Last weekend I was chatting to another parent at a kid's birthday party and she confessed to me (not knowing I was a travel blogger) that she'd never left Australia (not even to go to Bali). Travelling at home was all she needed, she said. You can probably imagine that I didn't know quite what to …
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Cruisin’ along: Because one day I’m going to take a cruise
You might recognise my current state of mind. My "recent" big trip (to Europe) is becoming a little bit too long ago to call recent; potential next "big trips" aren't quite at the planning stages yet. It means I start dreaming up future travels. The ones I guess would be on a bucket list if I was …
Animal-inspired travel: 10 places to see my favourite animals
No doubt having a two-year-old boy in the house helps, but even before he came along I was often interested in visiting places because of their animals. I think that's part of a natural curiosity so many people have (starting as kids) to see interesting and different animals, but it's probably also …