August 28, 2020

The colour of India with a European sophistication. Exploring Fort Kochi.

After saying a sad goodbye to our yoga retreat friends at Ashiyana Retreat the next stop on our journey was the city of Kochi. It […]
August 21, 2020

A cup of tea at Fort Kochi’s cute & quirky Teapot Cafe

Sometimes the thing you remember most about a place is not the ‘must-see’ sights written in a guide book but a little slice of character […]
August 9, 2020

Colour, culture and crystals!

Maha Shivratri Festival & Crystal Shopping in Anjuna Market

One of the great things about going on a yoga retreat abroad is the opportunity to explore a new country and so I was very […]
July 24, 2020
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Blessings from Mother India. A yoga retreat in Goa (with my children!).

When we were contemplating our family year of travel back in late 2019 I read that my favourite yoga teacher from my days living in […]
June 27, 2020

Winter wanders in a child’s wonderland at Belair National Park

‘Mum, I don’t know why, but nature seems so musical.’ The innate nature of children to connect with their world and articulate what they see […]
June 19, 2020

Wanders amongst the autumn leaves at Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens

One my favourite seasons in Adelaide is autumn and there is nothing quite like a trip to the Adelaide Hills during this time when the […]
June 9, 2020

Warm banana pancakes, cold kingfisher beer and watching

the sunset over the sea. Twenty four hours of Hedonism in Goa.

The love hate nature of India has never been lost on me. She can be intense, loud, brash, stomach churning and full of infuriating rules […]
May 29, 2020

Exploring Future Worlds with my little travellers

One of the things I have really missed since moving to Byron Bay is the opportunity to visit art galleries and museums. It was one […]
May 8, 2020

Super trees, lost worlds, giant waterfalls and cloud forests at Gardens by the Bay

Wandering beneath giant trees that look like they may have landed from out of space. Pondering over just how the plants grow vertically along the […]
April 24, 2020

First stop, Singapore Zoo!

This is not the first time we’d been to Singapore Zoo (we first visited as a couple back in 2014), nor the first time we’d […]
January 19, 2020

Swimming with turtles on Amadee Island

The most popular day trip from Noumea is the cruise to Amadee Island, and despite the price, it is definitely well worth it! I am […]
December 16, 2019

South Pacific with a side of France in tropical Noumea

At the risk of sounding pretentious we have been struggling lately to think of places to go on holiday. We love Bali and it is […]
November 14, 2019

A balancing act for mother earth

A few months ago we spent an afternoon in the beautiful Nightcap National Park. It was Father’s Day and after lunch at the incredible Doma […]
November 7, 2019

Hiking the Hooker Valley Track (with a toddler!)

After two nights in the Mount Cook area, and one day dodging the rain showers to explore the Tasman Valley, we were very excited to […]
October 24, 2019

Toddler friendly hiking and Valentine’s Day dinner at Mount Cook

Craggy peaks shrouded in clouds, a lake of the most vivid aquamarine contrasted with bright straw-yellow foliage, ethereal, transparent, whisper-thin rainbows in the biggest, brightest […]
September 26, 2019

Visiting the revered deer of Nara

After our wonderful morning wandering the Path of Philosophy and heading home so our little one could have a nap (the joys of travelling with […]
September 5, 2019

Kawaii in Kyoto (Northern Higashiyama edition)

The Path of Philosophy For a self confessed lover of wandering and discovering a stroll along Kyoto’s Path of Philosophy is one of life’s great […]
June 21, 2019
Mum and daughter looking at Tower Bridge, London

A trip down memory lane to London (with toddler!)

I am sure most of you who have read any of my blogs for any length of time will be aware that I have a […]
June 21, 2019

Perfect London days sure to induce future pangs of nostalgia 

Whilst our flat in London’s cool Camden was so tiny that you had to manoeuvre creatively to get yourself in and out of the shower […]
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 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, […]
March 1, 2019

Kawaii in Kyoto (Southern Higashiyama edition)

Japan is an aesthete’s dream, and nowhere more so than Kyoto. This stunning city, surrounded by hills and set along the Kamogawa River, is full […]
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 […]
May 30, 2018

The fairytale village of Shirakawa-go

Ogimachi village in the Shirakawa-go district of Japan is one of those fairytale destinations. So striking and intriguing are the photographs of this unique place […]