The holiday that now seems like a memory has me scrolling back through the photos on my phone just to double check that it really did happen. IT DID, RIGHT? I mean, look at this …
What to wear on a road trip + 5 Australian fly-drive destinations you need to visit
Sponsored by Allianz Travel Insurance So you have your travel capsule wardrobe sorted based on your destination. But what if getting to your destination means spending some quality time in the car? I’m not talking …
10 things to do and see on a short stay in Rome, Italy
Our driver asked us if it was our first visit to Rome. Technically, no it wasn’t but in the previous two and a bit weeks we’d passed through its airport twice. Finally, we were making …
10 things to do and see on the stunning Croatian Island of Vis
There are two reasons why I don’t want to write this blog post about the Croatian Island of Vis. #1: It means we are leaving this stunningly and beautifully chilled part of the world. #2: …
9 things to do and see on a short stay in Split, Croatia
When two separate close friends* rave about a country you’ve never been to and said friends are the type of people you like holidaying with, you make that country next on your must-see list. From …
9 things you can’t miss on a short stay on Italy’s Amalfi Coast
The speedboat pulled up alongside our “typical” fishing boat. We’d stopped in a small bay and this boat was taking us to the restaurant and beach club on shore. As it skimmed across the crystal-clear, …
Dear Me: a letter to my 21-year-old self on my 50th birthday
To my 21-year-old self (on my 50th birthday), Your 21st birthday party didn’t quite go the way you hoped it would, did it? Please waste not one minute more on that very bad egg …
Life. Spend it well (here are 50 ways to do so)
Sponsored by Marks & Spencer (Australia) My 50th birthday festival officially begins tomorrow. What? You don’t have a festival? EVERYONE deserves a festival – and not just on milestone years. So when Marks & Spencer …
Shopping in Melbourne: the ultimate girls’ getwaway
There’s something about shopping in Melbourne that is synonymous with a girls’ trip. Even though around Australia – and around the world – you can visit any capital city and find the same global chain …
My Hashimotos health story – an update
Editor’s note: This post is not meant as medical advice – please see your health care professional/s and work together on a plan that works for you. If you’re new to the blog then you can …
How to plan and pack for a European spring-summer holiday
Sponsored by Allianz Travel Insurance There are a lot of excited people out there right now with tickets booked, passports checked, travel insurance secured and the countdown firmly on until they jet away to Europe for …
How to prep and plan for Coastrek if you’re a newbie
As we approached the northern most loop of the Sydney’s South Head national park, two cheery, purple-clad, young volunteers told us that we had less than 10kms to go. Despite the gail force winds and …