Month 103 saw me jumping all over the place between New Zealand, Australia, and the US. I started the month with a few more nights left at my Mum’s in Papamoa where I was visiting with my brother. We squeezed in a day trip to Mount Maunganui to hike up Mauao, swim at Mount Beach, […] Read more…
Sydney
What It’s Like To Look After the Little Penguins at Manly, Sydney
If you are curious about working with penguins or want to visit the Little Penguins at Manly in Sydney, then read on… I have had some fairly unusual jobs in my life so far. I have been a receptionist at a haunted hotel and at an indoor paintball studio. I have been a game day […] Read more…
Ultimate Offbeat Summer in Sydney Bucketlist
Want some more ideas to add to your summer in Sydney Bucketlist? Then read on to find some offbeat things to do during summer in Sydney. The summer season is my absolute favorite time to be in Sydney, with beach swims, gorgeous coastal bush hikes, outdoor markets, harbor cruising and drinking beers in the sun. […] Read more…
A Beach Bum’s Guide To the Eastern Suburbs Beaches in Sydney
I spent two months living in the Eastern Suburbs in Sydney during summer and it was a wonderful time of beach-hopping, snorkeling, discovering the different beach neighborhoods, and swimming in the numerous ocean pools. Here’s a rundown of the Eastern Suburbs beaches in Sydney and why you should add them to your Sydney Itinerary. I […] Read more…
Manly To Spit Walk: How To See the Best of Sydney Harbor
Want to experience Sydney’s beautiful harbor on foot? Then hike the Manly to Spit walk – read on to find out everything you need to know about hiking this iconic trail… Sydney may not be mountainous but there are still some really great walking trails there, and the coastal trails in Sydney are the most […] Read more…
The Ultimate 5 Days in Sydney Itinerary
Are you ready to read perhaps the most detailed 5 days in Sydney Itinerary? If the answer is yes then read on! Beautiful Sydney, Australia. You could spend weeks in Sydney and not see everything worth seeing so 5 days in Sydney will never be enough time – although you can cover some of the […] Read more…
Digital Nomad Life: Month Ninety Two
Month Ninety-Two was spent on the road between four different countries but mostly in one of my favorite countries in the world: Thailand! I spent the first day of the month in Auckland running some last-minute errands then I flew to Sydney for a week of beach time and catching up with friends. From Sydney, […] Read more…
A Luxury Staycation in Sydney To Celebrate our Engagement
So if you missed the news – Trav and I got engaged! I knew it was coming as I had already picked out my ring and when Trav said he had booked us a surprise weekend away, I was pretty sure it was going to happen then. Especially because he has never booked a surprise […] Read more…
30 Reasons Why I Love Sydney
When Trav and I decided to move to Sydney after our big trip through the Americas in 2013, we were asked by numerous people ‘Why Sydney?’ Melbourne and Perth appear to be the cities of choice for lots of Kiwis moving to Australia at the moment, and I can definitely see the appeal of the […] Read more…