Seeing the sights, telling the stories, one spot at at time
A recap of my adventures in SPRING, 2022 I’ve decided to start doing my recaps based on the season. And what better season to start with than Spring! Most of these three months were spent packing, moving and settling into our new house. We farewelled …
“The best feeling is counting down to your next adventure” In this crazy journey of life with its frenetic fast paced cycle of full time work and adulting, it helps to have a light at the end of the tunnel. My ‘light at the …
A recap of my adventures in the months of July and August, 2022 An overseas trip is the theme of this monthly recap! I headed to Canada in the school holidays to go to my cousin’s wedding in Pemberton, stay with good friends and road …
A recap of my adventures in the months of May and June, 2022 Back with another post of my adventures in 2022! Staying local in Sydney and the Nothern Beaches, the months went by fast with a few outings here and there. Read on for …
A recap of my adventures in the months of March and April, 2022 2022 continued and I had a fairly quiet March, with the intention of having a few adventures in April over the Easter and Anzac long weekends and school holidays. Alas, I was …
A recap of my adventures in the months of January and February, 2022 A new year, and some new adventures! No lockdowns in sight, we began the year in school holidays and enjoyed some relaxing time before the hamster wheel of 2022 began. February saw …
A recap of my adventures in the months of November and December, 2021 The end of the year saw many catch ups with friends and family who I hadn’t seen in a while, thanks lockdown! A couple of Christmas and New Year getaways and a …
Let us reflect on travel and trips of the past this April. Synonymous with school holidays and Easter in Australia, it’s a great month for a trip – near or far! ON THIS DAY IN 2007 I arrived in Paris for the second time! But …
A recap of my adventures in the months of September and October, 2021 Spring arrived on The Northern Beaches and I continued to get out and about during lockdown. Warmer weather and longer days meant I could walk later into the evening. Then lockdown ended …
“The friends you make travelling, are forever locked in your memories.” How true is this statement! I have made some lifelong friends and constant travel companions with people I have met in my travels. A lot of my longer trips have been on group tours …
Now I know there are some people who travel without taking or wearing make up, so this post is not for them. Packing toiletries, skincare and makeup is always a challenging game, especially if backpacking or travelling light – ‘carry on only’ style. After many …
I’ve heard that a lot of people skip their stay in Lima, or just stay one night as they transit through to Cusco, en route to Machu Picchu. Or perhaps they are moving south to Arequipa or heading north into Colombia and Ecuador. But Lima …
While in Beijing, one of my travel buddies introduced me to her infamous ‘jump shot’. I soon adopted it as a practise from then on, and together we have jumped our way through China, South Korea, Vietnam, Peru, Bolivia and Chile. This was my first …
A recap of my adventures in the months of May and June, 2021 The months are flying by…. after a successful school holidays and trips away in April, May went by in a blur of working days and sunny weekends. We eagerly booked our trip …
Where in the world have I been on this day in July? Read on to find out! ON THIS DAY IN 2013 My cousin and I were staying with my aunty and uncle in Porirua, near Wellington, New Zealand. We took a day trip to …
There’s nothing better than those travel moments when you are completely immersed in a new culture. Travel awakens all the senses, especially your sense of sight as you feast your eyes on new scenery, viewpoints and places. Every now and then you have an experience, …
Where in the world have I been on this day in April? Read on to find out! ON THIS DAY IN 2007 I toook the train out of Paris to Versailles, to vist the famous Palace. Being on my own, and before the days of …
A recap of my adventures in the months of January and February, 2021 Happy New Year! Well, it’s a new year, but the same old Covid story. I began the year in lockdown, on holidays, resting, grieving and getting over the s***storm that was 2020. …
I am currently participating in the March Charge to raise money for the Cancer Council of Australia, in honour of my dad, who passed away in December. Luckily I live in a beautiful part of Sydney with many walking tracks and hikes, the Northern Beaches, …
A recap of my adventures in the months of November and December 2020 And just like that, 2020 was over. Not that 2021 will be any better neccessarily, but it was nice to close the door on what was to become a stressful and sad …
