Category: Travel

2024 Highlights: My Favourite Places, Products, and Pastimes

Did you make the most of 2024? Achieve all of your New Year’s resolutions? I’m wrapping up my year by giving you my top products, places I’ve visited, and memories I’ve made. These have added so much joy to my life this year, and I’m bidding farewell to 2024 while welcoming new beginnings and adventures […]

Moving to the Gold Coast: My First Month in the Sunshine State

After a whirlwind decision to move from Melbourne, I finally arrived on the GC. Leaving everything behind was complicated, but I was willing to give our new digs a chance… even when I felt less than encouraged by some to seize the opportunity. If you have been following our journey on Instagram or my website, […]

It’s time. We are leaving Melbourne…

…and we are moving to sunny Queensland to live on the Gold Coast. After the sudden death of my father, my surprising ADHD diagnosis, 300+ job rejections in Melbourne, and Bryce’s nan passing away, it’s time for a change. Moving states, even countries, isn’t new to me I was born in Penrith, NSW and have […]

I was robbed in Thailand whilst on my honeymoon – here’s what happened.

I’d been eagerly awaiting our honeymoon to Thailand for 15 months. That’s how long it’d been since we were married (for real). The trip was wonderful with a few, let’s say, unique events that certainly made it a memorable honeymoon – like being robbed and a flight from hell.

Travel anxiety with toddlers and how to overcome it

I have been avoiding air travel with my kids since this minor incident. At six months old, Tate and Levi had travelled on six flights in 10 days across Eastern Australia. They were little enough that they could only just sit upright and still slept every three hours.

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