The craziness of 2020 has taught me so much, and reminded me of so many lessons learned and forgotten, and one big one is this: you don't have to fly to another hemisphere to have a significant and memorable travel experience. Hence, this episode is all about a simple, 24-hour trip to a place less …
Western Australia
Wildflowers in Western Australia Trip Diary – Episode 202 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Spring has nearly sprung and that means it is already mid-wildflower season here in Western Australia. In my childhood, I remember my mum telling me the names of many of the state's wildflowers growing down in the Great Southern, where we'd visit my grandparents; some of those names have stuck with …
Staying with friends in Bunbury and Busselton: My accommodation review
It's a funny old time to be taking trips, even short ones: but here in Western Australia, at the time of writing and of my trip to the south-west of the state, Covid-19 has been all but eliminated, with essentially no community transmission at all, and very few restrictions on our daily lives, apart …


