Ah, Germany. The land of long lists of rules and home to 80 million devoted rule-followers. The rules are one of the reasons I love Germany, but as you may remember from last year's post on the 5 funniest mistakes foreigners make in Germany, the abundance of rules does lead to a high number of …
lessons learnt from travel
7 things I didn’t expect in Iceland (and 3 I did)
Iceland blew me away. I knew it'd be different somehow, but it surpassed my expectations and I know it's a place I'll return to someday, even though it seems to be the opposite end of the earth from Australia. I have so, so much to tell you about Iceland, and I want to start with what …
Keeping an interest log, and what I’ve learnt about myself from travelling
Have you ever sat down and thought about all the different things you're really, truly interested in? I'm guessing you're interested in some (or many) aspects of travel, for example, or you probably wouldn't be reading my blog. But what are the unique combination of interests that make you who you …