Review: Trtl Travel Pillow
The first time I travelled to America with my kids, I managed to get an hour and 45 mins sleep in the space of 24 hours. I was incoherent and just in general, not a…
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Road Trip North: Brisbane and The Gold Coast
We recently took a road trip from Sydney to the Gold Coast, a pleasant 8-hour drive, especially on the back of our recent 10-hour Melbourne road trip! We stayed at the Pacific Views Resort on…
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Melbourne: Heading South of the Border
We love a good (and a not-so-good) road trip! We tend to hire a car when we travel as it affords us the opportunity to get off the beaten path and see things at our…
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Patong, Phuket, Thailand
10,000 – 15,000 Australians visit Phuket each month, only bested by visitors from India (more than 30,000 visitors per month) – and it is easy to see why. Thailand is the right side of the…
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Thailand Adventures
When we started planning our Thailand escape, we knew we wanted to spend time in Phuket and Bangkok, but like every other holiday we have been on, we did not want to plan this down…
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American Adventures – Part 2 – Universal Studios Orlando
Originally, when we started planning this American Adventure, we were only going to the west coast – San Francisco, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. However, the prospect of watching Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers play…
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American Adventures – Part 1 – Sydney to Tampa
Very early start on Monday, arriving at Sydney airport at 6am. Due to potential delays, travellers are advised to allow 4 hours to check in and pass through security. A few months back, Alan Joyce,…
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HOBBITON…and Rotorua
In need of a chiropractor, we unfurled ourselves and greeted the new day. There were sufficient wet wipes, deodorant and dry shampoo to feel ‘clean’ but it took Maccas hotcakes and a hot chocolate to…
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Farewell Auckland, Kia Ora Rotorua
After a restful sleep, we got up early and had a great breakfast that was included in our night’s accommodation at the Best Western President Auckland. There were carbohydrates… so many carbohydrates. Muffins, croissants, pancakes,…
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Goodbye Sydney, Hello Auckland!
The day finally arrived for us to fly out to New Zealand. We set our alarms for stupid o’clock so that we could drive to Sydney airport. We had umm’ed and arrr’ed over what was…
