Hipmunk City Love: Best Boutique Hotels in Florence
I love staying in accommodation with a difference, and unless you’re on a million-dollar luxury budget, I think the best way to stay in an authentic, memorable place is to look for a boutique hotel or B&B. With less rooms, no corridor mazes, and much more local flavour, staying somewhere a little different will make the moments spent inside your room just as memorable as … Continue reading Hipmunk City Love: Best Boutique Hotels in Florence
A Day Trip to Hamilton Island
When my best friend and I spent a week exploring Queensland‘s beautiful tropics, Hamilton Island was a firm must-see destination on our list. One of the few inhabited islands in the Whitsundays archipelago, Hamilton Island was a little out of our price range to stay on, so we stayed in a backpackers in Airlie Beach on the mainland. We visited Hamilton Island & Whitsunday Island … Continue reading A Day Trip to Hamilton Island
Hipmunk City Love: Best Boutique Hotels in London
I love staying in accommodation with a difference, and unless you’re on a million-dollar luxury budget, I think the best way to stay in an authentic, memorable place is to look for a boutique hotel or B&B. With less rooms, no corridor mazes and much more local flavor, staying somewhere a little different will make the moments spent inside your room just as memorable as … Continue reading Hipmunk City Love: Best Boutique Hotels in London
Hipmunk City Love: Best Boutique Hotels in Honolulu
I love staying at unique hotels and resorts, and unless you’re on a million-dollar luxury budget, I think the best way to stay in an authentic, memorable place is to look for a boutique hotel or B&B. With fewer rooms, no corridor mazes, and much more local flavour, staying in a unique establishment will make the moments spent inside your room just as memorable as … Continue reading Hipmunk City Love: Best Boutique Hotels in Honolulu
Paris Day 4: Going out with a bang
Our last day in Paris was already here. It was another cold, wet day in Paris but for most of the time, the grey skies only added to the city’s charm. Trust Paris to always look good, even in the rain. Continue reading Paris Day 4: Going out with a bang
Paris Day 3: Icons & Underdogs
We almost skipped Tour Montparnasse, but had a change of heart at the last minute – literally… Continue reading Paris Day 3: Icons & Underdogs
One Week in Brisbane
I spent this week in Brisbane, and it absolutely flew by. The weather was absolutely gorgeous for most of my visit, with blue skies, warm sunshine and it was almost always about 20 degrees – sometimes as high as 26 or 27! Not bad for the middle of Autumn.
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Postcards from Port Douglas
To take on the Queensland tropics in style, look no further than Port Douglas. One hour’s drive north of Cairns, this stylish beach town is a very popular holiday and destination wedding destination (with the price tag to match). We visited Port Douglas on a day trip from Cairns with Discovery Tours Australia. Our tour guide drove us up to the perfect lookout point … Continue reading Postcards from Port Douglas
Cape Tribulation: The Only Place in the World…
Cape Tribulation in Tropical North Queensland is the only place in the world where two World Heritage Listed Sites collide. It’s not every day you get to visit a place that is truly the only kind in its category, so walking along the beach at “Cape Trib” was pretty special. I acknowledge the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people as the First Nations owners of the land … Continue reading Cape Tribulation: The Only Place in the World…
Visiting Tenterfield, NSW
Despite being a stone’s throw from the Queensland border, and miles from Sydney, Tenterfield immediately struck me as a town belonging to New South Wales. The wide thoroughfares, palm trees and occasional sandstone building of Warwick was swapped for narrow streets lined with a charming collection of colourful, beautifully-preserved buildings from the late 19th and early 20th century. Read more: The Most Charming Country Towns in Australia … Continue reading Visiting Tenterfield, NSW