Seeing the sights, telling the stories, one spot at at time
“What flavour?” “Hmm, do you have cola? No? I’ll have orange.” “What size?” I know that this is a trick question. It’s my sixth day in the USA and my first in sunny California. Usually when purchasing a snow cone/shaved ice concoction, I wouldn’t hesitate …
Travelling around China is not for the fainthearted. A country of a billion or so people means that all forms of transport are busy, confusing and always crowded. Read on for some tips for surviving what could be up to seventeen hours packed in a …
As a Aussie, and a Sydneysider, we have great beaches. Its funny how we travel the world to have the best beach holidays, but often are disappointed when we compare beaches to the ones in our own backyard. I felt like that visiting the beaches …
Every October, I vow I’ll make it to Sculptures by the Sea. And nearly every single year I never get there. It only runs for two weeks and it’s a good hours drive away, so trying to fit it in at that busy time of …
1. Attend a Recital/Ballet/Opera. We attended a Mozart and Strauss concert in a beautiful old building, with dinner included in our package. 2. Visit the art galleries, such as the Leopold Museum. I was lucky enough to see a great Van Gogh exhibition. I also …
Palm beach is a ten minute drive from The Artist’s house. We often drive up just to take in the scenery and get out of the house. I love that it’s always different, depending on the time of day, season and weather. This glorious spring …
On my recent trip to Hobart in June, I stayed with friends in an Airbnb in North Hobart. Unlike my previous trip to North Hobart, this one was all on foot. No hire car, mainly walking to everything and the occasional taxi. Even though walking …
Sydney’s cafe scene is always evolving. There are so many more options, both near the beaches, in the city, north shore and inner west and an ever growing number of ‘trendy’places popping up in the ‘burbs. One of those is Wolfe and Co. organic cafe …
Lately my lists is looking at a potential trip to NZ South Island with The Artist, a North Coast road trip in January, Maybe a fortnight in Nepal, or Japan, or Taiwan, or South Korea or Sri Lanka….
For the last 20 years of my adult life I have wanted to swim with dolphins. I had the opportunity in Mexico when in Cabo San Lucas, but my travel companion had already done it so we opted to go snorkeling instead. As I …
Umbrellas are a real pain when you travel. You don’t have enough hands, especially if you’re trying to take photographs. They can blow inside out and get broken, rendering them useless. And unless you can get those tiny fold up ones, they take up space. …
Ever since I read the book ‘The Story About Ping’ – a picture book about a little duck and his wise eyed boat, I have wanted to see the Yangtze River in Central China. So I was very excited when my G Adventures tour Essential China in …
One of my favourite things to photograph when travelling around the world is weird and wacky signs. Asia always has a smorgasbord of sign opportunities, especially when translating signs into English for tourists. On my first afternoon in Beijing, China, I noticed this very specific …
On our recent trip to Hawaii, we stayed in a flipkey accommodation on the Puna Coast near Pahoa. On a Wednesday night, after seeing the black sand beach at Kaimu and visiting the night markets, I drove the long way home up Highway 137, also …
We had just arrived in Split, Croatia, 9pm. We were looking forward to spending the next 2 days sightseeing around the Diocletian’s Palace and taking frequent dips in the stunning blue Adriatic sea. As soon as we arrived at the hostel we met our other roommates. Despite being 10pm …
Harris Park in Sydney’s west, next to Parramatta has a lot of Indian Restaurants. A LOT. It has a very high Indian population and the streets around the railway station, especially Wigram St, have so many restaurants as well as local grocers and Indian fusion …
Recently we visited Minamurra Rainforest in Jamberoo, South Coast NSW. As we are often driving down the coast to my parents house I keep scouting out different (free!) things to do on the way to break up the 3 hour or so drive. Off the …
Like any girl who enjoys shopping, cute things, stationery and shops like Daiso, I love cute and kitsch luggage tags. I love when I have something really unique. What I don’t love is how often I have to replace my luggage tags because they get ripped, …
While in Shanghai, my friends and I decided to go on a search for Yang’s dumpling. My culinary extraordinaire friend had read about them in a review… and with a vague knowledge of the street name we set off! We had already walked about 15 …
