Australian Country Homes

GYPSY SPIRIT

As the self-confessed child of backpacking hippie parents, Kirsty Ballentine Turnbull says a gypsy spirit is in her DNA. Born in London to a South African dad and an Australian mum, Kirsty spent her early years in a Kombi exploring the world with her intrepid parents. They eventually settled back in Perth when she was aged five, but wanderlust was never far from the surface, and the growing family was often on the road seeking new adventure.

When she was 14, the family upped stakes and moved to Brisbane,

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