Author Archives: Helen Molloy

About Helen Molloy

Helen Molloy has been a Primary Learning and Teaching Consultant, leading on the introduction of Primary Languages in the City of Stoke-on-Trent for the past 5 and a half years. She is passionate about language learning and inspiring children into developing a curiosity and awareness of other people's languages and cultures.

Lewis the Lion and the strong Aussie Dollar

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Helen Molloy

When Lewis the Lion first arrived in Australia, he was quite shocked as just how expensive everything seemed to be. He’d thought that New Zealand was expensive but not compared to Australia! The reason for this is that during his … Continue reading →

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Lewis takes the plunge off the Great Barrier Reef

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Helen Molloy

After visiting Helen’s relatives in Brisbane, Lewis the Lion took an early morning flight north to Cairns in Queensland. This was to fulfil one of Helen’s big dreams: to dive off the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea. This … Continue reading →

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Lewis the Lion meets many animals for the first time at the Australia Zoo

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Helen Molloy

On Lewis the Lion’s wish list on his visit to Australia was to investigate all of the different animals that he knew that lived there. Some of the species of animals that lived there, lived nowhere else on earth and … Continue reading →

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Lewis heads ‘Down Under’

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Helen Molloy

‘I still can’t believe that little old me is being able to have the most extraordinary journey ever!’ Lewis thought to himself as the plane was flying high above the clouds in the direction of Australia, or as some people … Continue reading →

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Lewis recycles in New Zealand

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion had to fly from Christchurch back to Auckland before his next flight to Australia. He wasn’t feeling particularly environmentally friendly when he thought of his carbon-footprint with all this travel so did what he could, when he … Continue reading →

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Lewis the Lion and the Food and Drink in New Zealand

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion discovered that New Zealand cuisine is mainly based on quality local and seasonal ingredients which he thought was excellent, e.g. the sweet potato which the Maoris are said to have brought to New Zealand. However, he still … Continue reading →

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Lewis meets a bird with the biggest wingspan on the planet: the albatross

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion had a true finale to his New Zealand trip when he visited the East coast fishing town of Kaikoura. Kaikoura means ‘meal of cray’ and once upon a time people used to come to catch whales. Nowadays … Continue reading →

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Lewis watches Helen take a dunking as she goes white-water rafting

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Helen Molloy

One of the activities on Helen’s list of things to do as she and Lewis the Lion journeyed around the world was to do some whitewater rafting and New Zealand had a top reputation for being one of the best … Continue reading →

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Lewis the Lion gets snowed in near Mount Cook!

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Do you remember a little while ago that Lewis the Lion had a view of Mount Cook from a distance? (See the photo above). Well now he was going to get up close as the Stray Bus would take him … Continue reading →

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A quiet afternoon in Queenstown

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Back in Queenstown after his adventures to the South of New Zealand, Lewis the Lion was greeted with some gloriously sunny weather. He discovered that apart from the high-adrenalin activities that Queenstown has to offer: its bungy jumping, luge riding, … Continue reading →

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