Happy Friday, and a very merry Christmas Eve eve! Before we delve into my best of 2016 post, I’ve been meaning to do this one for a while – a huge photo essay of our 18 month trip around the world! Throughout 2015 and 2016, we spent three months exploring South East Asia followed by …
Today I’m sharing tips on how to save money using online cashback websites – a fantastic and free way to save money on all sorts of different things! Cashback is not a new thing – but it’s something a lot of people forget exists. It’s a great way to save money on all your online …
One of the most popular means of temporarily living abroad is doing a working holiday in Australia. You can see why it’s popular – the visa is easy for many nationalities to get, it’s a trip into sunshine while earning money, it’s a very easy country to travel, it’s aimed at young people (the age …
You know you’ve been a backpacker in Australia when… 1. You have a love/hate relationship with goon. (Yes, I am happy that I started this post off with a nice big picture of my finest goon!!) 2. You’ve taken a selfie with a kangaroo. 3. You know the frustration of Aussie wifi. 4. You don’t …
Hawaii is world-renowned for being a luxury holiday destination – when I told friends I was going, I had more comments on how jealous they were than I had for any other destination I’d been to. When people asked my mum where I was on my journey, they turned green when she told them I …
We left Cairns fairly quickly – in total, we spent less than three days in the town before continuing our journey north to Port Douglas and the Daintree national park, eventually planning to hit Cape Tribulation. The drive was a stunning coastal road most of the way up (no pictures unfortunately), and we had time for a… Continue reading Surrounding Cairns: Beaches, Rainforests & Waterfalls
Sailing the Whitsundays was one of my most anticipated activities in Australia – sailing through paradise islands just invokes the most romantic imagery, doesn’t it? Not to mention the unbelievably picturesque Whitehaven Beach that’s become an icon of Australia. The biggest problem with the Whitsundays is there are just SO many options for who to …
After my second visit to Noosa, one of the main towns on Australia’s Sunshine Coast, I have come to one conclusion. It’s basically impossible to take a photo where it doesn’t look beautiful. I fell in love with Noosa over Christmas, when we celebrated the holidays on the beach with a couple of great backpacker …
I can’t say I’d ever heard much about the ferry journey from Wellington on the north island to Picton on the south island of New Zealand. As far as I was concerned, it was a nice way to get between the two islands, and judging by the map of fjords and forks, perhaps there would …
Our tour of New Zealand, unfortunately, was for the most part on a pretty tight budget. And that’s okay – I’m used to being very frugal when it comes to travel, and we are stretching it further by couch surfing instead of staying in hostels, and virtually not eating out at all. And after all, …
