Totally awesome dude…. Ningaloo Reef

Yesterday we had our first taste of Ningaloo Reef. I had been itching to get out there because well…. it really is why you come to Exmouth. For someone like me, being in water with a snorkel on, is the closest I get to complete relaxation. It just feels like home (I am 90% sure […]

Epic road tripping in Western Australia

After 3 days and some 16 hours of driving, we are almost at our winter getaway destination. That is road tripping Aussie style! In the lead up to this trip, there has been a fair amount of thought about how we would cope in the car, where we would stop and who would sit where. […]

‘There’s nowt so queer as folk’

My northern English friends would be proud of me using this saying and as I write it, I say it to myself with their distinctive and super strong accent! It just seems fitting at the moment. People really are weird. Sometimes there is just no telling what they are thinking or why they behave the […]

Cup of tea anyone?

Anyone who has been reading my blog would know how much I look up to my cat, both in terms of her ability to relax and her utter disinterest in what anyone else thinks of her. Well now I have seen it all, she has outdone herself, she has learnt from us – sort of…… […]

Reminiscing

Sometimes I wonder whether it is a good thing, or a bad thing when Facebook reminds you what you were up to this time last year, or even several years earlier. Sometimes you cringe, other times you immediately smile, others you just wish you were back there reliving it. Facebook has reminded me this week […]

Over thinking

I find myself paralysed at the moment. I have millions of thoughts coursing through my head. Lots of options and possibilities on the horizon, all positive. Yet, I am finding it really difficult to make a decision. It feels like I am letting mistakes of the past and the fear of making them again, stop […]

Coffee and food – Melbourne

Before coming to Melbourne, I honestly thought we had good coffee where I live, that we were spoilt for cafes. I still think for a rural town we are, but this place is something else! How can the humble coffee bean be transformed in so many different ways?!! I am a strict flat white, one […]

Culture to creatures – Melbourne

Day 2 of the mini break was amazing for so many reasons. I am loving getting back into travel mode, of course being mum and the only one who has been to Melbourne before, I am in charge of planning. So yesterday morning I dutifully studied the map and planned a schedule which included City […]

Hustle and bustle – Melbourne

Oh the excitement of exploring a new city…… Yesterday was a very long and exhausting day. I have to admit there were times I definitely thought to myself, I will never ever do that flight again. 12:30am scheduled time with a 90 minute delay, it was hideous, what was I thinking booking that when traveling […]

Spontaneity

In this over scheduled modern world, the whole concept of spontaneity feels almost an untouchable dream. Imagine being able to suddenly and somewhat randomly just change plans. It often feels like every day, every hour, every minute is accounted for, or so I thought…… I am a planner. I like to feel organised and prepared […]