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Grapevine Glamping, Cofield Wines, Rutherglen

November 28, 2016

A Wine Lover’s Dream: Grapevine Glamping in Rutherglen

Wine lovers take note: I’ve found you the accommodation that all your wine dreams are made of. After a long lunch at historical winery, All Saints Estate, followed by a little pedal power to cellar door hop around town (read about…

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Wallaby, Wildlife Habitat, Far North Queensland

November 24, 2016

Crocs, Cassowaries and Kangaroos: Where to Spot Wildlife in Far North Queensland

In Australia, Nature

Wildlife encounters make for some of the most exciting and memorable travel experiences. I love learning about different native animals and being able to spot them in the wild is always a highlight of any trip. Australia is home to some of the most…

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November 15, 2016

First Time to the Great Barrier Reef? 10 Things to Know Before You Go

In Active, Australia, Know Before You Go, Nature

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s most precious treasures and one of the original seven wonders of the natural world. Known as Australia’s ‘blue outback’, it’s massive and magnificent, just as the rest of Australia is. As a…

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October 6, 2016

A Quick Escape to Hepburn Springs

In Australia, Food and Wine, Nature, Road Trips, Weekend Escapes

Gosh, it feels good to get out of the city, doesn’t it? While I adore living in the city (hello good coffee, public transport and amazing food), it’s so nice to escape the countryside sometimes. Even though I moved back to Melbourne earlier this…

Exploring the Forgotten Mayan Ruins of Coba

In Mexico, Nature, North America

The taxi had seen better days. It was scuffed, dusty and the broken springs in the back seats dug into my ribs with every bump in the road. The dashboard was a holy shrine dedicated to some unknown saint, the…

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August 4, 2016

This Proves that Far North Queensland is the ULTIMATE Holiday Destination

In Australia, Nature, Oceania

You know those places that beckon you to return to again and again? Everyone has their own place and for me, it’s far north Queensland in Australia. I’ve been visiting this lush region ever since since I was a little kid…

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July 18, 2016

Why I Can’t Stop Thinking About Tulum

In Food and Wine, Mexico, Nature, North America

You leave a little part of yourself in all the places you travel to, but it’s pretty safe to say that in Tulum I left a pretty big chunk. Carved out of the jungle only 50 years ago, this Caribbean castaway town was once a hippy…

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June 27, 2016

The Sacred Waters of the Riviera Maya: 5 of Tulum’s Best Cenotes

In Active, Featured Writing, Mexico, Nature, North America

At the end of our trip to the United States, Ben and I escaped down to Tulum in Mexico for a blissful few days after a crazy couple of months in America. It was so nice to treat ourselves to this…