Seeing the sights, telling the stories, one spot at at time
Come on a virtual trip from your lounge room! While we are stuck at home and unable to travel, I thought I would put together visual trips of some faraway places. This way we can all participate in some photography escapism and remind ourselves of …
A recap of my adventures in the months of March and April 2020 What a strange sixty days this was. With Covid-19 on everyone’s doorsteps, the world seemed to stand still and I settled in to #Stayhome. I was determined to get out of the …
We all know that South Koreas are a little kooky, definitely hip and after visiting Seoul and Busan, I realised they are extremely organised, courteous and kitsch. I hadn’t been to Japan yet, so the South Koreans were definitely taking out the kitsch awards. In …
Come on a virtual trip from your lounge room! While we are stuck at home and unable to travel, I thought I would put together visual trips of some faraway places. This way we can all participate in some photography escapism and remind ourselves of …
A recap of my adventures in the months of January and February 2020 Happy Summer! I started the year in Mooloolaba, Queensland before driving home, with a two night stay at NSW coastal town, Yamba. Read on for my monthly recap. MOOLOOLABA, QUEENSLAND We …
A recap of my adventures in the months of November and December 2019 It’s warming up! A little too warm and the NSW bushfire season officially started and then went from bad to worse as we moved into Summer. Thankfully all family and friends around …
Come on a virtual trip from your lounge room! While we are stuck at home and unable to travel, I thought I would put together visual trips of some faraway places. This way we can all participate in some photography escapism and remind ourselves of …
Who would have thought that come early 2020, all roads would lead all of us home again, or at least ground everyone to a halt and keep us sitting still for days, weeks, even months. Oh how we take for granted the ability to jet …
ON THIS DAY IN 2007 I got off my overnight bus in Nevsihir, transferred to Ugrup and then checked into my hotel in Turkey’s Cappadocia region. After breakfast I headed off on a full day tour of the region, visiting Dervent Valley and all the …
A recap of my adventures in the month of October 2019 October began in Japan! After a week in South Korea, we headed to Fukuoka and travelled up to Tokyo for over two weeks. Then it was home and back to work. Read on for …
A recap of my adventures in the month of September 2019 Work was winding down as I approached my big overseas trip or the year! I headed off to South Korea and Japan on the 23rd of September for a three week trip with good …
Every time I come back from an overseas trip I feel like my list of places to see just gets longer, not shorter. Three weeks in South Korea and Japan was enough to open my eyes to the size of the countries and I feel …
A recap of my adventures in the month of July, 2019 July is school holidays in Australia, so that means two weeks off for me! I had two separate holidays booked, one north and one south. The rest of July was spent hanging local, checking …
A recap of my adventures in the month of August, 2019 I’d managed to get through the first two months of winter without getting the flu, only suffering a short cold during my school holidays. August was a fairly quiet month that seemed to fly …
A recap of my adventures in the month of June, 2019 Hello Winter! Sydney’s winter is just long enough, but not too long or miserable. A few weeks needing beanies and gloves, plenty of scarf-wearing, and making the most of cabins with fires, mountains, hinterland …
Long before the Instagrammers and Influencers started peppering our feeds with twirling skirts and sun hats in Santorini, Venice and Malibu, hardcore travellers knew the benefits of packing a light cotton dress. Unlike the modern-day Instagram ideal of a different maxi dress every day, (which …
A recap of my adventures in the month of May, 2019 Catching up on my monthly blogging recaps, and here is April! Surprisingly, it didn’t rain much, even over Easter and the school holidays. Say what! Sydney you glorious beast… making this summer weather hang …
A recap of my adventures in the month of April, 2019 Catching up on my monthly blogging recaps, and here is April! Surprisingly, it didn’t rain much, even over Easter and the school holidays. Say what! Sydney you glorious beast… making this summer weather hang …
ON THIS DAY IN 2009 We had rented a house in Gerroa, on the NSW South Coast. A long weekend with a group of my best friends drinking wine, trawling markets and cafes and relaxing in the hot tub in front of a country view! …
To follow on from my post ‘Nine things to do in: Upolu, Samoa’, here’s a guide to the other major island, Savai’i. Savai’i is not as populated as Upolu, which has the capital of Samoa – Apia and the major airport. Savai’i, even though bigger …
