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South Australian Outback Adventure to find some Opal!

Travelling to South Australia? We've got some great ideas for you! Have you thought about an Out back road trip???  We decided to pack up the three children and head North for some sunshine and some opal.    It's winter in Adelaide so it was the perfect excuse to submit to the opal fever and run from the cold and rain.   Our children are 6 years, 4 years & 10 months so embarking on a 7 hour drive for most would be fine, but for us with little ones, it could have been seen as a challenge.  Without children you could get there easily in a day but we chose to make an adventure of it.  We stopped at...

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Autumn and Opal Jewelry the Perfect Partnership

  Autumn and Opal seem to compliment each other perfectly.  A change of season often brings about a change of wardrobe, so why not change up your jewelry too?! Natural Australian Opal for your autumn jewelry collection.  Perfection! Autumn is simply beautiful. I get so excited about the change of seasons and the new things each one brings. Autumn is so stunning especially in South Australia.  The long hot summer days have left us and although it's getting cooler the weather seems to be perfect.  The temperature in the opal fields too is dreamy and the perfect time to be mining.  Back in the Adelaide hills it is captivating.  Driving through the canopies of reds, pale greens, yellows and oranges...

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