SPONSORED POST A small Polynesian country in the Pacific Ocean, about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii, Samoa has traditionally been the best-kept secret in the Pacific. Though with ten islands all intensely packed with untamed natural beauty, the secret is definitely getting out about this beautiful archipelago nation. With direct flights from Australia, New …
A Gold Coast Itinerary can be filled with so many activities. My first trip to the Gold Coast was when I was about 7 years old – and it was the farthest I had ever been from my home in Melbourne. Growing up in Australia, the Gold Coast in Queensland was always about sun and …
A Rottnest Island day trip was one of my favourite recent travel experiences. Lovely little Rottnest Island is just 18kms from the centre of Perth. The island is loved by locals as much as tourists. There are no cars on Rottnest Island and it has 20 bays, 63 beaches and 45 kilometres of cycling paths. …
There are many fabulous Paxos beaches. But let’s face it – who wants to waste any of their Paxos holidays time on a substandard beach? That’s why I have curated the best Paxos Beaches for you and gotten it down to the top 3. So if you like a pebbly beach, a sandy beach, an …
When I was in my 20s Ios was known as the party capital of the Greek Islands. The island still attracts a young crowd in the summer but it now also attracts a more affluent crowd with fantastic restaurants, gorgeous boutique hotels and fantastic beaches. The most common way to visit the island is to …
The 1km long Mylopotas Beach is the biggest and most famous of the Ios beaches on Ios Island Greece. It is just 2km south of the capital Hora and is a long sandy beach. I often associate the biggest and best beaches with poor sand quality and far too many people. But this wasn’t the …
Watsons Bay Sydney is ridiculously beautiful. It is Australia’s oldest fishing village. Visting Watsons Bay is like being in a beautiful beach resort but with amazing views of the Sydney Central Business District. It is a weekend getaways from Sydney option that is actually in Sydney. It is also home to sandy beaches and some …