nature

May 3, 2019

Sydney at its best: the Spit to Manly coastal path

(with our preschooler & toddler)

I have always thought that one of Sydney’s greatest assets is its proximity to stunning nature, as well as its beautiful weather! When we lived […]
March 28, 2019
The view from the Milford Sound Foreshore Walk

Cruising Milford Sound with a toddler

Milford Sound is one of those places whose reputation seems to precede it. Everyone we had spoken to who had visited spoke in superlatives about […]
March 17, 2019
A van driving through a mountain pass on the way to Milford Sound

On the way to Milford Sound. Sometimes it’s all about the journey.

When choosing where to visit after our time in Queenstown the choice seemed pretty easy. I had seen and heard so much about Milford Sound, […]
January 18, 2019

Lovely laid-back Lamma Island, Hong Kong’s hippy outpost

Hong Kong was one of those places that I had always wanted to visit. We flew through Hong Kong airport many a time, on the […]
September 4, 2018

First impressions of Bali and how we came to live in Ubud

Bali was one of those places I never wanted to visit. Marred, in my mind, with visions of drunken tourists in Kuta wearing Bintang singlets […]
February 21, 2018

Hiking in Kamikochi. Autumn in the Japanese Alps.

Although the autumn leaves were starting to show their bright, beautiful colours in Takayama, we were keen to go deeper into the Japanese Alps and […]