Jun 2, 20192 minStunning Queenslander HomesI've been going through our old photographs from when we lived in Brisbane, as we loved the city and haven't ever really got round to...
May 12, 20185 minSydney | So Much To ExploreSydney is such a magnificent place and holds a special place in our hearts as we lived there for 5 months whilst on our ‘Australian...
Apr 28, 20184 minAustralia | The Truth About Fraser IslandLocated on Australia’s east coast in Queensland lies the largest sand island in the world, Fraser Island. But what happens when the truth is
Apr 3, 20175 minThe Jobs We've Landed Whilst TravellingSetting out for our Australian Working Holiday Visa in 2011, I imagined we would get jobs working in bars and restaurants, my imagination...
Jun 24, 20124 minThe Long Way Home via China24th Jun 2012 - 26th Jun 2012 So the journey home began by wakening up at 4am on Sunday and getting a shuttle bus to the airport, we...
Jun 24, 20124 minArriving In Your New Country Of AustraliaArriving in a new country for the first time can be pretty daunting, even for the savviest traveller. Some people may be lucky and land...
Jun 7, 20125 minAll My Bags Are Packed I'm Ready To Go....7th Jun 2012 - 23rd Jun 2012 Arriving back in Sydney we put adverts up on Gumtree and posters on hostel notice boards to try sell the...
Jun 6, 20122 minOur Van6th Jun 2012 - After spending a third of our Australian adventure in our campervan it was time to sell up our home. We had a great time...
May 31, 20122 minThe Great Ocean Road And Beyond31st May 2012 - 5th Jun 2012 Left South Australia and started our journey on the Great Ocean Road. The road was built by soldiers who...
May 25, 20122 minHeading South25th May 2012 - 30th May 2012 - Crossing the border from the Northern Territory into South Australia, we continued to see more of the...
May 22, 20123 minWoohoo Uluru + Kata Tjuta + Kings Canyon22nd May 2012 - 24th May 2012 An easier days drive to Ayers Rock today, but if it had been long it'd still have been worth it. We arrived...
May 18, 20122 minThe Never Never18th May 2012 - 21st May 2012 Left Darwin and headed 670km back down to Katherine. We visited the famous Nitmiluk National Park, and...
May 14, 20125 minCrocs, Snakes and Waterfalls at The Top End14th May 2012 - 17th May 2012 Alarm set very early, had a long hot shower then headed all the way to Darwin, it was 969km and took us...
May 11, 20122 minThe long long drive from Queensland to the Northern Territory11th May 2012 - 13th May 2012 Left Cairns with our hitchhikers in tow, our friends Conor and Jade who we took down to Townsville, they...
May 6, 20123 minThe Awesomely Wicked Great Barrier Reef!6th May 2012 - 10th May 2012 - And so we headed back to where it all started- Cairns. We used our free meal voucher from TravelBugs...
May 3, 20123 minSun, Sail and Snorkelling in The Whitsundays3rd May 2012 - 5th May 2012 Boarded the Tongarra catameran- our home for the next few days. It was a gorgeous day as we left Airlie and...
Apr 29, 20123 minWhere have we been now?!?29th Apr 2012 - 2nd May 2012 - Next stop after Noosa was Bundaberg which was a 3 hour journey up the East Coast. Bundaberg is home to the...
Apr 24, 20124 minFraser Island | Our Trip To The Largest Sand Island In The World24th Apr 2012 - 28th Apr 2012 Arriving in Rainbow Beach, Shannon decided to go surfing again, so he hired a board and took to the shark...
Apr 19, 20125 minI'm A Backpacker Get Me Out Of Here19th Apr 2012 - 23rd Apr 2012 - Headed up to the Sunshine Coast, stopping off to marvel at the Glasshouse Mountains named so because...
Apr 9, 20122 minOnly 9 weeks left of our amazing adventure!9th Apr 2012 - 18th Apr 2012 - Drove back to Brisbane and parked up on Cricket Street across from number 81- our old house. We went for...
Apr 2, 20124 minSpending Easter looking for Sharks instead of Bunnies2nd Apr 2012 - 8th Apr 2012 - And so it was back to Byron to do our diving with SSI (scuba school international) (which is similar to a...
Mar 19, 20128 minIf the vans a rockin' don't come a knockin'19th Mar 2012 - 1st Apr 2012 Left Darren and Lorraine's after a lazy morning (and catching up with laundry- who knows when will be next)....
Mar 15, 20122 minMelbourne | Formula 1 & Shannon's Birthday!15th Mar 2012 - 18th Mar 2012 Finally after 56 days it was time for Shannon to become as old as me! For Shans birthday I bought tickets...
Mar 10, 20122 minBeach Huts and P-p-pick up a penguin10th Mar 2012 - 14th Mar 2012 Our flight landed back into Melbourne about 10am, our flight with Jetstar was fine and we had amazing views...
Feb 16, 20122 minMelbourne - round 116th Feb 2012 - 19th Feb 2012 After a few days in Griffith we decided to drive 452km to Melbourne. It was a nice drive and we could see...
Feb 12, 20122 minNo fruit picking in Griffith12th Feb 2012 - 15th Feb 2012 So we packed up the apartment (we have far too much stuff) and filled up our van and set off for Griffith....
Jan 27, 20123 minSydneysiders no more27th Jan 2012 - 11th Feb 2012 So we had been thinking for a bit what our next plans should be, so we handed in our notice at the hotel....
Jan 26, 20122 minCelebrating Australia Day!It's been 224 years since the first fleet arrived in Sydney, the 26th January is a national holiday to remember this, and we had the day...
Jan 15, 20124 minSydney | A Birthday To Remember15th Jan 2012 - 25th Jan 2012 So I turned 24 in Sydney on the 21-1-12 my 'Hannah' date, hmm interesting- get it? I don't know if there...
Dec 28, 20113 minHappy New Year from Sydney!!!28th Dec 2011 - 14th Jan 2012 Happy New Year to all from the best place in the world to celebrate new years- Sydney! We started the end...
Dec 22, 20113 minIt's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...or maybe not22nd Dec 2011 - 27th Dec 2011 - Well if you had told us it was July and weird people were randomly putting up Christmas decorations and...
Nov 5, 20113 minSydney sightseeing, seeing celebrities and 200 days of travelling!5th Nov 2011 - 21st Dec 2011 - What have we been up to? Well we have made the most of the hot weather and on our days off have covered...
Oct 16, 20118 minFrom Waterloo to Woolloomooloo and everywhere in between16th Oct 2011 - 4th Nov 2011 The alarm goes off at 5.30am and one of us are awake. If its my morning for work I'm up and tip toeing...
Sep 29, 20116 minWork, Sleep, Play29th Sep 2011 - 15th Oct 2011 What a busy few weeks we have had, moved out the hostel and moved into lovely apartment and started...
Sep 21, 20114 min...S.Y.D.N.E.Y...21st Sep 2011 - 28th Sep 2011 - It was so worth the 6 hour straight drive when we got our first glimpse of Sydney. We turned off the...
Sep 14, 20116 min!! ROAD TRIP !!14th Sep 2011 - 20th Sep 2011 So it was time to pack our bags and vacate the flat, we didn't have anywhere to go though as the place we...
Aug 23, 20115 min100 days of travelling23rd Aug 2011 - 13th Sep 2011 We had read on other people's blogs it was so easy to get jobs in Brisbane. But we want to say it's not...
Aug 3, 20116 minLife in Brisbane!3rd Aug 2011 - 22nd Aug 2011 - Life in Brisbane! Ok.. I suggest making a cuppa before sitting down to read this, oh and just for me...
Jul 7, 201113 minCairns to Brisbane, interviews, more interviews and some jobs7th Jul 2011 - 2nd Aug 2011 - Cairns to Brisbane Decided last night that we should leave Cairns and move on to Brisbane. The reason...
Jul 5, 20112 minAustralia, Australia, there's nothing quite like Austral-e-aaa!!5th Jul 2011 - 7th Jul 2011 5th July- We are in Australia! Our flight landed about half 7 in the morning then we got to passport...
Jun 1, 20112 minPre-departure and how we decided to travel1st Jun 2011 - A little story about Shannon and me getting together and deciding to go travelling.... We were only friends at the time...
Soaring Through The SkyDec 14, 20211 minThe Vine Restaurant & BarVic's and The Vine, more commonly refered to as The Vine, is an all day cafe and restaurant and bar which is part of the award winning...
Soaring Through The SkyNov 27, 20211 minSushi In EdinburghWe love sushi! So much so that we want to visit Japan to eat our weight in sushi, but as we won't be leaving the UK anytime soon (covid),...