If you head to the land of the rising sun – Japan – you’ll find treasures abound. Take the incredible sake culture, stunning UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and warm nature of its people. Mixed with its amazing food cities, elusive Geisha, plus much more, and you have a phenomenal destination. But it’s a hectic country, particularly […]

With so many rides and attractions to discover at Tokyo DisneySea, fitting everything into one day can be difficult. This suggested itinerary aims to fit as much as possible into a single day, prioritising the top Tokyo DisneySea rides whilst keeping wait times minimal. Please note this is an attraction guide only, remember to allow […]

We all know there are huge benefits to world travel. But did you know that travel actually makes you more creative? In this post I break down how and why.

It’s been heartening to see Aussies support the Black Lives Matter movement in the US. However, despite that, I’ve seen a lack of commitment to – and education around – anti-racism in Australia. As well as an incredible amount of blindness & neutrality towards those issues here at home. Here are some resources…

Sick of seeing the highlight reels and not the bloopers? Read on for a round up of my most epic travel fails of the decade! Laughs guaranteed.

Travel always makes you more creative. What people are actually worried about is keeping that creativity productive. Let me tell you how.

I was in my own world, striding purposefully toward the object of my affection – Tatte – and its multicoloured array of baked delights. When I was stopped dead in my tracks by the sight of multiple pairs of covetable kicks on the feet of waiting streetwear enthusiasts. This could mean only one universally acknowledged […]

9 lessons learned from solo travel as self-care. How one woman utilised traveling solo as a form of self care and what you can take away from it too.

Picture it, the 3rd Feb 1931. At 10:47am, a young girl sits in a Napier dentist office on her first day back at school. Dressed in her uniform, brand new boater hat on the chair next to her. It was just a regular day. Until seconds later a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit. Though it would […]

Let me tell you a secret. I’m a hopeless romantic, when it comes to people and places. I can fall in love with an idea or experience as much as a person. The thought of working from my laptop in a cozy coffee shop in Williamsburg is just as romantic a concept to me as a picnic.

New Zealand. It’s a surreal part of the world with breathtaking natural beauty. A country filled with Kiwis – the birds / the fruit / the locals – and famous inventions and people that Aussies claim as our own love. Aotearoa [ow-tee-ah-roh-ah] – land of the long white cloud – looks as poetic as it sounds.

Between the rush of the fish market, temple calm, and Electric Town craziness, there's no shortage of stimulation spending one Day in Tsukiji and Akihabara.

Tokyo has so much to offer the intrepid traveller. But with an excess of experiences and activities available, it can be hard to know where to go all out and where to save that yen. Where to brave the crowds and where to avoid them and their iPad photo-taking. So I’ve put together a list […]

They faced off, each mountain of a man sizing the other up in a display that was as much bravado & wit as it was skill. The aim was obvious to even one who’d never seen this spectacle before, the psyche out. They retreated to their respective corners and threw salt with a certain nonchalance, […]

The first post in my Japan Off the Beaten Path series. It’s no secret that Japan has a huge population and high tourist numbers. So finding uncrowded gems close to Japan’s most popular cities and towns is difficult. But it's not impossible. Enter Kanmangafuchi Abyss, Nikko’s hidden gem.

A visit to Tokyo is incomplete without a visit to Tokyo Disney Resort. If you’re into that kind of thing, and if you’re not then a) Really? and b) You’ll probably still dig it…looking at you, Disney Sea. PARKS OVERVIEW Tokyo Disney Resort is comprised of two parks – Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea.

Tokyo Disney Resort has arguably the best Disney snacks of any property in the world, and certainly the most original. Okay, granted, I’ve only been to one other park besides the Tokyo Resort, but still, where else can you get ridiculous popcorn flavours? Or delightfully themed steamed buns? OR TOY STORY ALIEN MOCHI?! Read on

From shooting out the side of a volcano, being ‘shrunk’ to the size of a fish, to getting thrown around a Jeep in an ancient Incan temple, or voyaging by boat with Sinbad the legendary sailor. Tokyo DisneySea rides are something else. In fact, both Tokyo Disney Resort parks offer very different ride experiences than […]