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There are two types of holidays. Those where you visit people, and those where you visit places. Right from the beginning we knew this was going to be a people visiting holiday, with a wedding to attend and JB returning home for the first time in three years. But with the wedding set in such a beautiful location in Oxfordshire, I now wish we’d built a bit more exploration time into our visit. Obviously we saw a bit of the countryside when we were driving around lost, and got to enjoy our cute little B&B just outside of Abingdon, but in the end we didn’t get to see Abingdon itself besides driving through it on the way to other things. The wedding was held in the Earth Trust Barn in Little Wittenham; a really lovely place ... read more

It feels like this trip has been such a long time coming. We’ve been counting down to it for almost a year – and we’re only going to be gone for a month. Still, I’m loving it so far. There’s something so strangely familiar about travelling, like I’ve come home somehow. Even though it can drive me crazy, there’s something beautifully satisfying about the whole mess of it; the ‘have I still got my passport?’ anxiety, the queues, the never-smiling customs officers, the aeroplane food, the drifting in and out of sleep, walking around airports, constantly checking for departure information, and the waiting. Always with the waiting. Some people hate it (and by the look on my travel partner’s face right now I can safely say this includes him), but I love it. Granted, if you ... read more

Everyone says how amazing New Zealand is, but until you're there it's hard to imagine just how spectacular it could be. We didn't have much time off and were worried about having to rush through, but in five days we saw so much I am really happy with how well we got to see the South Island. Day One Well this was really day 2 as we arrived in Christchurch the night before, but since we didn't land till 11pm I don't really count that as a day. We stayed in a cute little backpackers called Frienz, and unfortunately, that was the last time we'd have en ensuite till we stayed there again on our last night. It might not seem like that much of a big deal, but when you're a couple on holidays it's ... read more

After a year of being away, returning home to Australia was both sad and exhilerating. I loved France so much, but there really is something about returning home that makes you feel like you belong somewhere. The only problem about being home is getting sucked into the day to day routine of life. I returned home in January, yet here I am posting this blog 8 months later. Why bother, you ask? Now that it's been 8 months, what does it matter if a post was forgotten? Well, it matters because I told myself that no matter how busy life became I would continue to see the world through a travellers eyes. After all, isn't Australia just as beautiful and unique as all those other countries I have visited, or those I intend to visit? Being ... read more

Merry Christmas to everyone that I haven't yet had the chance to contact, I hope you had a fantastic day! Once again, the Australians came together to celebrate the festivities by having an "orphans Christmas" for all of us still in Strasbourg. Although, calling it an orphans Christmas doesn't seem as fitting as it did earlier in the year when we planned it, because we've all spent so much time together this year they're starting to feel like family anyway. As with so many other food nights we've had this year, everyone prepared a couple of dishes themselves and brought them to share, making, as always, way too much food. But it was fantastic, we had such a large variety of things to choose from, even sushi! We stuffed ourselves silly, drank too much wine, laughed ... read more