Truth be told, when planning our holiday to the Greek Islands, Ios was not high on my list of must-see places. Whilst the island itself had been well marketed, courtesy of a few hundred Instagram famous plugs, there didn’t seem to be much else to see or do other than pub-hopping and clubbing and err.. sleeping off the previous night’s pub-hopping and clubbing. And for…
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… Where do I begin? Today, Rhett and I are en route back to Australia after an incredible trip to the Greek Islands. We spent 2.5 weeks exploring 3 Cycladic islands: Milos, Ios and Santorini and in summary, we had a phenomenal time. Actually, phenomenal doesn’t really cut it. Sitting here, reminiscing over the last few weeks, I actually don’t think there exists any combination…
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In the 10 years Rhett and I have been together, our honeymoon was our first big international getaway. Albeit, we had experience travelling to the likes of Fiji and Cambodia (our furthest country being a mere 9 hours north of Australia) but we lacked the necessary know-how when it came to planning a 3 week rendezvous around the Iberian Peninsula. So yes, this newlywed couple fell into the too common trap of trying to see everything and by consequence, actually…
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A few months ago my husband and I spent a weekend in our hometown, Newcastle and I am ashamed to admit that in the twenty-something years I’ve lived in the city, this was the first time I had ever stepped foot on Stockton Sand Dunes, an iconic natural phenomena located a mere 40-minutes drive from my childhood home. Ridiculous, I know. So with that being said, I…
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Six months later I have finally returned to share a short story about the three wonderful nights my husband and I spent visiting Granada, Spain. As our wedding took place on Saturday 16th of December, our three week honeymoon found us bringing in our very first Christmas (as husband and wife) in the very romantic, slightly magical and otherworldly city of Spain. To give you guys…
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