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If you can picture a myriad of pristine aquamarine lakes dotted with mountain reflections, ancient glaciers that tower above the snow line, and lush, giant fir tree forests sprinkled with the odd bear or two, you are well on you way to imagining one of the prettiest places on Earth. Helllloooo, Canada! In August/Sept 2025, we had the absolute pleasure of taking our sweet time driving through this majestic part of the world, all the while enjoying the rapidly changing colours

Croatia it seems, is on many people's Bucket List these days, for good reason. And we're no exception. We are super excited to be here at...

We first travelled to this gloriously romantic water city, back in 2016. Even then, like now, it was only for a couple of days, so this time we made sure we mixed it up a little, and saw new places. Whilst the main island of Venice isn't a large place per se, it sure is crammed to the absolute brim with gorgeous laneways and canals, enticing shops and restaurants, all begging for your attention, and a little (or a lot) of your money. First surprise, was for Trev, as I had bo

And so, we commence our impressive Norwegian attack at none other than Longyearbyen, the world's northernmost permanently inhabited town, on the far northern Archipelago island of Svalbard. Again, no chance of witnessing the Northern Lights, as we truly are in the Land of the Midnight Sun this time of year now; and we are 78deg north...or in layman's terms, only about 800 miles south of the North Pole! At this point, we are currently 6 weeks into our 10-week journey, still e

Do you believe in elves? Maybe trolls? 🧌 Well, according to the internet, 54% of Icelanders do... However, after chatting with the locals ourselves, they admit the actual percentage is closer to 70%! They have even diverted a major highway to skirt around where elves are believed to live. True. You don't want to anger the elves! (A fun little read: The Elves of Iceland. ) Personally, I think it's adorable. And harmless. It's why I call it: ' N ICEland'. We are now on a 29

Well, well, well. Hellooooo New York City! 🍎 🗽 This can easily be a stand alone quick blog about our short stay here - but as we are in the midst of a 10 week trip, it does directly follow on now from my USA blog. And after this, we step onboard a ship to sail towards Iceland, Norway and beyond! But it's nice, for a change, to write a short roundup! (And for anyone wanting to have an idea on how to spend a short stay here - here's what we did, with some handy tips and li

As I sit here, on a Viking cruise ship on our way to the Arctic Circle, I thought I best write up our last 3 and a half weeks of our...

Well, out of all our travels so far, I feel this one was possibly the most extraordinarily different. ( Without including Antarctica ...😉) Different architecture. Different culture. Different cuisine. Different scenery. Different ... everything. And it was amazing. As my birthday is in early April, I had been 'threatening' Trev for years that I wanted to travel to Japan for the Cherry Blossom Season. "Great" he thought. "I just looooove flowers." 😜 However, when a great de

Hello again! Not many people probably start a blog from the very top of Scotland - but hey, let's just break that mold! Consider this the...

Sing me a song, of a Lass that has gone - over the sea to Skye... Okay, so I couldn't resist the' #Outlander' reference! Welcome... to...

More fabulous castles, lighthouses and wild ponies... more wonderful friends, and this time - there's even a ghostly experience to be...

Ancient castles, thatched cottages, historic pubs and dear friends. A perfect recipe for holiday happiness! Well, at last! This trip has...

"We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto..." Hang on, there IS no place like home! This time it's my turn to play travel guide for a change,...

A sneaky sail away to the tropics as winter approached Australia. A new country for us, new experiences and new friends. That's what we...

A romantic island getaway to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary in complete decadence. If we can't spoil ourselves to mark this...

After over 9 months of planning, prepping and counting down, we were all super excited to be embarking on our very first multi...

Plus some funny and crazy stories to go along with it... Well, what can one say about 2020? Bloody Covid, that's what! Stopping the world...

Trev and I have lived on Australia's Gold Coast all our adult lives...actually, Trev has since he was 10, so even longer for him....

January 26, 2020. Australia Day 2020 saw us visit this magnificent Harbour City for the 3rd year in a row to celebrate this fabulous day...