Over the years I have noticed my travel style has changed. More and more I choose unique accommodation for our trips that is special in some way whether that be the location it is in or the style of lodging. Our stay at Le Boutique Hotel Bordeaux was no exception. A charming 4 star hotel, […]
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As soon as I heard about the existence of a wine museum in France I knew I had to visit. Wine and I have been getting along just fine for a couple of decades now. In fact I think we have grown up together. Gone are the student days where I glugged down Beaujolais Nouveau […]
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Nov
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Before I moved to London, Christmas in England seemed to be a snowy affair. Children with rosy cheeks, woolly hats and gloves sang carols in the snow as robin red breast sat on a holly branch. I imagined lunch was a huge turkey dinner followed by steaming Christmas pudding. Now I have experienced a few […]
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Nov
Nov
I’m not sure what I was expecting when we arrived in Yogyakarta but I experienced an incredible assault on all of my senses that stayed with me ever since. I was 15 years old and it was my first time traveling outside of Australia. Yogyakarta, Indonesia My first impression of Yogyakarta was of a strange […]
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“Remember, remember the 5th of November” so the children’s nursery rhyme goes. The line is ominous and foreboding but what happens on the 5th of November? Who was Guy Fawkes? And what do the celebrations mean? Bonfire Night in England Imagine this. An entire village makes their way to an open field, faces lit up with […]