“Wait, you’re not gonna take the drugs?” a stranger says, who’d just overheard my conversation with a friend at a party, clearly noticing my soon-to-birth belly. “Nope, I don’t plan to..” Not that it’s any of her goddam business. “Oh trust me, when the time comes you’ll be SCREAMING for the epidural!!”. Hormones or not, I was just about ready to knock this b&#($ out… Read more →
When we first arrived in Vancouver, we wondered what the hell people did on the weekends. I mean, aside from heading out to the city, where were the road-tripping destinations? After all, not everyone comes here to travel indefinitely. There are others like us. Other ‘workers’ that can only zip away for the weekend for a quick recoup. But how far can you really get in a weekend? Well, we thought we’d buy our own second-hand car and test it out ourselves.. Read more →
Magic. Absolute f&@*ing magic. Every time I think back to that day, I’m in awe of how powerful the female body is; how it can create, birth and sustain life. Almost six months down the track, chillin’ out on vacation in Noosa with our baby girl sleeping in a travel cot we borrowed and I still have these moments where… Read more →
I’ve seen so many pregnancy dating articles out there suggesting I go and see a movie with my partner, when I can barely hold on 20mins for the loo and it got me thinking, “how could someone pregnant have actually written this?” So here I am, giving you my prego perspective on some realistic yet delightful date ideas for you… Read more →
So, you’ve decided you want that dream tropical island wedding? You adventurous little soul, you! Well, get excited. Get pumped. This is going to be one of the best adventures of your life! You’re putting your hard-earned cash into the most epic group holiday imaginable. Oh yeah and there’s a wedding too, lol. So come on then.. let’s get to planning! O.K.… Read more →
When I read that the Kalalau trail on Hawaii’s oldest island, Kauai, was listed as one of National Geographic’s World’s Best Hikes, I had already decided it was a must-do on our itinerary. We had heard that Kauai was less developed than the other Hawaiian islands and much better suited to those travelers wanting to be closer to pristine nature, untouched beaches and mountain ranges… Read more →
Hiya lovelies! So as you know, we said our “I do’s” last month (eek!) and the level of detail that went into planning that wedding was nothing short of epic. I tell no lie. It was stressful as hell sometimes with the language barriers and long distance communication delays between Thailand and whichever country we were living in at the… Read more →
An average day in the 24 hour darkness above the arctic circle. Read more →
I’ll admit, I went into this thinking it wouldn’t be that good. Some of these touristy sites can be all hype, so I couldn’t help but feed the inner cynic in the lead up to our trip there. Well, I’m about to give you the whole and honest truth. The Cinque Terre hike, between the villages of Monterosso and Vernazza, was… Read more →
Whenever I find places like this that blow my mind, I always feel the need to capture them somehow. This time I felt like words and still images just weren’t enough. Read more →