• 6 tips for the best food experiences abroad

    Food and drink are one of my favourite ways to experience a new place. Cuisine plays such a big part of the local cultures you will want to immerse yourself…

  • Itinerary: Great Ocean Road & Grampians road trip

    March 2016 Day 1: Drive to the Grampians Pick up your rental car early and head out of the city to start the 3.5h drive to the Grampians Stop off…

  • A Great Ocean Road & Grampians road trip

    March 2016 One of the best things about living in Melbourne is the number of amazing places at a reasonable driving distance, the Grampians and the Great Ocean Road being…

  • 10 tips for travelling with COVID-19 restrictions

    Coronavirus has flipped the travel industry on it’s head. Airlines are struggling and nationwide lockdowns essentially ceased all but non-essential travel for a good while there. Are you thinking about…

  • How to keep things ethical when interacting with animals abroad

    Seeing wildlife is an amazing motivator for travel. Unfortunately in many parts of the world animals are abused by our fellow humans, and in particular exploited for the benefit of…

  • How to complain when your travels go wrong

    In my past there have definitely been situations where my easy going nature has dissuaded me from making a fuss in less than desirable travel situations where I probably should…