Europe
Your bags are packed, the taxi is booked – you’re ready to head to the airport to catch your flight. Waiting for the taxi, you look down at your bags with a little bit of uncertainty. Will the bag meet the luggage allowance? Did you put a lid on the aerosol can of deodorant? Is… Continue reading Myth Buster: Flying 101
All is quiet on Platform 9 ¾. Trains pull into Kings Cross Station every minute but the Hogwarts Express isn’t running today. What are wannabe wizards to do? You won’t find them at Kings Cross – they’re all waiting at Euston Station, where trains run every few minutes to Watford Junction. Spilling out onto a… Continue reading Behind the Scenes: The magical world of Harry Potter
The life of a musician is an itinerant one at best – travelling up and down the country, performing at a different town every night and seeing more of Australia (and the world) than most of us would in a lifetime. So what do musicians when they’re on holidays? Where do they go to get… Continue reading Rockstar Holidays: where Aussie musicians really go
Have you ever been on a cruise? I’ve done several and every time the subject comes up, the person I’m talking to says “I don’t know if I’d like it.” Well, I’ve been on cruises designed for honeymooners and love birds, I’ve climbed rock walls and ice skated on ships for families and I’ve drifted… Continue reading A Guide to Cruising the High Seas
Unique Sleeps: Amazing hotels hand picked by Expedia Experts. Boscolo Exedra, Nice France It’s all white at the Boscolo Exedra. No really, the place is about 85% white. It certainly makes a design statement; one that could very easily go wrong and seem too clinical or space age but, for the most part, I think they’ve… Continue reading Unique Sleeps: Boscolo Exedra, Nice
Hotels from some of Expedia’s top trending destinations for July
I only spent one weekend in Barcelona. It felt like a few heartbeats, but unlike other whirlwind visits to big cities, I immediately felt at home. My two besties were flying in from London for a girls getaway. Three to four days is the average length Expedia travellers stay in town. We had no plans… Continue reading A Barcelona Short Break
For a long time I assumed Hogmanay was something everyone celebrated over the New Year period. This probably has a lot to do with growing up with a Scottish mother who, despite now living in Australia for almost 40 years, has held onto a number of traditions from her motherland and has endeavoured to pass… Continue reading Hogmanay – New Years Eve in Edinburgh