My Biggest Travel Regrets
Many people will regret not travelling. But does anyone actually regret travel? A group of travel bloggers look at their ...
A Tropical Christmas in Port Douglas Australia
Honestly, I’m confused, my head is a mess. I spent forty-two years experiencing Christmas in winter. December, in my mind, ...
The First Day Of Summer
Yesterday was the first day of summer in Australia. It brought wind and rain to Port Douglas, looks a bit ...
Why Love India?
Why do I love India? I fell in love with India a long time ago. I think it had something ...
A Scary Scuba Diving Story – The Yongala
The scary scuba diving story is the scariest of my travel horror stories. If you’re learning to scuba dive, read ...
School Sores or Impetigo, a Horrible Tropical Disease.
We live in the tropics, Far North Queensland, we get horrible tropical diseases, more so, because we have children, adorable little ...
What’s it Like To Experience a Total Solar Eclipse (Port Douglas) in Photos
We’ve just got back from observing the total solar eclipse at Four Mile Beach Port Douglas, the whole experience was ...
Snorkelling On The Great Barrier Reef
Is snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef on the top of your bucket list? It’s an experience like no other, ...
Kopi Luwak. Civet Poop Coffee
Kopi Luwak or Luwak Coffee is often described as the most expensive coffee in the world, prized for it’s mellow ...
Small Group Adventure Holidays. What Are They Like?
Small group adventure holidays usually involve travel to an adventure holiday destination, domestic or international, and touring or taking part ...
Being a Beach Cleaning Volunteer with Tangaroa Blue
I’d love to get a long-term volunteer position while we are traveling, but, it’s hard to get into. it’s often ...
Where are we going to go?
Well, who knows? We’d like to see a few new places and, of course, we have favourite countries from our ...
Chef’s Widow
A chef’s widow is a term used to refer to a person who is married to a chef. Chefs spend ...
Kookaburra Sausage Snatchers, Lake Tinaroo Wildlife
It’s not unusual to attract wildlife when you’re camping in Australia. Living in the tropics involves plenty of up-close wildlife ...
Lake Tinaroo, Camping and Catching Yabbies.
A weekend camping on Lake Tinaroo. A great chance to catch Lake Tinaroo redclaw yabbies and mess around on Tinaroo ...
Should You Visit Ubud, Bali?
There are plenty of things to do in Ubud Bali, for families or with kids, or for me today in ...
Camping in Cooktown by Four Wheel Drive
We just had a couple of days camping in Cooktown. It’s about 3 hours north of Port Douglas in Far North ...
Reasons To Take A Round The World Trip
12 Reasons to take a round the world trip (RTW). Only 12? There are far more, but I’ve tried to ...
Travel Horror Stories
Travel is amazing, but it’s time to ‘fess up. I have a few travel horror stories to tell. Sometimes travel ...
Helicopter Rides Port Douglas
There are quite a few options in Port Douglas if you are interested in helicopter rides and charters. We live ...
Flying With Children
Most people worry about flying with children. I used to, but now I don’t know why I ever did. We’ve ...
Some People Don’t Get Home Schooling
Some people just don’t understand homeschooling at all. That’s OK, its not something that most people have ever come across or researched. ...
Stinger Season in Cairns and Port Douglas (2026)
Stinger season Cairns, Port Douglas, the Great Barrier Reef area and the whole of Far North Queensland is something you ...
Game Reserves in South Africa With Kids
People often don’t associate South Africa with taking a safari or visiting a game reserve. I always think of Kenya ...
Living in Port Douglas
This post was written and titled “Living in Port Douglas” when we were planning to escape Port Douglas over a ...
See Wild Platypus Near Cairns
We saw an Australian animal that less than 10% of all Australians have ever seen near Cairns, the fantastic, and ...
Living With Port Douglas Crocodiles. Salties in Port.
Four Mile Beach, Port Douglas, was closed a while ago by a 4-meter saltwater crocodile. He didn’t do much, just swam ...
Koh Samet Blog
Koh Samet (also known as Ko Samet or Ko Samed), is maybe the easiest of the Thai Islands to access ...