
All the leaves were brown, red, orange, yellow, green, (but the sky was grey…)

We had been looking forward to this for a long time - a true holiday, not the crazy kind we had become used to where you stay in a different city every night. (I guess we have Dahlia to thank for that change in approach!). We had booked tickets with Anth’s frequent flyer points nearly a year ago, but had actually wanted to come since we first visited Canada in 2005. We loved it back then in Spring, but everywhere we went people told us ‘you should have been here in the Fall’. So we came in the Fall, to the [View Full Entry]

By Anth Steph
September 26th 2009

Whirlwind Bavaria Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Neuschwanstein

Fam in front of Neuschwanstein Castle

A Czech long weekend was all the excuse we needed for a whirlwind trip of Bavaria with our friends Kate and Garrett (usually referred to by accident as Gate and Carrot...I think it's called a spoonerism?). Don't know what the name of holiday was, but chances are it was in honour of a saint drowned by the king, or a priest tarred and feathered for not revealing the confessions of the queen, or something just as random and medieval. Whatever it was we managed to do a lot of driving in 2 full days taking in the fairytale Neuschwanstein, Oktoberfest Munich [View Full Entry]

Incredible view from Neuschwanstein Balcony

By Anth Steph
August 26th 2009

Iceland - The Last Place on Earth Europe » Iceland

Church at Vik
Iceland's southern-most point, half way along our 'semi-ring road' journey

A rare blue sky in Iceland - Heimaklettur, Westmann Islands. It is partly the ominous landscapes, and partly how remote and untouched everything feels that makes Iceland feel like it must be the last place on Earth. I have never seen a place look as beautiful in overcast weather as Iceland does. Threatening clouds and a dark and stormy sky seem appropriate for a land covered in lunar-esque rocks, where steam randomly billows out of the ground. At times we felt like we were on the moon, but then the sun would come out and we realised it was Earth, but [View Full Entry]

Islands and Skerries of the Westman Islands

By Anth Steph
July 24th 2009

The Road to Transylvania is Littered with Watermelons Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov » Brasov

Watermelons Everywhere!
So many it appears I was blinded by them!

Way back in the 80's, Steph (as a little girl in love with gymnastics) watched a movie called Nadia about the famous Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci. So when we first moved to Europe and made our hit list of 'must-see' countries, Steph put Romania on (out of a Dracula curiosity I seconded it). I've been to Bucharest a bunch of times for work, and since this time I was going on a Thursday/Friday it was perfect for the girls to meet me for the weekend. Steph was extremely brave attempting her first flight alone with Dahlia but totally survived with the [View Full Entry]

By Anth Steph
May 26th 2009

The Cast System (Location: Prague, Vienna, Prague, Vienna, Prague, Vienna...) Europe » Austria » Vienna State » Vienna

Gloriette and Tulips
Schonbrunn

Schönbrunn Palace No, not talking about the Indian class structure based on the colour of one's skin (that would be the caste system), but our series of weekly trips to Vienna for Dahlia's treatment (the first bit of which involves a series of plaster casts on her legs to correct the position of the feet). Yes, it is annoying that the treatment isn't available in Prague. But let's be real - there are much worse places in the world to have to travel to than Vienna - city of palaces, parks and plaster. It's kinda funny that we had never visited [View Full Entry]

By Anth Steph
April 10th 2009

Last Kiss of Winter, First Flower of Spring Europe » Czech Republic » Prague » Malá Strana

Dahlia May Toovey
Our little spring flower

Wow, where did the last three months go? Oh that's right - we had a baby! Good bye normality (if that's what you could call these last 2 years since we moved to Prague). But anyway, we're thrilled to officially blog-troduce you to Dahlia May Toovey - our little spring flower. Hang on, we're getting ahead of ourselves... Rewind to the end of winter (our coldest since being here), and Anth's 30th birthday - TRAM PARTY here we come! Ok, explanation warranted - there's this historical tram (complete with fat controller!) you can hire that drives round the city for functions. [View Full Entry]

Petrin Hill with Prague Castle in the Background

By Anth Steph
February 14th 2009

So We Just Popped Over To France For Dinner Europe » Switzerland » North-West » Basel

Saturday Morning Walk
In the forest behind Mel and Steve's

On our Idyllic Cow Tour of Switzerland last summer, Basel was one of the few cities we didn't get to. But the point wasn't to see if the industrial cows of Basel were just as idyllic as their Alpine cousins, but to visit Mel and Steve (and their kids Alex, Felicity, Amelia) - recent Aussie expats to Basel. (Steph and Mel worked together at Employers Mutual in Sydney.) Being the total atlas-geek that I am I love the fact that Basel is on border of 3 countries - Switzerland, Germany and France. It took us about 7 hours to chase the [View Full Entry]

By Anth Steph
January 14th 2009

Home for the Heatwave Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

Ulladulla Harbour

Finally we landed in Sydney (via Frankfurt, Buenos Aires, Santiago, and Auckland) and it was a HOT HOT HOT!!! 42 degrees the first day we were there - so compared with minus 10 the day we left Prague that's only 52 degrees hotter!!!! Turns out we arrived on day 1 of a heat wave, so the whole time we were home it only dropped below the high 30's one or two days. And for the first time ever we actually enjoyed the jet lag. We woke about 5 or 6am every morning and it gave us time to get some things [View Full Entry]

By Anth Steph
January 10th 2009

Forty Degree Flip South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires

Beunos Aires' Independence Monument

It's time for some summer! How did we end up in Buenos Aires? Well we had our home leave to Australia planned when Anth found out he had to go to Buenos Aires for a meeting. The timing would have been terrible since it meant flying to Argentina, having a meeting, flying back to Prague, and then leaving straight away for Australia. Talk about frequent flying! Luckily Anth's work agreed to let us both fly home to Sydney via Argentina (since it was almost the same price as via Singapore anyway). Incredibly exciting as neither of us had ever been to [View Full Entry]

By Anth Steph
January 5th 2009

A Holiday Season in Prague Europe » Czech Republic » Prague » Malá Strana

First Snow of the Year!
A November Sunday morning on Charles Bridge

It's been SOOOOO cold! And today is supposed to be a MAXIMUM of (brrrr....) minus 12! Fortunately, a bit of snow here and there, and the Christmas - New Year festivities have distracted us from the fact that it is dark at 4pm! We got our first snow late November, and despite forecasts of a white Christmas it was not to be. Even so, Christmas in Prague is beautiful. Christmas Day was an American-Australian affair (Dan, Eliza & Michelle; then Barry, Sarah & us). What that means is we had a big 7kg Turkey with mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce, but [View Full Entry]

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