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West Coast Wonders
To begin with, yes I am breaking chronology here, and also yes even this post is a full month on from when it happened but I’ll be taking no criticism for the fact the combination of procrastination, house hunting and finally falling into a work routine hit me like a truck. This trip was undoubtedly…
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Trying Out Tropical
The Highs and Lows of Cairns and Far North Queensland Cairns and the Upper North region hold some of the most incredible and diverse habitats, ranging from the Daintree Rainforest to the Great Barrier Reef, and so make an ideal location for anyone with a passion for wildlife or conservation. My first outing in Cairns…
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Island Life
A more chilled week in Magnetic Island and Mission Beach Undeniably, the elephant in the room is the 3 week gap between posts on here. I can only say I was experiencing the natural ups and downs of solo travel. It’s often really rough and lonely and that’s just as much worth remembering as all…
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Sailing Through Sea and Sky
An unforgettable Easter weekend in the Whitsundays Having survived a 12.5hr overnight bus that I’d frankly rather forget, I at last arrived in Airlie beach, perhaps the destination I have been most looking forward to. As the gateway to the Whitsunday islands and Great Barrier Reef, Airlie was the starting point for the 3D2N sailing…
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Camping Out on K’gari
A week in the wild across K’gari and Mackay This week I connected with Australian wildlife more than ever before by being out in the thick of it and seeing dingoes, platypus, kangaroos and wallabies all in their natural habitat. One of my favourite things about travelling is having incredible animal encounters and this week…
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Sunshine Living
A busy week entering the Sunshine State This week I was bidding a fond farewell to New South Wales and entering Queensland, a state which receives approximately 260 days of sunshine per year – a vast improvement on the infallibly dreary, grey England. I started off the week with just one night in Surfer’s Paradise…
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Paradise is Byron Bay
Newcastle, Port Macquarie and Byron Bay: A Week in Three Parts This week I finally left Sydney behind to make my way up the East Coast. The first stop was Newcastle (of New South Wales, not the North East of England), a beautiful if sleepy beach town just a few hours north of Sydney. After…
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Mountains, Museums, Markets and Mardi Gras
Enjoying Sydney Solo My second and final week in Sydney had me moving into my third hostel, this time located in the Potts Point area, just along from Kings Cross station, and one of the first things I saw on my arrival was this beautiful mural which I think makes the perfect starting point for…
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To Bondi and Back Again
My first week in Sydney Where to begin on my first week in Australia. Sydney has really thrown everything at me so far, from crazy flash rain storms, thunder and lightning, 30km/hr winds and baking heat. Still, variety is the spice of life I suppose. When I arrived at my first hostel after a 24hr…
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Getting Started
So another year, another long haul flight. We may be almost 2 months into 2024 but this trip really feels like the start of my year and as such the starting point for my resolution to be more spontaneous. Although I’ve travelled in the past, in 2022/23 I spent time in Malaysia, Cambodia, Borneo, Vietnam,…
Muddle Through Memoirs 