February 19, 2025 | australia

Road tripping on the Great Ocean Road

“Stick your finger in and watch it close.” I’ve got a seven-year-old and a 10-year-old excitedly yelling in my ear. They are urging me to stick my finger in...

February 17, 2025 | australia

Back to the natural beauty of K’Gari (Fraser Island)

The first time we visited K’Gari (Fraser Island) we were stuck with no four-wheel drive vehicle and just three days to see as much as we could. 

February 17, 2025 | australia

From leeches to rare cockatoos on a camping trip in Narbethong

We’re not really what you’d call campers, Ade and I. Last time we went camping was to Eden with a group of friends. All we had was a little...

February 17, 2025 | australia

Spotting quokkas on Rottnest Island

Our first sighting of a quokka comes early, really early. We’d taken the first boat from Hilary’s Boathouse on mainland Western Australia to Rottnest Island...

February 17, 2025 | australia

Soaking up wine and rolling hills in the Yarra Valley

It’s 10am and we’re standing in the Foodworks carpark in Coldstream, the gateway to the Yarra Valley. It’s not how I like to begin my Sundays. But this Sunday...

February 15, 2025 | australia

From Dirty Dancing to actual cheese

I’ve seen  Dirty Dancing  before, of course. As a proud child of the 80s, who hasn’t seen it at least a dozen times? But this time was different. This...

February 15, 2025 | travel-tips

The Kindness of strangers

One of the things I love about travelling is the people you meet along the way. From the weird and eccentric to the mellow and laid back...

February 14, 2025 | travel-tips

How to avoid travel scams

We love travel, really we do. But things don’t always go to plan on the road. Just as at home you need to be alert to email and phone...

February 14, 2025 | travel-tips

Follow us with a GPS guided app

You know those times when you’re wandering through a city and you think, I read something about this place, now what was it?