Travel

The Aussie Guide to Bora Bora by cruise ship

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Radiance of the Seas from Vaitape

Have you seen the magical island photos with sparkling blue water and relaxing overwater bungalows? Have you ever dreamed of snorkelling in one of the world’s most beautiful lagoons? Perhaps you’ve seen the movie Moana and are desperate to see the Polynesian world that inspired the movie? While Bora Bora and French Polynesia are not … Read more

How to use Wise (formerly TransferWise) Borderless foreign currency accounts to save money

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Saving money with TransferWise Pin 1

If you’ve followed me on Twitter or Facebook for a while, or have read a few of my blog posts, you might be aware that I am a big fan of Wise (formerly TransferWise) for international transfers and payments. Wise keeps foreign exchange fees extremely low and gives customers a better exchange rate than most … Read more

The ultimate guide to saving money on long-haul flights from Australia

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Sydney International Terminal

Australia’s major international airport hubs are a long way from pretty much anywhere, except for New Zealand and the South Pacific Island nations. It’s not that far to fly from any Australian east coast international airport to New Zealand, New Caledonia, Fiji, or Vanuatu. If you happen to want to go anywhere else though, you … Read more

1-Day Best of Newcastle Self-Guided Walking Tour

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Newcastle Fire and Earth Exhibition

G’day everybody. Last week, I shared my must-do things in Lake Macquarie, so I thought it only fair that I give Newcastle some love this week with my Best of Newcastle self-guided walking tour. Just in case you aren’t sure, Newcastle is located on the Hunter River about 1.5 hours north of Sydney and is … Read more

Top 6 Must-Do Things In Lake Macquarie

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Caves Beach From the Cliffs

The city of Lake Macquarie is a surprisingly big city that no one seems to know exists. Located between Newcastle and the Central Coast, about 1.5 hours from Hornsby in Sydney, Lake Macquarie is also Australia’s largest coastal salt-water lake. At 110 square kilometres, Lake Macquarie (also known as Awaba by the local Aboriginal people) … Read more

13 Awesome Sunset Locations In New Zealand

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Raglan Sunset

New Zealand has some awe-inspiring vistas, from the southern alps to glistening lakes, volcanos and sheep, lots of sheep, like looooooooooots of sheep. However, with a Maori name like Aotearoa, or Land of the Long White Cloud, it probably shouldn’t be surprising that those clouds lend themselves to some epic sunsets all around the country. … Read more

Exmouth to Carnarvon Via Coral Bay – Darwin to Perth Day 10 (Updated 2019)

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Beautiful Coral Bay

We had a little bit of a sleep-in this morning before heading back towards Ningaloo National Park after breakfast. We only had 363 km’s to cover on day 10 to get down to Carnarvon, but we needed time to spend snorkelling at Coral Bay. There was more to see around Exmouth though, so we spent a little bit of time in the morning seeing the other sights around Exmouth before heading down to Coral Bay.

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Royal Caribbean’s Main Dining Room Menu – Truffle Theme

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Royal Caribbean Truffle Menu - Vegetable Samosa

Royal Caribbean’s main dining room menu rotates nightly through an assortment of menus that are shared across their ships, usually coordinated with the ports they are sailing to and the tastes of the main demographics on board the ships. That said, I’ve seen many of the same menus across multiple ships in different ports so … Read more

Where to stay in Morisset, Australia: My top 5 recommendations

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Finding a place to stay at Morisset, in the coastal city of Lake Macquarie, NSW can be a challenge. And when there isn’t a lot of choices, sometimes you miss the hidden gems. Don’t get me wrong, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great options, but they are limited, and some of the best are … Read more