It’s a feeling that has been growing, slowly but surely over the past few months. My job has let me discover the best of the Queensland, the state I lived in for my entire life yet have often failed to notice. Admittedly, my discoveries occur in an office in the city, using the Internet, email and telephone calls to connect with other places and hear … Continue reading 11 Queensland Trip Ideas
Mainland Sydney can be overwhelming. Luckily, Sydney is a city of a thousand faces. After spending an hour and a half battling with dysfunctional and expensive public transport we reached Circular Quay and crammed onto the Manly Ferry with the tourist hordes. Manly is on Sydney’s north shore and is a half hour ferry trip from Circular Quay, or a twenty minute trip on the … Continue reading Seaside Sydney: Shelly Beach, Manly
Somewhere in Switzerland I imagine it’s looking a little like this once again. Meanwhile, it’s absolutely sweltering in Australia! I spend half the day daydreaming about this idyllic spot half way up Mt Pilatus in Luzern, where I was delightfully cold and saw snow for the first time, which resulted in me (and many others, I’ll add!) running over and scooping up a snowball, before … Continue reading Swiss Dreams