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  1. Wine wouldn’t you hightail to Adelaide!?

    2017-10-30 11:59:00 UTC

    Heading to some one of Australia’s best wine regions but not sure where to start?! Adelaide and surroundings is an absolute gold mine - from foodie delights - producing some of the best cheeses and honey, to…you know it.. Wine!!!  That sweet delicious grape, grown with such purpose and potential,…

  2. A two week parent- friendly itinerary to Japan

    2017-07-09 05:20:00 UTC

    Day 1  Book into an Airbnb accessible to the train station - we opted for one a little out of town but in a great little neighbourhood called Keisei Tateishi. Now lets face it after a budget flight and perhaps no sleep you’re not feeling for too much on the…

  3. Crossing our fingers into Cambodia and Sunrise at Angkor Wat

    2015-09-24 02:19:00 UTC

    On route to the boarder which was about a 2 and a half hour drive, a guy on board collected our passports for a visa on arrival. 30 minutes short of the boarder he came back to us, returning our passport and telling us that because Sean only had 5…

  4. Dalat family hostel & Ho Chi Min madness, Vietnam.

    2015-09-23 01:30:00 UTC

    We woke up to a cloudy day in delat as the bus pulled up to the side of a road and let us out. With our familiar friends Ash and Owen we walked a few minutes following a screen shot of google maps and found the hostel in the shy…

  5. A tailored experience in Hoi An

    2015-09-22 07:28:00 UTC

    After our easiest overnight bus yet, (where I got more sleep than the last two combined!) we made it to Hue. Hopping off & being transferred to the Vietnam Backpackers, we had a delicious brekky before hiring the motorbike that would take us to the much anticipated Hoi An. Our…

  6. Bangkok bites and Chiang Mai fights, Thailand.

    2015-09-21 03:16:00 UTC

    After a long & pretty sleepless flight we touched down in Bangkok. The air was thick with humidity and the monsoon rain had just passed making the sweaty heat sticky. Following the bulk of the people we exited the airport and waited for the train! We were pleased to see…

  7. London part two - An English Country Wedding Spectacular!

    2015-09-20 03:00:00 UTC

    The next morning we were up early… For one very special reason.. Bridie and Tam’s wedding!!! We caught the tube out of London central to meet up with a couple of Bridie’s friends, Daisy & Dave who kindly offered us a lift for the hour & a half journey! It…

  8. Return to rainy Roma and red red wine, Italy.

    2015-09-19 02:36:00 UTC

    Arriving back in Rome just before the sun had set, we found our next AirBnB with ease. Checking into our room, we picked up some supplies from the next door supermarket, & had a healthy & very tasty tuna & feta salad for dinner, along with a few Aperol Spritz’…

  9. Cape Town Peninsula, Scaling Lion’s Head, & Magical Madame Zingara’s - South Africa

    2015-08-07 00:19:00 UTC

    The next morning we decided to head out for a takeaway coffee and scout for some Saturday vintage markets, in luck we found a few okay ones to scavenge around and I went home with a new dress! After a quick lunch at home with a view of Table Mountain…

  10. Fish River Canyon, Namibia

    2015-08-03 05:04:00 UTC

    The following morning we were up & ready to go by 8am. We were on the truck, & within a few hours we made it to Fish River Canyon. The canyon is said to be the the second largest in the world after the Grand, however, there is controversy as…

  11. Desert nomads at Dune 45 and Deadvlei, Namibia

    2015-08-02 04:41:00 UTC

    We woke with a slow start, we hit up the supermarket to gather supplies for the next three nights on the road. With just a brief lunch stop at solitaire, the entire day was spent on unsealed roads so we were stoked to finally arrive at Namib Naukluft around 4…

  12. Sri Lanka’s South; beaches, beers and bikes, part two

    2015-05-06 05:18:00 UTC

    Returning to Cool Spot for a final breaky we jumped on a local bus signed ‘Matara.’ Just shy of an hour and a half we were tapped on the shoulder by the bus conductor telling us we had arrived in ‘Mirissa.’With no real direction or accommodation booked we decided to…

  13. Jordaneese joy…Red seas, Dead seas, Petra and Wadi Rum

    2012-09-18 05:54:00 UTC

    We drove for a sleep two hours in the early morning darkness until we reached the ferry port. Slipping through customs dan and I boarded the small and clean boat and sat uptop on deck amongst a large group of french tourists. As dan slept I greeted the morning sun…

  14. Shishas, snorkling and splashing in the red sea; Dahab

    2012-09-08 05:40:00 UTC

    Feeling revived after a free afternoon in Luxor, we all put on our fancy clothes and met in the foyer at half 5 for an evening tour of Luxor temple. The temple of Luxor is close to the Nile and parallel with the riverbank. King Amenhotep III who reigned 1390-53…

  15. Flying high in Cappadocia, Turkey

    2012-08-10 03:42:00 UTC

    Waking up at just past 5 to Dan smiling widely as she snapped away a blissful sunrise. Still on the bus we looked out into the distance to see a sky of raging orange spotted with tiny little balloons; that’s when we decided we were going hot air ballooning in…

  16. Small snakey canals and cobble stone streets; St Petersburg

    2012-05-28 04:59:00 UTC

    Arriving at Moscow train station at about 11pm it was absolutely buzzing with all sorts of colourful characters! Our train finally departing at 12:50 am and we were pleased to leave behind the mush of army men and police gazing at us. The four birth cabins were the cleanest and…

  17. Caviar to quad biking at Lake Biakal

    2012-05-07 11:19:00 UTC

    Getting only about 4 hours sleep on our train journey, we woke to a russian woman shaking our feet to get ready for our arrival into Irkusk. Stepping of the train we were greeted by Costa, our Russian honcho who definitely looks the part; strong jaw line, thick accent and…

  18. BRILLIANT Beijing & that GREAT Wall

    2012-04-26 06:37:00 UTC

    Beijing has been the best. After arriving off the bullet train we waited in a taxi line for at least an hour, watching over one hundred taxis pass before it was our turn. (We know this because we counted them and turned it into a rhyming song.) Arriving at the…

  19. Hong Kong to Yangzhou, & the ancient city of Xing Ping

    2012-03-29 01:36:00 UTC

    Time to relax and time to blog from a rooftop bar in Yangshao at Monkey Jane’s. This week has been nothing short of eventful from the terrible flight to Kuala Lumpur to an over night bus trip through China Hong Kong was wonderful, while we only spent two nights, we…

  20. Nomadic dreamer

    2012-03-01 06:16:00 UTC

    I am not walking away from anything. I am not hiding, or escaping. I am proud of where I come from and who I am. I have lived a life, rich in love and happiness. Sometimes mistakes are made, often I feel regret and guilt. I worry about worry and…
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