My awesome Santa sent me treats from Australia!!! I have Australia on my travel bucket list, but have yet to visit. When I first opened the package, I was surprised at how packed the box was, and I kept pulling out soooo much stuff.

I received a "Down Under" box loaded with goodies! I tried the chocolate TimTams first because this is one of the few Australian treats that I heard of. These are addicting. Crispy, crunchy, chocolate malty goodness. These won't be lasting a week.

I tried a little bit of the Red Skins. Also yummy. The flavor is good, and it's really REALLY chewy! I'm having some dental work done so I have to be really careful when I eat these.

The other thing I tried is the Fantales (I think that's the name?). I like how they have cool Australian trivia written on them. These are also very good. It's a mixture of chocolate and caramel. It almost tastes like Riesen candy here in the U.S.

I also received Twisties, Anzac Biscuit, Wagon Wheels, Violet Crumble, and Mint Slice. I'm excited to try all of these, and will update this post as I try them.

The coolest thing is that my Santa sent me a pic of her when she visited my home state of Texas! I'm glad you had fun here! I also received a HUGE Australian flag! It's really neat to have! I think the Australian flag is beautiful with the celestial Southern Cross constellation. I haven't traveled south enough to see the Southern Cross.

The gift also included a koala key chain and cute koala and kangaroo plushies. I have to report a sad story about the kangaroo. I received the package right before I was leaving for a wedding in another city. I was so excited that I opened the package immediately and took pictures of everything before I left. When I came back home after being gone for a day, I found the kangaroo with both eyeballs missing and covered in bite marks. Not sure who did this, but let's just say the cat was the only one at home. Fortunately, I found both eyeballs and popped them back in. The kangaroo now looks like he has some stories to share.

Thank you so much for all the goodies, flag, plushies, and the awesome pic! I got exactly what I was hoping for, which is treats from a different part of the world, and a whole lot more!

UPDATE: The TimTams are almost gone. Probably be gone tomorrow. I tried out the Mint Slices today. They are sooooo good! They taste similar to the Thin Mint cookies the Girl Scouts sell except these have a delicious mint cream inside them!!! I think these are more dangerous than the TimTams.

UPDATE: Well the TimTams are still here but there's only two left. The Mint Slices might be gone first. I tried the Twisties which is a less cheesy version of Cheetos here in the U.S. I still prefer my Cheetos but I ended up eating the whole bag of Twisties. I also tried the Wagon Wheels which is a thinner version of a Moon Pie but with jam in it. Very tasty!!!

UPDATE: Well the TimTams and Mint Slices are gone. Tried the Violet Crumble. Not sure how to describe it...haven't tried a candy like this before. It's like a chocolate covered airy crisp. The inside has the texture of the inside part of a malted milk ball but it doesn't have a malty flavor but just a sweet sugary flavor. All that's left is the biscuits...

UPDATE: Finally got around to the biscuits. I like coconut and this had the perfect flavor and crunch. Thank you again for all the goodies. Oh, and the kangaroo has somehow become the cat's #1 nemesis. Both eyes are gone again and the nose has been pulled out. The koala is left untouched.