The foods of Club Med Bintan – Indonesia

The food here is out of this world. Each meal time there are delicious foods crafted to cater for all nationalities as well as plenty of local delicacies. Although a buffet, most meals are plated for you and could rival the presentation of any top notch restaurant. The children’s section keeps the little ones happy […]

Baby turtle release – Bintan, Indonesia

The Travel Bees have been super lucky to experience the release of 75 baby turtles here on Bintan. Twice a year Green and Hawksbill turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. At Club Med, that happens all along the beach including on the beach volleyball court, and under sun-loungers. To prevent unsuspecting holiday makers from […]

Club Med Bintan Island – Indonesia

We have made it to the lush and relaxing paradise that is Bintan Island. Only a short 55 minute ferry ride from Singapore, Bintan is a destination low on travel stress. Arriving at Changi airport (in my experience, the best airport in the world) everything is easy. From collecting baggage to passing through immigration, it […]

Gardens by the Bay – Singapore

The Travel Bees are off on a different kind of holiday this week. Our usual adventures; jam packed with sight seeing and activities is not what the family needed at this point in time. After a busy few months of working, adjusting to the demands of ATAR and training hard for sport, complete relaxation is […]

‘Tall timber’ country – Manjimup, South West WA

Travel doesn’t always mean a holiday, but it does always mean adventure, learning and growth. With a nationwide shortage of medical imaging technologists, I decided to do my part and volunteered to staff our trailer in Manjimup – south west WA. This means time away from home and the family. Not easy, but an opportunity […]

Mathematics tour – Optus stadium Perth

What was the last live performance you saw? Ed Sheeran…… Loved it!! I also saw him in 2018 for the Divide tour. I thought he was great then, but this was better. Ed has matured, refined his trade, relaxed and grown into an all around talent…… as well as just a nice, humble guy. It […]

Greatness

Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often? ‘You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.’ by Zig Ziglar Whenever I ponder if I am good enough to do something, I think of this quote. It was stuck on the wall […]

Spanish Stranger

Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you. Late 2021 I saw an advertisement on Facebook for a Spanish girl looking for somewhere to live. Until this point we hadn’t really thought of renting our granny flat. However, when I read the ad, I was immediately drawn to her. I […]

Birth of Travel Bee

Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow. At the age of 23, I packed my bags and headed to the UK on a working holiday. I had a few contacts, but essentially I was alone. I was young, I was naive, I was scared but I was also […]

Cape to Cape track – Cape Leeuwin, WA

I’ll start by admitting this is not an article about completing the whole track, but merely a couple of day jaunts while on our annual easter trip to Augusta. As the weather was not really conducive to our usual swimming adventures, I managed to convince a few of my fellow campers to join me on […]