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When Ella and I tied the knot, so many people asked when we would be going on our honeymoon. As we had paid for our wedding almost entirely ourselves and we wanted an extended honeymoon, there was no way we could immediately go on a big trip post the wedding – we had to financially […]
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Back in 2019 I finally pulled the plunge and splurged on a helicopter pub crawl tour around Darwin with my friends Jasmine and Maddie and ever since then, I have sung the praises of this tour to anyone and everyone who will listen. In my opinion, this tour is the absolute best thing you can […]
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I in no way regret moving from Darwin to Adelaide. Doing so allowed me to build a life with Ella and experience a love like no other. However, just because there is no regret doesn’t mean that I don’t miss Darwin. So, Ella and I made plans in mid 2022 to go back to Darwin […]
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One benefit of Covid (and believe me, there aren’t many) has been a wave of appreciation for trips that are closer to home – and occasionally, extremely close to home! Just a short drive from the Adelaide CBD lies two similar but also very different oases. Lost Retreats are tiny but fully functional and eco […]
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If you’re reading this blog, chances are you have been reading it for a while, and if so, you’ll know that ever since our first trip together in 2017, I have loved travelling with my father. (Side note, a little while ago I hit the 10 year anniversary of this blog – a milestone I […]
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On the fifteenth of April, I married the love of my life. Our day started at a cosy little airbnb in southern Adelaide. We opted to forgo traditions and spent the night before our big day together. Getting ready in the same space was extremely fun and it made things much easier for our make-up […]
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When I met Ella in November of 2020, it was clear pretty instantaneously that she was someone special. I fell hard and fast and also incredibly deeply for Ella, and by the end of our first month together, I knew that she was my forever person. It sounds fast (because it is) but I just knew. So […]
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The pandemic has changed so much of my life, a lot for the better, some for the worse. I desperately miss frolicking around the world with ease and no worries, but being stuck in Australia for the better part of two years has forced me to start exploring in my own backyard. I have often […]
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In October 2020 Covid restrictions were starting to ease in more states around Australia. My home state of the NT had only had 30 or so cases up until this point and due to this success, we started opening up to other states with similarly low (non-existent) Covid numbers. So, when one of my besties […]
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The Tiwi Islands are a collection of eleven islands located about 80km north of Darwin. Home to only around 2500 inhabitants and spanning 8,320 square kilometres, these are some of the most sparsely inhabited islands in Australia. A few years back, local croc wrangler Matt Wright opened a small retreat on one of the islands, […]
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