
Diamond Views | Climbing Rocky Mountain
The mountains are calling and I must go. – John Muir From our Wanaka base, we headed west, the clouds above clearing with blue skies giving us confidence this day […]
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The mountains are calling and I must go. – John Muir From our Wanaka base, we headed west, the clouds above clearing with blue skies giving us confidence this day […]
… It’s been about a year since I’ve sat down and written out a new post. Almost 6 months since logging into this blog at all. I struggled to find […]
A hikers paradise, Mt Aspiring National Park offers a large number of incredible walks – through beautiful valleys, traversing mountain sides and along river circuits. With hikes lasting a number […]
Waking to grey skies, we added a few extra layers and clambered into cars. A short drive to the Outlet Motor Camp, we found ourselves at the starting point of the […]
My recent visit to the picturesque lakeside town of Wanaka and nearby Queenstown was one that went by too quickly. After our fair share of set backs flying out (a […]
Sometimes the very best adventures aren’t found towns, states or countries away but are instead had right on your own doorstep. This is especially true when you’re lucky enough to […]
Setting off at first light, waking while the city is still quiet. We drove 2 hours south, through the national park and on up to O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat. The early […]
Sometimes, even the best laid plans don’t work out. For me this time, it involved an hour and a half drive up to the Sunshine Coast, a no-show sail boat […]
Summer…without having to think on it, the word immediately evokes a feeling of warmth, of sun kissed skin, sea salt in the air and sand between toes. Of blue skies […]
250 wines, 100 wineries, 6 cities, 2 countries… Pinot Palooza is a touring event that brings to town the finest Pinot Noir produced in the southern hemisphere. This year, they […]
Packing up your life into a suitcase or two, leaving the home you’ve known for much of your life and moving to a small tropical island in the South Pacific is the stuff […]
Recently my partner and I spent a wonderful weekend at Alex Perry Hotel & Apartments in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. With the hotel only a short drive from where we live […]
Recently, the wonderful people at Alex Perry Hotel & Apartments invited my partner and I to stay for a weekend – a stay-cation, if you will! Having been dealing with […]
As it goes, many of life’s experiences are best when shared – birthdays, weddings, graduation, devouring an over-sized jar of Nutella…and the same is also true when it comes to travel! Being able […]
I’m almost ashamed to say it – having grown up in Brisbane, there are still so many things I haven’t seen in my own hometown. I’ve always had my gaze fixed […]
In a bid to explore more of my home state of Queensland, I’ve been keeping a list of places I’m yet to visit. Not having the luxury of being able […]