The ultimate guide for independent travellers seeking inspiration, advice and adventures beyond their wildest dreams
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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In 2018 I first learned about the incredible diving opportunities in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. After much research, I decided a book a weeklong stay at Misool Resort in the Misool archipelago within Raja Ampat. Now, this resort comes with waiting lists and thus the trip was planned to take place in November 2020 – so […]
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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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Do you ever just find yourself wanting to bugger off from work and escape from reality for a while? My life is pretty bloody wonderful, but every so often, even I just find myself wanting to disconnect from the world, at least for a little while. So, where does someone looking to get off the […]
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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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Life in tropical Darwin can be dissected into two major seasons – the wet and the dry. The wet is characterised by intense humidity and monsoonal rain and the dry by balmy nights and stunningly warm winters. However, there is also a season that lies on the cusp of these two seasons. The build up […]
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When I moved to Darwin, I only ever had the intention of staying for 6, maybe 12 months. I had no idea how hard I would fall for this Top End city, and to be honest, if I hadn’t met and fallen in love with my now fiancée, I honestly may never have left. However, […]
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Happy new year everybody! I truly hope 2022 is a better year for all of us. If I am being honest, 2021 has been quite a hard year for me. I have changed jobs multiple times, moved cities, had multiple surgeries and hospital admissions and been struggling with the state of the world and how […]
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Can somebody please take a moment and explain to me how on earth this decade has already been and gone? I can’t believe that it is already 2020! It feels like I only just started my travelling journey, but it has now almost been eight years since I first ventured overseas. To celebrate the welcome […]
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After a day of wonderful meals, magical diving and close up encounters with chameleons – I truly didn’t think that my time at Miavana could get any more special, but I was very wrong. So, with just under 24 hours left at Time + Tide Miavana, I was very excited to see what my last […]
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