7 Travel Tips From a Year Around the World

by Alex in In Transit, New Zealand, South East Asia, Europe, United Kingdom

So, this week marks one year since we left Australia. Woop woop woop!

It feels like only yesterday! Also, check out my sad little proto-beard!

While we've been travelling, we've learned a lot of things along the way, and in honour of our travel anniversary (traversary?), I'd like to share with you my top lesson we've learned from each country we've visited. I know most of these are really obvious, and any travel blogger worth their salt won't even bother writing most of these down because they're plastered all over the internet like a bad wallpapering job. But you know what? This is my list, so I can do what I want. Ner ner.

Retake the City: London

by Alex in United Kingdom, Retake the City

Tower Bridge. The London Eye. Big Ben. London is littered with famous and instantly recognisable landmarks, making it one of the most iconic city skylines in the world.

But, who cares about them? They're boring!

Nothing to see here! photo by:@Doug88888

That was pretty well my first thought when we stepped off the train from Gatwick Airport, after our (very) early morning flight from Copenhagen. (Okay, I tell a lie - that was my second thought. My first thought was probably more along the lines of, "Buuuuuuuuh?? Find... find hostel... sleeeeep..." But that's not nearly as poetic, is it?)

New Zealand Snapshots - The South Island

by Alex in New Zealand, In Transit

So, you may remember that we posted snapshots from the first half of our time in New Zealand a while ago. Like... almost exactly a year ago. But I know, dear reader, that you've been holding out for our snapshots from the South Island since then, and all I can do is give it to you now, on (basically) the anniversary of our first post. As for why it's so late, well, I can apologise and take responsibility for my procrastination or blame the constant technical issues we've been having for the last few months... (seriously this post is haunted!) Or maybe I'll stick to... 

It's not my fault! My... dog ate my computer?

A Haunting in Killarney....Wait What?!?

by Tasha in Ireland

Creepy is not usually a word associated with Killarney. "Quaint", "sweet, charming and historic sure, but never spooky. Sure the locals are all friendly and folksy but not in a Stepford kind of way - more in a Hobbiton kind of way (Or maybe I have just been watching too much Tolkien).

Generally if someone is looking for the spooky supernatural in Killarney they jump on the town's Ghost Bus. Which, while they are yet to produce any ghost, does take you through some of the local ruins at night (which is pretty darn cool!).

photo by: ornickarr greenbarrow

No, the spooky side of Killarney I'm talking about you won't see until it's too late. Which we, and our friends Darcie and Olivia, learned the hard way.

Ain't no Carnival like an Irish Carnival

by Tasha in Ireland

Here in Killarney, in the weeks leading up to Puck Fair (which may be the craziest festival in Ireland - where a nearby town shuts down for 3 days to celebrate crowning a goat as king...which is brilliant!) the circus and fun fair rock into town before hitting Killorglin to crown King Puck.

Oh yes, that's a crown! photo by: irishfireside

Summer in Ireland

by Tasha in Ireland

I've never really thought of Ireland as a summer destination.

True, I've spent many a day daydreaming about wandering around the plethora of small towns, little villages and rolling hills. But in every dream (daydream or wistful), Ireland was always cold. Or raining. Or windy. Or cold, raining and windy. But - and this may sound practically un-Australian at this point - Ireland can actually get pretty hot. Before anyone jumps in and points it out - yeah, at its hottest, we are still only talking about 25-28 degrees Celcius. Compared to back home, this is a nice cool summer day. Practically beach weather.

But that's the point - it's beach weather! And people are going to the beach! In Ireland!

And they are pretty sexy beaches too!