Introducing You To The Beautiful São Miguel, Azores Islands
Have you ever heard of São Miguel or even the Azores Islands? Don’t worry, never had I until a few months ago. I was aimlessly scrolling through facebook and stumbled upon a post about wellness...
View ArticleIs it Safe to Self Drive a Car in Jordan?
Is it safe to self drive a car in Jordan? The answer is yes, yes and yes, 1000 times yes. I get it, this is the very same question we asked ourselves before even considering hiring a car in Jordan. But...
View ArticleA Fascinating Trip To Jordan That Revealed So Many Surprises
Jordan is a country that continued to surprise us in a positive way during our week-long visit. Many people expressed concern on the safety of travelling to such a country in the Middle East. Given its...
View ArticleRoad Tripping Through Scenic Italy
I was never a huge fan of road trips when I lived in Australia, mainly because they were so boring. Since living in Europe I have come to thoroughly enjoy road tripping. To start with, you can be...
View ArticleTop 10 essential tips to consider when planning a trip
No matter how well you prepare for a trip it is inevitable that things will go wrong or not as planned probably about half the time. Some of these are unavoidable and out of your control, like weather...
View ArticleTry not to fall in love with Australia (if you can!)
Right now we are just back from our last winter Australian trip to visit Michelle’s family and see a bit around along the west coast. For me it has been the first time I set foot in the big continent...
View ArticleWhy you should take time out in your travel schedule to visit “home”
Ok so we all visit our home towns to catch up with family and friends, that’s a given. No matter what the reason you may have left the city that you spent growing up in it is always good to go and...
View ArticleIt’s Oktoberfest time again! More than just beer and partying.
We have been living in Munich since 2012 and have visited Oktoberfest many times each year so we wanted to give you some tips, a bit of background knowledge and information about Oktoberfest that we...
View ArticleHow to Survive Oktoberfest as a Gluten-Intolerant
Imagine you’re all set up for your first genuine and worldwide famous Oktoberfest in Munich. Yeah, I know, there are more than 3000 Oktoberfest venues around the world, including Australia, USA, Canada...
View ArticleBali Virgins
This summer we decided to go to Bali and Gili Trawangan (aka Gili T.) for a week before going to Sydney, my home, for three weeks. We know we are a little behind the times when it comes to visiting...
View ArticleThe ups and downs of learning a new language
So I have a confession to make that I am not very proud of. I have been living in Germany for 7 years and am not fluent in German. The main problem is that my work is completely in English and I know...
View ArticleHow we went from Bali to Gili Trawangan, the harder and more adventurous way
There are two types of trips: those that go completely according to the plan and those more interesting ones that leave room for improvisations. Also, there are two types of travelers: those who prefer...
View ArticleGili Trawangan, a little slice of paradise
We’ve all seen those postcard perfect photos on Instagram of dream-like deserted islands. Every time I see one of those pictures I start to drift off to fantasy land and picture myself lying by the...
View ArticleHow I ended up living in Germany and travelling the world
I love reading so many of the travel blogs out there. I get incredibly envious of the 20-something year old backpackers that are living footloose and fancy free, backpacking their way around the world,...
View ArticleAn Overview of our Whirlwind Tour of Southern Germany in a Week
I have been living in Munich for more than three years and up until now have only visited Starnberger See, thanks to work, Garmisch Partenkirchen to go skiing and Augsburg and Neuschwanstein which were...
View ArticleWhy we loved Rothenburg ob der Tauber and can’t wait to go back
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, meaning above the Tauber river, has long been on my bucket list, ever since I bought my Germany Lonely Planet not long after I found out I was moving here. Since living in...
View ArticleTravelling off the beaten path to Georgia (the Eastern European country)
I had never even contemplated going to Georgia until I met a guy at a conference who was working in Azerbaijan at the time and couldn’t stop talking about how much he loved Georgia. He was a part-time...
View ArticleWhy we are delighted we visited Heidelberg and why you will be too
During my university years in Barcelona (a long, long, long time ago) I used to spend most of my time among books when I was not sleeping. Probably that’s why I enjoyed Heidelberg so much during our...
View ArticleWe have a confession to make…
Ok, let’s be straight open right here. This one is for all of us photographers out there. We know most of you carry at least one camera around all day (thanks a lot, smartphone!) and like to snap away...
View ArticleMorocco, a country full of so many surprises
Morocco will always be one of my favourite places that I have had the pleasure of visiting. I don’t know if it is because I went there with no expectations or that it was the first non-western country...
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