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Tasmania Travel Guide: See, Do and Stay Part 1

Tasmania is the Madonna State - reinventing itself, one awesome experience at a time! Read on for my Tasmania Travel Guide, written over two parts ('cos there's just SO. MUCH. GOODNESS).~ Ah, Tasmania - once wrapped in sleepy little packaging, the previously forgotten State just south of the Bass Strait is now on every Aussie travellers bucket list! For an economy mostly operating on experiential pursuits, it’s little wonder Tasmania is the weekender of choice for pleasure-seeking travellers ... Read More

Top Romantic Holiday Destinations

Whether you're in those first hot flushes of young love or you've been doing life together for years, taking a romantic holiday with your significant other to solidify the spark is always a good idea. Here are some of my top romantic holiday destinations from around the world. Top Romantic Holiday Destinations Venice, Italy This beautiful city, built on a series of islands in the centre of a huge lagoon, is a classic destination for lovers. Famed for its network of canals which make up the ... Read More

My Favourite Secret Beaches in Australia Part 2

The giant island we call home is riddled with beautiful stretches of sand only a handful of locals know about. I recently published an article highlighting my favourite secret beaches in Australia and thought I'd share some more! The following are stunning hush hush beaches not yet known to the wider Aussie populous. All you'll need to find them is a sense of adventure... (oh, and maybe some form of transportation)! My Favourite Secret Beaches in Australia Little (little) Salmon Bay, ... Read More

My Favourite Secret Beaches in Australia

Courtesy of COVID-19, this Summer will see thousands more water-babies craving their very own patch of stealthy sand! As such, I thought I’d share my favourite secret beaches in Australia so that you - my awesome, fabulous readers - can blissfully bask undetected in spots usually reserved for locals! All you’ll need to find them is a sturdy car, some beach essentials and a sense of adventure!  My Favourite Secret Beaches in Australia Thistle Cove - Esperance, Western ... Read More

Mexico’s Isla Holbox Travel Guide: Professional Relaxation 2.0

Isla Holbox Travel Guide Isla Holbox (pronounced I-la Holbosh) is a forgotten little island off the Yacutan Peninsula – the verifiable tourism mecca on the east-coast of Mexico. The island’s car-less, quaint and carefree philosophy, combined with its boat-only locale, make it the perfect place away from the snap-happy tourists of the Mayan ruins, the spiritual-seekers of Tulum and the spewing spring-breakers of Cancun. But there’s also something else pretty damn cool about Isla Holbox… Whale ... Read More

Hotel Indigo Bali Review: Celebrating The Old and New

When it comes to new hotels on the Island, Hotel Indigo Bali is up there with the best of them! Many large-scale five-star resorts in Bali fail to highlight the island’s ever-evolving culture. Maybe they’ve included a Nasi Goreng on the menu, maybe they’ve placed some batik woven baskets in each room (because they’re cool now, duh!) … but Bali is so much more than Bintangs, beaches and basket bags. Its unique way-of-life is what makes the island magical, soulfully seeping like quicksand into ... Read More

Yarra Valley Wine – A Vineyard Guide

Everybody loves a good Pinot Noir, and the Yarra Valley Wine Region in Victoria, Australia has just the right cool-climate to produce some of the finest in the world! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, if you stroll into an Aussie bottle shop when your palate craves a red, you won't need to fork out any more than $30 dollars to find a Pinot Noir that's world-class! Some wines from the Yarra Valley are THAT good and THAT affordable. As my friends will vouch, I don't mind the odd drop, or two, or seven, ... Read More

Reasons To Visit Phu Quoc Island Vietnam

There are many reasons to visit Phu Quoc Island – not the least of which is the dazzling azure water tightly embracing its coastline! A once little-known fixture on the budget-backpacker scene and an even lesser-known ex-prison camp from the Vietnam War - the luxury-travel Gods are finally taking a shining to this historical paradise, hoping to make the island an enticing destination for treasure-hunters! Phu Quoc Island - How To Get There A product of Vietnam, Phu Quoc (pronounced ... Read More

Travelling the Albanian Coastline: Useful Tips

travelling the albanian coastline

Here’s a test. When you think of travelling the Albanian coastline or indeed Albania in general, what comes to mind? A hint of danger? Liam Neeson? A country with a vast land-mass of war-torn buildings with donkeys and cows crossing half-made gravel roads? Well, after facing “The Albanian Experience” (in capitals and inverted commas) I can tell you that you’re somewhat correct. But there’s also an unbelievably pristine and largely untouched Albanian Riviera located along the coastline from ... Read More

5 Reasons Why Travel in Albania is Weird

Travel Albanian Riviera Why Travel in Albania is Weird

Albania is basically the wild, wild west of Europe even though its east. Most Westerners don’t actually holiday there because, well, they’re not quite ready for “The Albanian Experience”.  Don’t get me wrong, many Albanian citizens, Russians and some Northern Grecians holiday in Albania because the water is that beautifully see-through shade of aqua only the Adriatic Sea provides, it’s bloody cheap and most Albanian people are SO accommodating and SO ready for western tourism. But I'll be so ... Read More

Hot Tips for Visiting Stockholm In Winter

tips for visiting stockholm in winter harbour

When Stockholm gets cold the city heats up! Make the most of your visit with some hot tips for visiting Stockholm In Winter. ~ Stockholm is a city for every season and as the weather changes, so too does its culture. While a lot of spots are year-round attractions, certain places have a completely different vibe during the winter months. The chill really does bring out a certain charm, especially around Christmas time! After visiting Stockholm late last November, I’ve compiled a list of my ... Read More

Stockholm Archipelago Cute Cabins for Rent

Stockholm Archipelago Cute Cabins For Rent

Ahh, the Stockholm Archipelago, stuff of Scandinavian legend and an absolute must when visiting the city! There are so many reasons to visit these islands surrounding Stockholm, not the least of which is pure, unadulterated solitude. Rent your very own cabin beside the thousands of isles and inlets and just kick-back in your sauna, relax with a wine and let the good times roll. If adventure is your jam, there's plenty of that in the Stockholm Archipelago. Hop on a boat and explore the nearby ... Read More

Meet The New Wave of Australian Beach Shacks

Australian beach shacks are never not having a moment. I mean what's not to love about our homegrown fibro and weatherboard houses reminiscent of yesteryear? It's true, our Aussie beach shacks have always been unique in their own right, but when gifted a slight architectural nip-tuck and an interior detox they scrub up pretty swell! Their cute little foundations flirt with the water's edge, their interiors are quirky yet chic in that laid-back 'girl-next-door` kind of way and, best of all, they ... Read More

Sail the Aeolian Islands with Yacht Getaways

  Go Sail the Aeolian Islands before the word is out.  Hands up if you've heard of the Aeolian Islands? Not many people have... yet. This little known archipelago - an eclectic mix of dramatic volcanic rock, grey pebbly beaches, dry arid greenery and navy blue waters situated off the coast of Sicily - has piqued my interest ever since I read The Gypset Travel Atlas by Julia Chapman. I had wanted to climb aboard a boat and sail the elusive Aeolian islands because I imagined them as the last ... Read More

Milford Sound New Zealand… God’s Country

Every once in a while you visit a place in nature that your soul just connects with. A place so pure and untouched by evolution’s grubby clutches you catch a glimpse of a world far more ancient, far more intricate than you’ve ever known. A place where you finally understand the meaning of “God’s Country”. Right at the very bottom of New Zealand’s South Island, just a few hours by car from Queenstown in Fiordland National Park exists such a place. It is there that hundreds of vividly turquoise ... Read More

Top Queenstown Hiking Trails Worth The View

There are two things Queenstown in New Zealand’s south-island is know for: skiing and hiking. As fate would have it, these are two of my favourite adventure activities. There’s just something about the serenity and solitude of melting into a landscape vast and untouched – it’s very humbling. Here is a breakdown of my top Queenstown hiking trails worth a view… Queenstown Hill  No surprises here - this trail is errr, on a hill above Queenstown, but still deserves a place on my list! I suggest ... Read More

Beginners Guide to Sri Lanka: Know Before You Go

Katie Heller from the Outrageously awesome travel blog Postcards from Yonder gives us a definitive 'Beginners Guide to Sri Lanka' from her experience travelling in the exotic land! ~ I went to Sri Lanka because Skyscanner told me to. Well, kind of. I was browsing flights from Malaysia, and expected the cheapest flights to go to Thailand or Vietnam or somewhere else on the Banana Pancake trail, but alas, there it was: Sri Lanka — for a whopping $60…! So, knowing jack shit about India’s tiny ... Read More

One Eleven Villas Bali: Sleep Simplicity

One Eleven Villas is a Bali Hotel I’ve had my eye on for a while. From the first time I scooted past the minimalist timber façade of the reception I was intrigued. With it’s sleek design and unpretentious vibe, One Eleven looked like something special. A quick Google search of the interior further proved my inkling: this ultra-luxury private hideaway set among the hustle and bustle of Petitinget, was indeed somewhere I wanted to stay! Fast-forward three years, and I got my chance! I was lucky ... Read More