We headed to Malaysia in late May 2026 and Penang was recommended to us by a good friend. We followed their advice and had a great few days. As with all of my blogs, below are the things I couldn’t find or wish I’d known about in advance! How to get there We took the…
Category: Travel
Travelling with a bike on NSW trains
I am a keen cyclist and like to take my bike me when I go away for more than a week or so. As such, my bikes ended up on a train with me from Melbourne to Sydney and I struggled to find the information I needed. I hope this helps! Booking At this time…
Two Days In The Grampians By Public Transport
As keen hikers, the grampians were high on our list of places to visit while in Victoria. Being a Scot, I’m a firm lover of their name sake back North so we set aside some time to explore. We are not car people – we had a car but decided it wasn’t for us –…
Mornington Peninsula Wineries By Public Transport
We are a couple who love to travel and drink wine, but that means there’s a shortage of a designated driver. As such, we’re at the behest of other forms of transport when visiting wineries. Typically this means: Organised tours Hop-on/hop-off style buses Public transport Whilst we do enjoy the occasional organised tour, we like…
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…
Hunter Valley Winery Recommendations
Written in conjunction with Aus Vino, our (very slowly!) up-and-coming wine site. Just a few hours drive from Sydney CBD, the Hunter Valley is a go-to weekend trip when we have friends and family visiting. Having been a member of far too many wine clubs, and tried to store more wine than our flat should…
Karijini Tour With The Flying Sandgroper
If I am being honest, I found Karijini National Park when I mistyped Kalbarri. A small mistake that led to a great adventure. We were planning a trip from Perth up to Exmouth and Karijini quickly became part of our plans. We did not have a four wheel drive and we were not sure about…
Our Experience Of Doubtful Sound
Having heard so much about Milford Sound, that was always on our list for South Island NZ. However, while doing some research on the best cruise to do, I discovered Doubtful Sound, the far less well-known ‘sibling’ near Manapouri. Thank goodness we did. I don’t want to get your hopes too high so all I…
What To Eat In Hanoi
We’re very lucky enough to have spent a few weeks in Hanoi, and have been doing our best to eat around the place. We are pretty easy about what we eat, often choosing places by how busy they are and ideally looking for local spots. This list is from October 2025. Crab Noodles One of…