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Along with the Whitsunday Islands, Fraser Island is a staple stop off for backpackers heading up, or down, Australia’s East Coast. My friend, Rachel, and I stopped off at Fraser Island where we boarded a ferry with a group and…
Continue readingIf you’re travelling up the east coast of Australia on a backpackers trip as I did when I was 20, then you’ll definitely want to add a visit to the Whitsunday Islands to your Australia itinerary. We opted for the…
Continue readingBack in 2011 (years before I started this blog!) I visited Australia for the first time and spent a month going up the east coast from Sydney to Cairns with one of my best friends from university. Brisbane was one…
Continue readingWhen you win two free return flights to Sydney you go. Even if, like me, you can only get one week off work. I was weirdly embarrassed to tell people I was going on holiday to Australia for a week….
Continue readingThe Hunter Valley in Australia is about 120km north of Sydney making it a great destination for a weekend trip or an addon to your New South Wales itinerary. It’s most commonly known for its wineries although there’s a great…
Continue readingI filmed a little during my visit to Sydney (I also managed to delete some of the clips before putting them on my laptop). If you want to see more of the Coogee to Bondi beach walk and Sydney’s stunning…
Continue readingThe Blue Mountains is a mountain range located about an hour and a half’s drive away from Sydney. It’s a world away from the coastal city and it’s a popular weekend escape for Sydney residents looking to sleep under the…
Continue readingWhen it comes to brunching, Sydney knows how to do it well. Not only do they know how to cook it, but a surprising number of people head out and get brunch come the weekend. Wherever we walked in Sydney…
Continue readingIf there’s one thing you have to do when visiting Sydney, it’s the Coogee to Bondi Beach walk. The walk is more commonly known as the Bondi to Coogee walk, but personally I think doing it the other way if…
Continue readingFor as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to scuba dive, the dream was to do it in the Great Barrier Reef. I remember looking into getting my PADI accreditation at a local centre but for one reason or…
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