We went to Tasmania because we couldn’t afford to go anywhere else. I know that sounds terrible but it’s true. I booked the flights in January when I was staring down my last few days of leave from work and was desperate for a reason to go back and earn money. (The mortgage and bills … Continue reading »
I’ve been calling my experience in Vietnam an experience rather than a holiday. The travel guides claim that there’s a lot of development going on in the country but this is more from overseas investors building exclusive hotels and golf courses rather than the country itself moving forward. There were plenty of times when I … Continue reading »
I’ve returned home to enjoy driving with road rules, walking on foot paths and cleaning my teeth with tap water. Yay! And now I can post a few of my travel photos for you. Double yay! Now, I’ve wanted to visit Angkor Wat for a few years so I was a little nervous that Siem … Continue reading »
I’ve just come back from a mini-break in Melbourne and I’m ready to get back into my writing. Lately, I’ve been keeping a list of what I need to research or experience for the structural edits of my mermaid book. I’ve already got a few things that I’d like to do (attempt a surfing lesson … Continue reading »
I’m visiting Tokyo for Christmas/New Year and it’s going to be totally awesome! While trying to organise myself for the trip, I’ve thought about what I learned from my previous holiday to Tokyo in 2008. Here are five realisations I had during my last visit: 1. My winter wardrobe is absolutely useless. I’m a Brisbane … Continue reading »
