How To Have A Luxury Layover At Singapore Changi Airport (Even If You’re Not Flying Business)
I’ve travelled through Singapore Changi Airport at least 20 times in the last 4 years but my latest layover in Changi was by far the best yet. Voted the world’s best airport (6 years in…
View Post7 Ways I Doubled My Blog Traffic In 2 Months – Really!
During the 8 years I’ve been blogging the way readers find my blog has changed massively. Whereas I used to get a lot of blog traffic without much action on my part, in 2018 I’m…
View PostPalaces, Forts & Faith in Northern India – Maharajas’ Express Highlights
The beauty of train travel is that it offers the chance to discover so many diverse places in a relatively short time period. I love how you settle into a room that moves, each day…
View PostEscape The Crowds In Thailand: 5 Unspoiled Thai Islands
The Thai authorities recently made the bold move to close Maya Bay on Koh Phi Phi, the beach made popular in DiCaprio movie The Beach, during the low season in a bid to protect the…
View PostI’m In! After 3 Years My Permanent Australia Partner Visa Has Been Granted
After almost 4 years of living in Australia and nearly 3 years to the day I applied to stay, I have been granted a permanent partner visa. *Pops open the champagne* The announcement was so unexpected.…
View PostWhy You Need To Go To The Powder Snow In Tohoku, Japan
It’s no secret I’m a big fan of the Tohoku region of Japan. Tohoku is an area of outstanding natural beauty found on Honshu Island, just 3 hours by bullet train from Tokyo. With its…
View PostWhy You’ll Want To Be Green in Brunswick, Melbourne
I’m all for being a tourist in your own town and when I met Claudi, the founder of GreenMe Melbourne, at a Travel Massive event I told her to put me down for her next…
View PostVisiting Varanasi & Cruising The Ganges – India’s Holy City That Moved Me
There is much that I will never understand about Varanasi, one of the oldest living cities in the world with a spiritual legacy of thousands of years. The faith and fervour that draws Hindus from…
View PostHow To Properly Protect Your Skin From The Sun | Sunscreen Tips
A combination of hitting my (early-ish *cough*) 30s and wizening up to the harmful effects of the sun have made me think a lot more about how precious our skin is and, if I’m honest,…
View PostInstagram Isn’t Killing Blogs – It’s Making Them Better
I was enjoying my Saturday morning cup of tea and blog binge when I got to a post by one of my favourite bloggers and Instagrammers lamenting the slow demise of blogging. I died. (As…
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