Meaningful Travel Experiences
About Me
Outside of my regular day job, my passion is travelling, planning holidays, talking about trips and helping my friends have the best holiday.
I look for value in terms of time and money. I want to make the most of my annual leave and get the most out of every dollar. I believe in travelling the world for meaningful experiences. Finding quality over quantity. Collecting memories not material possessions.
I grew up pouring over atlases and spinning model globes.
I read and dreamt about travelling the world and spent my spare time learning languages.
Now as I work full time, I am enjoying a combination of weekends away in Australia and New Zealand with a few overseas trips each year.
Once I was old enough to start exploring the world independently, I spent time in New Caledonia, China, France and Thailand. I then moved on to more stereotypical “travel” in South-East Asia, Europe, the US.
Of all the things I am not very good at, living in the real world is perhaps the most outstanding – Bill Bryson
Recent Posts
Favourite places to visit in Croatia
Croatia is one of my favourite countries in Europe. It has incredible natural scenery, incredible food and wine, pretty stone towns and beautiful islands. Dubrovnik is on many bucket lists but there are plenty of other wonderful places to visit in Croatia. Split,...
London – DIY Tour
Here's a map of London incorporating some of my favourite sites and experiences, in an organised manner that avoids you hopping back and forth across the city on foot and using public transport. It can be done in any order and you can change the path to suit your...
Different things to do in Athens – a better experience
After a first visit with a few bumps in 2014, I did a lot of research to ensure our second visit to Athens was much more enjoyable, particularly as Karl was running the Athens Marathon. If you like these ideas, don't forget to star them on Google maps on your phone so...
Melbourne to Coonawarra
During one of those magical weeks between repeated COVID lockdowns, we managed to get a short visit in the the Coonawarra wine region in South Australia. This was a long awaited Cabernet Sauvignon Pilgrimage and within a reasonable driving distance from Melbourne....
