My new job is with a company headquartered in Sydney, so I had the good fortune to return for a visit 3 months after leaving. 🙂 One of the first things I did was to schedule in time on the water. On the weekends, I went out paddling on the inner harbour, lousy spring weather …
As soon as we decided we were going to Iceland, I googled to see if there were multi-day kayaking expeditions that we could go on. The first search result returned was Borea Adventures's 3-day coastal kayaking in the wilderness. A quick glance through the itinerary and the photos, I was sold. Hadn't even looked up …
Iceland has been a destination on our bucket list for what seems like forever, but it didn't really make sense to fly there all the way from Australia, not when we still had plenty of other places to explore closer to us. But from London where we were based, it's a hop skip and a …
We visited South Wales this weekend. It's incredible actually - after 2.5 weeks in the UK, this was the first rainy weekend we had. But the wet hardly dampened our moods; South Wales is incredibly beautiful and has coasts that rival that of its namesake, New South Wales in Australia. Our base for the Saturday …
I checked off the iconic walk of the Seven Sisters down by Brighton on a brilliantly blue early summer day. Headed down to Seaford by train, an easy 2 hour ride from London. From the train station, I walked across the small town to the Seaford Head Golf Course, where the sight of the imposing …
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Another weekend, another road trip outside of London. This time we headed to Stonehenge, Bristol, Bath and Lacock, all conveniently clustered close to one another 2.5 hours outside of London. Getting out - and back in - of central London was the annoying bit, especially since sitting in start and stop traffic in a manual …
I've been enjoying life in London and its surrounds, with mini excursions during the week and explorations further afield on the weekends. For most of trips, I've been content to leave my bulky DSLR behind, trusting instead in my much less conspicuous phone camera to capture the memories. The delightful thing about the UK, however, …
We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather this weekend when the group of 7 of us tripped down to Kangaroo Valley for a spot of kayaking and camping. The skies were clear, the air crisp and cool, and there was not a hint of breeze. A complete opposite of our January experience really. As …
For our 6th wedding anniversary, and to check off Jeff's bucket list, we went camping with some friends along the Coastal Track down at Royal National Park. This is a super popular hiking trail - with camping reservations booked out at least 3 months in advance. This was our third - or was it fourth?! …
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If anything, these past few days just showed us how much Western Australia has to offer, and what little we've seen of it. Back in Sydney now, but already dreaming of going back and exploring all the other nook and crannies, including Broome, all the way up north in the further reaches of the state. …
