Are you stuck at home, unable to travel in this post-virus world? This article was written as the Coronavirus restrictions in Australia were starting to wind down, and there was a glimmer of hope that we can travel again soon, starting locally. While keeping ourselves pretty low key in the last couple of months, we […]
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Street Wall Art of Mount Hawthorn
We love to check out the street art when we travel, but right here in the streets of my home suburb of Mount Hawthorn are some amazing artworks. After a coronavirus inspired stimulus to get fitter and hit the local streets, I have discovered even more hidden pieces and was inspired to document them. I […]
Australian Big Things
Our Top-10 Australian Big Things [ more Top-10 Lists ] Australia is well known for its big things scattered across the country. We often go out of our way to find them when we are out on the road. Here are our top-10 favourite “big things” that we have come across in our travels around Australia. There are […]
Heading Out Back – Western Loop 2020
Instead of another flying overseas holiday, we have bought ourselves a Jayco Hawk wind-up van and are heading off into our own backyard, taking the kids exploring the outback of Australia for a couple of months. our test run, camping at Chuditch campground in Dwellingup With the spreading coronavirus in the news, now is probably […]
A Beer in Every Country I Visit
Hopping Around the World Is it too much to ask for a beer in every country I visit? It is not that I drink a lot of beer, but when I am travelling it is one thing that I always make an effort to do, partly to sample something unique about the country I am […]
2019 Annual Letter: Highs and a Low
Here is the highly anticipated annual letter form the Woods of Perth. It has been a year of mostly highs, but a death in the family was a significant low for us this year and made us reflect on the importance of family and life balance. With the children rapidly growing up and the occasional aches and pains […]
New Art in Old Town Phuket
When we booked to stay in the Old Town area of Phuket in Thailand, we were expecting to be able to experience some of the traditional culture of Thailand, not to see amazing artwork on the walls of this old town area.
Good Times in Phuket Old Town
Before booking this holiday, we thought of Phuket as full of touristy beach resorts, which is not really our kind of holiday. So we were excited to discover there is much more to Phuket than just the beaches. After a few days in Kata Beach, it was time for us to experience some of that culture and […]
Lazy Days at Kata Beach, Phuket
We had not been back to Thailand since we first visited Bangkok and the north of the country as a couple in 2006. Visiting the more touristy southern beaches was never a priority even then. However, when we came across cheap flights to Thailand during the school holidays, we could not resist going back to […]
The Bright Streets of Dunedin
We arrived in Dunedin near the end of our 2-week in New Zealand with the skies overcast. However, our eyes lit up and the streets became brighter once we discovered that there is a thriving street art scene. We love to use the local art to guide us around the streets of a new town. […]