2016, what a year. What a blast! Tom and I travelled much more than I initially thought was possible with our workloads and busy schedules: to the Final Frontier, SoCal, The Windy City, Bourbon Country and the Big Apple. We celebrated our anniversary of living in the USA. I climbed more mountains than ever before, camped […]
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Expat Escapades July 2016
Back home in Australia, July means chilly, short days and admittedly odd mid-year Christmas celebrations. It’s all a bit bizarre, but it’s our only opportunity to wear Christmas sweaters and sip eggnog as December is usually too-hot-to-function, let alone wear anything more than a singlet. As much as I love a good Reindeer print pullover, […]
15 Favourite Travel Adventures of 2015
2015 has flown by more quickly than a Hollywood romance. The first half of the year featured numerous local and overseas trips, carefully balanced around career changes and planning for the much-anticipated move abroad. The second half has been one of North American discovery. Since finding a place to live in Washington State, it feels as if […]
Zip lining Fiji: The Sleeping Giant
With just one full day to spend on Fiji’s main island, Viti Levu, before departing for the Yasawa Islands, I decided to escape the resort for the afternoon and try something a little more active than just walking between the pool and nearby bar – zip lining Fiji at the Sleeping Giant! Credit where it’s […]