The small town of Etretat in the French region of Normandy, is one of the jewels of the region. Impressionist artists such as Gustave Courbet and Claude Monet were fascinated by Etretat’s natural beauty and it’s not hard to see why. With its incredibly tall, white chalk cliffs and arches, Etretat is one of the most visited places in Normandy. If you are looking for...
Last Update: September 2026 The Fairy Tale region of Cappadocia is in the central region of Turkey called Anatolia. This is a magical, breathtaking part of Turkey that every avid traveller should try and visit at least once in their life. With fairy chimneys poking out of the ground, hundreds of hot air balloons flying in the sky at sunrise, and remarkable rock...
Last Update: September 2026 Everyone knows of Cappadocia as the place to go for hot air ballooning. Of course, you should absolutely splurge on a hot air balloon ride while in Cappadocia. It’s an experience you will remember for the rest of your life. We absolutely loved our hot air balloon ride and highly recommend it. However, Cappadocia has so much more to offer...
Last Updated: September 2026 Ever since photos of it began flooding Instagram feeds all over the world, a hot air balloon flight in Cappadocia has become one of the world’s most popular travel experiences. Every morning, at sunrise, hundreds of hot air balloons float above Cappadocia’s unique, fairy-tale-like landscape. After taking part in the show recently, I...
Last Update: September 2026 Straddling Europe and Asia on either side of the Bosphorus, Istanbul is one of the most fascinating cities we’ve visited. It’s chaotic, colourful and incredibly photogenic, with magnificent mosques and palaces sitting alongside bustling bazaars, neighbourhood cafés and ferries criss-crossing the water. We spent three full days...
Last Updated: October 2026 The country town of Kingaroy is the largest town of the South Burnett wine region and that’s where we spent our Easter break this year. It’s three hours from Brisbane and two and a half hours from our home on the Sunshine Coast. If there is one thing we miss about Melbourne, it’s the city’s proximity to so many wineries. Compared to...
Any excuse to go to the Scenic Rim is good enough for us. The latest excuse was the Kalbar Sunflower Festival. Every year, for a long weekend only, Kalbar welcomes thousands of people to enjoy its incredible display of sunflowers. It doesn’t last long enough and when it is on, it’s a do not miss event for anyone who enjoys the beauty of sunflowers. One million...
We headed back to the Scenic Rim again over the Christmas holidays and while there, we decided to hike another one of the many peaks that the rim has to offer, Mount Greville. Mount Greville was a peak that I had on my hiking bucket list for two reasons. Firstly, every time we’ve visited the Moogerah Dam in the past, Mount Greville always looked so impressive, rising...
Last Update: September 2026 Noosa is one of the most popular holiday destinations on the Sunshine Coast, and for good reason. With beautiful beaches, coastal walks, the Noosa River, nearby hinterland villages and the incredible Noosa Everglades, there is much more to Noosa than Hastings Street and Main Beach. We’ve lived on the Sunshine Coast for several years now...
Last updated: September 2026 Over the years, we’ve heard so many good things about George Town, a small town in the island of Penang in Malaysia. Since it became UNESCO World Heritage listed, it seems to have become even more popular. We were a little bit disappointed that when we visited Malaysia in 2006, we didn’t have enough time to go there. So, when we were...