Australia – Thatcuriousone

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01 Mar 2023

Day 1 – Left to Our Own Devices

Today started at 5.30am. The mad rush to leave the house before a flight for some reason always surprises me. House preparation, dog preparation, last minute packing and, for early ones at least, just attempting to wake up and human enough to function. Our flight was at 8.40, and Virgin Australia was right on time! […]

13 Apr 2022

Day 1 – Travel Day to Sunny Queensland!

It feels so good to be back out and exploring again! We started our travel day at about 9 o’clock where we got a lift to the airport for our 11.30 flight. The airports in Australia have been a bit silly recently. With wait times for security lines being reported at over an hour, it […]

06 Apr 2022

Japanese Treat in Montrose

This post may be a little different to my usual post – this is a review mixed in a blog. A few months ago for my 30th, our close group of friends gifted me a voucher for Drew and I to visit Japanese Mountain Retreat Mineral Springs & Spa in Montrose, which is a little […]

04 Apr 2022

Cactus Country

As many adventures start, we saw this gorgeous attraction on social media, and my friend Tiaarin and I knew we had to make a day of it and see a unique site in south east Australia, Cactus Country. From Melbourne, we had just under a 3 hour drive north to Strathmerton, which is near the […]

18 Feb 2022

Camping in Murrindindi

12 February 2022 After a long few years being somewhat trapped in our little corner of the world, we’ve decided to get out and see the most special parts of our home country, Australia. For our first trip out (and a little bit of a practise run for future camping trips), we decided to head […]