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 …
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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. …
NZ South Island: Scenery, Wildlife and Adventure
We are into the second week of our tour of New Zealand, which is not nearly enough time to see it all. We have split our time between the north and south islands, trying to get a good snapshot of the whole country. During our time spent in the south, we made our way from …
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A Week of New Zealand’s North Island: Culture & Nature
New Zealand had been on our travel wishlist for a long time, and after constant prompting from our oldest son, we finally took the plunge and crossed the ditch. There are direct flights to get us there from Perth, but as usual, we went with the cheapest flights (how do you think we can afford …
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New Zealand Here We Come
A New Zealand holiday has had a long-time presence on our travel wishlist. Being Australian, we like to travel and have been all over the world, but up until now we have not visited one of the greatest travel destinations right at our doorstep. This is all about to change, a two week trip to …
2018 Annual Letter
Another wonderful year has passed, 2018 for us has been very exciting and has seen us grow and learn some more … As always our year has been full of travel. Our trips this year have included a two-week adventure to Sri Lanka in April, with an action-packed stopover in Kuala Lumpur! We have not …
A Few Days in Canberra [was easy to entertain the kids]
There are so many things to do for families in Canberra, despite its reputation to the contrary Australia’s capital Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, is highly underrated as a tourist destination. To start with, most overseas travellers don’t even know it is the country’s capital, and would struggle to find it on a map. …
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Our Most Memorable Sunrises
Our World Top-10 List: Most Memorable Sunrises [ more Top-10 Lists ] This list is our own personal top-ten most memorable sunrises based on what we have seen and experienced in our travels, many of them from our year-long trip around the world in 2005. Of course, it is the same sun that rises wherever you …
Our Most Memorable Sunsets
Our World Top-10 List: Most Memorable Sunsets [ more Top-10 Lists ] This list is our own personal top-ten most memorable sunsets based on what we have seen and experienced in our travels, many of them from our year-long trip around the world in 2005. Of course, it is the same sun that sets wherever you …
The Kids have a Krazy Day in KL KidZania
KidZania, a place where kids have taken over the world, role-playing and doing adult things for a day. Apparently spending a day working in a supermarket or fast food outlet, fixing power poles or working in a science lab is a lot of fun. Our day spent at KidZania during a stopover in Kuala Lumpur …