Category : Travel Blog

Meandering through Old Malacca

AnnaNovember 6, 2013December 21, 2024

Morning in Old Malacca – wafts of joss stick smoke from an elaborate, ancient Chinese temple mingles with the smell of sandalwood and a rhythmic banging of drums from a Hindu temple. As the drums reach a crescendo, the hypnotic call to prayer drifts out from the mosque. As I......

Blue Mountains, Three Sisters, and a Giant Staircase

AnnaOctober 21, 2013March 3, 2023

The Three Sisters rock formations near Katoomba in the Blue Mountains Standing on the edge of the cliff at Echo Point on a crisp, clear but chilly spring morning the valley opened up in front of me. Below the dark green of the forest floor rose up to met the......

In Pursuit of Platypus

AnnaOctober 9, 2013October 13, 2022

Miles of fields of bright green sugarcane wave gently in the breeze as I drive through the Pioneer Valley, passing wooden Queenslander houses and avoiding the cane trains as they criss cross the country roads on their narrow tracks. As the car climbed higher up the steep, twisty tracks leading......

Whale Watching in Hervey Bay

AnnaOctober 3, 2013October 22, 2022

The boat glided through the clear, blue seas off Hervey Bay, past the sandy dunes of world heritage listed Fraser Island, and then slowed down as we reached open water. A spurt of air rose up above the sea on the horizon and we were told to start waving and......

Animal Encounters on Magnetic Island

AnnaSeptember 30, 2013October 13, 2022

Walking along the dusty tracks over the rocky hills I peered upwards and saw the grey bundle of fur hidden up in the eucalyptus trees that overlooked a small crescent bay of golden sand lapped by the turquoise waters. I inched closer to the eucalyptus tree, trying to be careful......

The Great Barrier Reef – A Whole New World

AnnaSeptember 27, 2013December 6, 2023

From the boat you can just make out where the Great Barrier Reef lays under the sea As I dipped my head underwater for the first time I was truly stunned at the complexity of the new, underwater, world that opened up in front of me. Despite the rocky seas,......

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Category : Travel Blog

Meandering through Old Malacca

Blue Mountains, Three Sisters, and a Giant Staircase

In Pursuit of Platypus

Whale Watching in Hervey Bay

Animal Encounters on Magnetic Island

The Great Barrier Reef – A Whole New World

My Perfect 3 – 5 Day Ubud Itinerary (2026)

Is Bali Worth Visiting in 2026? My Honest Take

Phuket vs Bali – Which Island Should You Visit?

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