One thing we absolutely knew we wanted to do when we were planning to head down under for a year was to be in Sydney for the annual New Year's Eve fireworks. Known as some of the biggest and best…
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2025 was my busiest travel year yet, visiting the most countries I ever have in a single year! It was the first full calendar year of my relationship, starting the year together in snowy Stockholm and ending it down under…
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Perth is the most isolated city in the world, situated all the way on the far western coast, the capital of Western Australia. I first visited Perth in 2019 and spent a week exploring the city; it's a great base…
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In my mission to visit every country and territory in the world (a total standing at 269), I sometimes end up booking trips to visit some of the world's most remote places and undertaking serious bucket-list worthy adventures. We are…
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Western Australia is the country's largest state and has so much variety to offer. I first visited in 2019, spending a week in Perth and then joining a group roadtrip up the west coast all the way to Exmouth. → Check…
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I first visited Australia in 2019 and, while I did make it to the west coast, on that trip I visited Perth and then headed northward all the way to Exmouth. I knew that when I planned to return down…
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We're currently living full-time in our campervan, a 2018 Mercedes Sprinter, and exploring Australia, with a plan of "driving the lap" (completing the entire perimeter of the country). I first visited Australia in 2019, following the classic backpacker route, mostly…
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Sydney is my favourite city in Australia, having been my first entry point into Australia back in 2019 when I first visited the country and subsequently the place I was most excited to go back and explore when I returned…
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Lake Tyrrell is a 120,000-year-old salt lake found in northern Victoria. On our drive across Australia, starting from Sydney and heading first west towards Perth, we made a detour from Mildura to catch the sunrise over Lake Tyrrell. Stretching 51,500…
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I first visited Australia back in 2019. I had bought a one-way ticket from Vancouver, the city where I had spent the last 12 years, originally intending to go for a six-week backpacking trip around the vast country before heading…
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We love Sweden so much; it's one of our favourite countries in Europe. Our first visit to Sweden was this past winter when we did a mystery roadtrip which my partner planned for me with my only clues being that I…
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I first visited Mallorca in 2022 on holiday. While I used to have a full-time remote position, enabling me to travel pretty much permanently, Mallorca was one of the few places I visited on annual leave from work, allowing me…
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Mallorca is my favourite island in Europe, one of Spain's four Balearic Islands - alongside Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The four are nestled off of Spain's southern coast in the Mediterranean, enjoying a delightful climate and a wonderful food scene.…
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One of our favourite ways to relax and unwind is by heading to a day spa. It's always such a wonderful, indulging experience. We love doing this where I live in the mountains of Austria and now when we travel,…
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