Tesselaar Tulip Festival: Visiting Melbourne’s Spectacular Tulip Festival (2024)
The Tesselaar Tulip Festival is an annual flower festival in the Yarra Valley & Dandenong Ranges, just an hour’s drive from Melbourne. Every September & October, the Tesselaar Tulip Farm bursts into bloom more than a million colourful tulips, and attracts thousands of visitors for four weeks of flower festival splendour. After living in Melbourne for nearly a decade, I visited the Tesselaar Tulip Festival … Continue reading Tesselaar Tulip Festival: Visiting Melbourne’s Spectacular Tulip Festival (2024)
3 Days in Melbourne: Itinerary for First Time Visitors (2025)
If you’re planning a trip for 3 days in Melbourne for first time visitors, there can be an overwhelming number of things you’ll want to see, do and eat in one of Australia‘s greatest cities. Planning a 3 day itinerary can seem impossible, which is why I’ve designed what I think is the perfect itinerary for 3 days in Melbourne. I’ve lived in Melbourne for … Continue reading 3 Days in Melbourne: Itinerary for First Time Visitors (2025)
5 Days in London: The Perfect Itinerary For First Time Visitors (2025)
London is the ultimate metropolis, a megacity with more than a thousand years of history, dozens of distinct neighbourhoods and an endless number of things to see and do. This itinerary for 5 days in London is based on my most recent trip and includes major attractions like The Tower of London, Borough Market, St Paul’s Cathedral , Kensington Gardens and Westminster Abbey, as well as … Continue reading 5 Days in London: The Perfect Itinerary For First Time Visitors (2025)
Nolita Neighborhood Guide NYC (2025): Best Restaurants, Bars & Things to Do
Nolita is one of New York City‘s most charming downtown neighbourhoods. It’s a tiny neighbourhood, only spanning a few blocks, but bursting with history, character and things to do, making it a must-visit neighborhood in New York City. Some of the best things to do in Nolita include shopping at NYC’s best bookstore, McNally Jackson, eating some of the best pizza in the city at … Continue reading Nolita Neighborhood Guide NYC (2025): Best Restaurants, Bars & Things to Do
Upstate Escape: A Weekend in Hudson, NY
The key to living in New York City is knowing when to get the hell out of Dodge. A three-day weekend in Hudson was exactly what we needed after a hot, and busy summer living and working in New York City. Hudson is the largest town in the Hudson Valley, which was one of my favourite destinations for a short break from New York City. … Continue reading Upstate Escape: A Weekend in Hudson, NY
3 Days in Tasmania: Wineglass Bay, Freycinet, Launceston & The Tamar Valley
Wineglass Bay in Tasmania is famous for being one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and has long been high on my travel wishlist. Located in Freycinet National Park on the beautiful East Coast of Tasmania, we visited in September on a 3-day trip to Tasmania from Melbourne. We built our 3 day itinerary around visiting Wineglass Bay & Freycinet, with some time spent … Continue reading 3 Days in Tasmania: Wineglass Bay, Freycinet, Launceston & The Tamar Valley
East Village: NYC Neighborhood Guide
The East Village is New York City‘s original counterculture neighborhood, and one of the most iconic New York City neighbourhoods to visit. As the birthplace of punk rock, dozens of major musicians launched their careers here, such as Madonna, Blondie, Talking Heads, Pink Floyd and The Strokes to name a few. Despite the changes that have swept the neighborhood over the last thirty years, East … Continue reading East Village: NYC Neighborhood Guide
Itinerary: 2 Weeks in Australia in Summer (December, January, February)
If you’re planning a trip to Australia in summer, this itinerary for 2 weeks in Australia will help you plan your trip around the best destinations to visit in Australia in summer. In two weeks, you can visit some of the most beautiful places in Australia, including Sydney, the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Tasmania and Brisbane. Summer in Australia is from December-February, and is a great … Continue reading Itinerary: 2 Weeks in Australia in Summer (December, January, February)
The Soulful Cyclades: 3 Days in Sifnos
Sifnos is a tiny island in Greece, in the Cyclades, floating between larger and more popular islands Paros and Milos. We spent 3 days in Sifnos, when we spent two weeks in Greece. Of the three islands that we visited, Sifnos drew the most blank stares. Some of my friends had heard of Paros or Milos, but no one had heard of Sifnos – and … Continue reading The Soulful Cyclades: 3 Days in Sifnos
A Day Trip to the Hudson Valley: Beacon & Cold Spring
A day trip or weekend away in the Hudson Valley is the perfect antidote to the frenetic energy of New York City. Dotted with farms and orchards, state parks, historic country towns and old money mansions left behind from the Gilded Age, it’s only a short train trip to find sweet relief from the city that never sleeps. On a warm weekend in September, when … Continue reading A Day Trip to the Hudson Valley: Beacon & Cold Spring