While many of us stick to marked trails and hike with phones and friends, sometimes that isn’t enough. Both Aus and NZ have patchy signal in many of their national parks, more often than not having none at all if you’re going for more than an hour. As someone who loves to hike, I recently…
Category: Nature & Hiking
Hiking The Caples Track
I’ll preface this by saying this was my first solo overnight hike. I’m not a beginner hiker but I’m not the most confident in my abilities on certain respects so it’s taken me a while to crack on and do one. Normally I can persuade a friend to come along and, while it’s usually more…
The Tongariro Crossing
The Tongariro Crossing is my favourite one day hike. It’s beautiful, a little challenging in places but more than worth the effort. I purposefully haven’t included too many photos as it’s better in person and I don’t want to spoil the surprise. How fit do I need to be? The walk is around 20km and…
Our favourite whale watching spot in Sydney
Having grown up inland, the ocean has always held a real sense of wonder for me. I love swimming, snorkelling and the odd surf — it’s all a bit magical. Whale migration season in Sydney is another favourite. I hadn’t a clue this was even a thing until I once Googled what to do on…
Cradle Mountain – Walks & Summit
Cradle Mountain National Park is a must-do if you’re in Tasmania and like hiking and/or wildlife. We visiting in February 2025 for a day and had an awesome day. We were staying in Launceston and we weren’t sure how much ground we would manage to cover, so I thought I’d write a quick blog in…
Where to see platypus near Melbourne, Victoria
I absolutely love seeing new animals but only in the wild and in a way that I won’t disturb their habitat or behaviour. It means there are heaps of animals I will probably never see but the magic of seeing them more than makes up for it in my opinion. I’ve lived in Australia since…
Snorkelling At Five Fingers, Coral Bay
If you’re in Coral Bay, WA, you can snorkel straight from Bill’s Beach. The sea life is beautiful and I would recommend it but the coral is quite bleached and it can be pretty busy. However, I had the best snorkelling of my life (so far!) down at Five Fingers Reef. I highly recommend heading…