Caz and Craig have been traveling and living around the world since 1997.
It’s hard to believe that this is the first year of the Australian Open of Surfing. Held at Manly Beach, the place where that is widely known to be the birthplace of Australian Surfing with the first World Surfing Championship held in 1964. The event is an extension of the annual US Open of Surf held at Huntington Beach and is the country’s biggest-ever surf, skate and music event. The
The city of Perth is a city made for walking. It has more hours of sunshine than any other Australian city, and a great location on the banks of the Swan River with nearby natural bushland and parks. Because of this, the Perth city lifestyle is based around the great outdoors. Add to that the fact that Perth is generally a flat city with wide streets and footpaths, it’s noticeably
Rottnest Island is located 18 kilometres off the coast of Western Australia near Fremantle and Perth. Rottnest, or “Rotto” as the locals say, is a premier island getaway with over 60 picturesque beaches and bays. Measuring 24 kilometres round trip by road, Rottnest Island is best explored by bicycle as it’s a car-free-zone making it a relaxing and enjoyable experience for people of all ages. Other activities on the island
There is a reason why the Gold Coast, Queensland made our 11 places we could live around the world list. There is just something about it. I think we can put it down to Queensland giving us Vitamin Me! You know that thing that makes you feel alive and healthy. Queensland defines Vitamin ME as: “Vitamin Me. It’s activated by adrenaline, wonder and excitement. Found in oysters, white wine, nature
Are you looking for travel tips on what to do in Melbourne, Australia? As part of our “Travel Tips Tuesday” series, we interviewed Steve Davidson from @Melburnian who has lived in Melbourne for almost 12 years. Steve shares with us his insider knowledge on what to do in Melbourne for those looking for the best places to eat, shop, explore, and enjoy a cold beer on a Sunday afternoon. Take it
Chinatown in Sydney is a place we venture to quite often. We love Asian food. We love authentic Asian food. And we love value for money. You get all that in Chinatown Sydney. It’s no secret Sydney can be an expensive place to visit, and dining out is no exception. So more often than not, whether it be lunch or dinner, when we take our regular day trips into Sydney
I’ll never forget where we were when we found out. Lisa’s guesthouse in Yangshuo China. We had just gotten back after glorious day cycling through the Yangshuo countryside and decided to check our emails before heading out for dinner. AS soon as I opened the Yahoo browser, a picture of a stingray and the latest news headline flashed up at me. I blinked several times and read the words over
To learn more about sailing in Sydney on a tall ship read our blog post here.
Theme parks used to be all about the thrills and spills, the adrenaline rush of the fastest roller coasters in the world, and big drops. Once you have children that all changes. Not because you want it to, or it becomes too risky, its just that you have no one to mind the kids while you take off and freak yourself out. Instead you find yourself being squashed in the
Caz and Craig have been traveling and living around the world since 1997. Learn more on our about us page.
