I must admit, the thought of travelling with a just-turned-two year old was pretty daunting. Luckily, we had the sense to ignore all the scaremongers and instead turned to the wonderful world of family travel on Insta for reassurance. If you take one thing away from this post please let it be that- travel with…
When we told people that we were heading to Yogyakarta, it was pretty much an exercise in the 5 W’s you learn in primary school. Where? When? Why? What are you going to do? Who’s going- are you taking bubs too? Well, to explain our seemingly odd choice of holiday destination, my family had booked…
Exploring Western Australia’s Broome- a town synonymous with gorgeous sunsets, camel rides, never ending beaches, and of course mango beer. All with a toddler in tow.
A week on Vietnam’s tropical paradise, Phu Quoc. So this is what it feels like to be famous? People taking your picture without asking, wanting to touch you, and telling you that you’re beautiful. Ok so those last two were very specific to Little Miss. We knew that with her blonde hair and big blue eyes Miss C would get plenty of attention in Vietnam..
This was a no-brainer for us. The alternative? Three flights in a row with a 10 month old- hmmmm no thanks. She’s a good little traveler but we didn’t want to push our luck. Instead we opted for a mini-vacation spent exploring a different side to Singapore. We stayed in Changi Village, which as you…
“Maybe we could live here” Niall said as we strolled along Malvern’s high street before turning onto a gorgeous tree lined street. It helped that the sun was shining and the house we were staying in resembled the sort of beautifully styled home you’d find in a design magazine. Fast forward 24 hours.. it’s cold,…
We loved our time in Tropical North Queensland and could have easily spent longer than two weeks exploring the region. Although we are only a four hour flight away, this part of Australia feels a world away from home. This was our first holiday outside of Western Australia with bub in tow.
When I first heard of the term ‘babymoon’ I made a mental note for the future- in bright red, bolded, and underlined. Any excuse for a holiday right? Fast forward a few years and we’re announcing the exciting news that we’re expecting to our friends and family. After the standard congratulations, we were often met with…
From Labuan Bajo we flew into Ende, gripping the armrests as we landed in rather wet and windy conditions. Later on we were informed that Ende is the worst airport in Flores, and on a separate occassion when we told a local that we’d flown with Wings he merely laughed, shaking his head in his…
It took a lot effort to write this post. No, not because Flores is boring but rather I’ve worked myself into a deep state of relaxation after some serious time spent in hammocks. But here we go.. After spending a night in Bali we arrived in Labuan Bajo on the west coast of Flores. As…
Let’s be honest, Niall and I have never been big hobby people. On Friday night we read an article about being in a permanent state of wanderlust. It was then we realised that travel is indeed our hobby of choice. As Michael Palin once said, there’s no known antidote for the travel bug, and like…
After a disastrous Holi Day two years ago which saw me unable to trek and somewhat ruined Niall’s proposal plans, I was extremely careful in Nepal this time round. That meant no flip flops or sandals, only trekking shoes! Well I’m happy to report that it paid off. The five day trek through the Annapurna…
The flight is booked and we’re heading home soon. After five months travel we think we’re ready but to help us remain optimistic about the impending date I made a list of reasons we’re looking forward to touching down in Perth: * Drinking water straight from the tap/ brushing our teeth without bottled water. *…
Kathmandu: it’s dirty, it’s dusty and it’s noisy. Some parts of town look as though they’ve recently suffered from an earthquake. The taxis are beat up suzuki hatchbacks. Electricity only runs certain hours of the day. Soilders with guns are not an uncommon sight. The traffic is a mess and cows freely roam the streets.…
Riding the night train to Lao Cai in Vietnam’s north was like being rocked to sleep as a baby. The following morning we emerged from our compartment a bit bleary eyed and ready for the remaining hour drive to Sapa. If you ask anyone who has been to Sapa what they remember they will surely…
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