72 hours in Newcastle
Oh, what a jolly time we had when our visitors came to stay! We had an action packed time in Sydney seeing and doing all of the things and eating all of the things too! But inbetween all the fun and [Read More]
A Trip to Betty’s and How to Make Fat Rascals
On my recent trip to the motherland, I just couldn't get enough of the great British tearoom. We had such a jolly time in the North East but when Maureen, my mum-in-law suggested a day out in [Read More]
9 Things I Just Can’t Travel Without
Brought to you by Bupa Over the past year, I've had a lot of practice packing and unpacking my bags travelling at home and overseas. I like to think I'm a laid back traveller and I try not to stress [Read More]
48 Hours in London
Although I grew up and lived most of my adult life in London, I rarely got to play tourist in my own town. On our recent trip to the motherland, we had just 48 hours to make the most of London and [Read More]
48 Hours in the Blue Mountains
Since I've been a wannabe minimalist, I'm all about experiences not things. This year for our birthdays we decided rather than gift each other presents that we neither want nor need, we would instead [Read More]
48 Hours in Edinburgh
I've wanted to go to Edinburgh for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, my mum went to Edinburgh on business and brought me back a costume doll complete with kilts and bagpipes for my costume [Read More]
Taking Stock – June 2018
June has been a mega month full of fun, food, friends, family, frolics and a lot of motherland adventures. I've visited four different cities, slept in six different beds, sampled seven superior [Read More]
Newcastle – The Highlights Reel
Our motherland adventure took us to the north east for quality time with the fam-bam but we also got out and about to see some of the area and oh, what jolly fun we had. Here are our North East [Read More]
The Visitor Diaries – What to See and Do in Sydney
It seems like only yesterday that we were gallivanting all over town with our visitors Beverley and Joan. Although they were only here for 2 and 4 weeks respectively, they used their time very well [Read More]
The Visitor Diaries – Where to Eat and Drink in Sydney
Last month, we were lucky enough to have our friends Beverley and Joan from the UK to stay for 2 and 4 weeks respectively. They love to travel but their husbands don't so Bev and Joan travel together [Read More]
