Journey to the Red Centre

Like many others, a road trip to Australia’s red centre has always been on my bucket list. After years of toying with the idea, I bit the bullet, hired a campervan and prepared myself for the twenty-four hour drive from Melbourne to Uluru.  Uluru was every bit as majestic and mesmerising as I imagined. Huge is an […]

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Travel Chile: San Pedro De Atacama

The driest and highest desert in the world, rolling sand dunes, steaming geysers, gurgling volcanoes, flamingo-dotted salt flats, snow-capped peaks and crystal blue lagoons, Chile’s Atacama Desert is a photographer’s dream. Somehow though, more pervasive then the visual feast, is an undefinable otherworldliness that you simply can’t shake. Set in the red dusty Chilean border of […]

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North Queeensland Getaway AKA Wedding Planning

Rather than contend with Melbourne’s unpredictable weather, and given my love of palm trees and tropical greenery, I’m going to have a destination wedding! Australia has so many stunning locations that fit the brief, but sunny North Queensland is hard to beat. The destination wedding business is booming and with plenty of options to explore […]

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Travel USA: Vegas Baby

Like so many others, Las Vegas has been on my bucket list for a while.   While I expected the decadent flashiness of the Strip, I was surprised by the striking arid desert and snow-capped mountains that are Sin City’s backdrop. I’m not ashamed to say it, Las Vegas was kind of captivating.   Our […]

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Travel USA: A Taste of America’s South West

Deep in the southwest of America, the town of Santa Fe was once the battleground of cowboys and Indians. Native American tribes and outlaws roamed the countryside and the town housed and jailed many outlaw legends including Billy the Kid (he is buried in Santa Fe!). While visiting Santa Fe, my travel buddy and I had an unexpected introduction into American […]

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48 Hours in Los Angeles

There’s a certain charm to walking down palm-tree lined streets with gentle sun rays dancing upon your skin. It was supposed to be midwinter, and while some parts of the United States were hitting subzero temperatures, I was soaking up the rays in the perpetually sunny Los Angeles. With only 48 hours in the City of […]

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Hamilton Island Holiday

When my aunty and uncle announced that they were having a Hamilton Island destination wedding, I couldn’t contain my excitement. Having stayed at the Whitsunday Islands once before, I knew it is one of Australia’s most beautiful travel locations. Only three hours flight time from Melbourne, from the moment your fight descends into Hamilton Island, […]

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