The Art Of Slow Travel
I was having a catch-up coffee with a friend in Perth the other day and we were talking about our travels. As she took a sip she said to me, […]
I was having a catch-up coffee with a friend in Perth the other day and we were talking about our travels. As she took a sip she said to me, […]
Last year I spent three weeks roaming around Spain and Portugal in a campervan. The biggest joy for me throughout the trip was the thought that, wherever I journeyed, home […]
It is safe to say that a lot can happen in two hours. Sometimes you know you have to yes without hesitation because that kick in the pit of your […]
I have to admit: I don’t go a bundle on camping. Call me a princess but I am likely to hesitate when camping involves a roll mat on the floor […]
I’m struggling a little bit at the moment and I thought I’d share it with you. But wait, before your heart leaps into your mouth in concern, I must tell […]
I’ve really been enjoying getting out on my walks recently. I’m in a small town in Western Australia called Jurien Bay, which is about two and a half hours drive […]
I’ve pitched up in a small town in Western Australia for a few months to work. Working whilst travelling is not an unusual thing for me as my long-term travel […]
As is so often the case, I have found myself working in a random job to fund my travels. I’m the sort of girl who is usually somewhat strapped for […]
Fanfare, please! June 10th marks the one year anniversary of this blog. Hmm, perhaps this is the perfect excuse for cake? Whether or not there is cake, I feel this […]
It’s been a year and a half since I left Queenstown in New Zealand’s South Island and I’m having serious withdrawals. I say it to anyone who will listen, but […]
What does it take to get you out of bed in the morning? The sun had barely raised its golden head by the time my feet hit the sand of […]
Riddle me this: how are you going to get from A to B on the other side of the world? It’s pretty daunting to consider, especially from the comforts of […]
Welcome to Blog Two of my mammoth 10 day trip from Perth to Broome. I decided to split the telling of this epic tale into two blogs – because there’s […]
Sometimes on the blog I fear like I sound like a broken record. I feel like I’m always banging on about how I don’t tend to plan very much – […]
I’ve just finished a ten day road trip from Perth up to Broome, Western Australia, and I loved it so much it kind of stunned me into a creative stupor. […]
Coral Bay is a tiny little speck on the coast on Western Australia roughly 14 hours drive north of Perth. It is blessed by the fact that the crystal blue […]
Towards the end of the afternoon, Cable Beach in Broome becomes alive with activity. People arrive in 4 wheel drive cars, drive onto the sand, set up their picnic tables […]
A few big contenders line up when you think about places to visit in Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Málaga. These destinations ooze culture, architecture, great food, beaches, nightlife and shopping. […]
Newsflash: when you’re on the road for long enough it’s likely that you may start to feel a little disconnected. Never, I hear you exclaim. What on Earth are you […]
Just four short weeks ago I landed in Perth, Western Australia to embark on my second year exploring this vast and beautiful country. I chose Perth because in my first […]
If you’re reading this blog post then I guess that chances are you’re thinking about travelling and worried about spending your birthday away from home, or wondering what the secret […]
I have been feeling all out of sorts recently. Like, lying on my bed eating cheese crackers and sniveling at cute pictures of animals on Instagram rather than getting out […]
Fresh off the back of another job that I can “chalk up to experience” – and when I say this, actually read: “places head in hands and wonders what she […]
I’ve been in Perth, Western Australia for nearly three weeks now. I am slowly ticking off a few sights in and around the city, taking my time to explore my […]
You know those moments when your eyes take in something faster than your brain can process? It’s almost like when you drop a stone into a well and there’s […]
I’m not a callous person. I’m the sort of girl who cries at charity adverts on the television, who can always be relied on to coo at a picture of […]
Picture the scene: you’ve just flown into Australia on your working holiday visa and have booked yourself a couple of nights at a hostel in Melbourne, say. After listening to […]
I used to think of myself as somewhat of a home bird, preferring the company of my family and friends in the comfort of home. But recently, I have taken […]
Tenerife holds many old memories for me. Rewind the clock to 2004 and my friends and I are negotiating the minefield that is a girly holiday. I say minefield because […]
Let me kick off by saying that I am often frustrated by the limitations of my available time and money. I’ll follow that up by saying that since 2011 I’ve […]