Hi, I have a comfortable 3 bed brick home on a large block of land 500M (views) from beautiful Lake Macquarie (Balcolyn) NSW. It is ideally situated, 40 mins from Newcastle by car or train, and 2 hrs to Sydney also by car or train. You can catch a local train to the Blue Mountains where you could visit the beautiful Megalong Valley, Leura or Katoomba. The Hunter Valley, widely known for its wine country is a pleasant drive as well. The area is very picturesque with bike riding and bush walking trails. We have good transport to most places up and down the coast. There is an airport at Newcastle. I would love to have someone who would like a holiday near the water to fish or use my kayak on the lake or bike. The area also has plenty of kangaroos. I have a precious little Tibetan Spaniel,Saffron Eloise who would be happy to have another small friend as long as it is friendly and totally house trained. If you happen to live around the Gold Coast in Qld, we could maybe work a house swap at times to enable me to visit my 10 yr old grand daughter, or if overseas, a house swap to enable me to mind your house and see your local sites. I just would like my dog to be a little spoiled and my garden kept watered if required. Thank you