We just had the most perfect, relaxing, enjoyable 5 days in Bali ever :) This was not a holiday for sightseeing, adventure or new experiences. This was a 5 day break, before the monotonous routine of work and school got back underway. On a recommendation from a friend we stayed at the Kumula Pantai hotel in Legian. It is a bit hidden away though, and is actually behind one of the restaurants along the beach so you dont even see it initally. But...it was suprisingly nice! Very bali'ish with marble everything, giant statues, winding gardens and dark wooden furniture. But all very clean with no mould in site and although i'd say set up in the '80's there was nothing wrong with it at all. It had 2 huge pools which we spent hours in every ... read more

After the hectic bustle of Hong Kong we ventured over to one of our favourite destinations for some relaxation... and relaxation is what we had :) Turns out it takes approximatly 5 days these days for us to get bored of swimming and eating! We flew directly from HK to Phuket so decided to spend a night at Nai Yang beach which is right beside the airport. The Nai Yang Beach Resort picked us up at a whole AUD$6 and within 10 minutes we were in some of the nicest modern hotel rooms we've stayed in for a while. Nai Yang looked like quite a nice little village - there were heaps of cafes, restaraunts and bars along the beach, the beach looked pretty nice, chemists and shopping centres abound and no one constantly beratting you ... read more

We just had a beautiful long weekend up at Coral Bay. We took the easy way out and flew the 2 hour journey rather than drive the 14 hour roadtrip. We've driven up to Coral Bay before and although I love our sunburnt country, there is a whole lot of nothing that wont keep toddlers entertained lol! I'll add a photo of the red dirt and scrub that lines the journey...although i did get some great views of Monkey Mia/Denham which is also wonderful to see. Coral Bay is a one street town that comes in off the main 'Great Northern Highway' and ends at the southern tip of the Bay. Nigaloo Reef is an amazing reef that is right on the beach! So... just wading around in the water when tide is in you have ... read more

Yanchep-Two Rocks is a strange place. Im not sure if it is a legend or a ghost town....although at least this trip there were people there. In the 1970's Yanchep was the dream of Alan Bond, a self made millionairre and legend to Perth who created a satellite city just out of Perth (about 60km). It had a huge marina that staged the Amercia's Cup yacht race, Atlantis marine park (similar to sea world but now just fenced off land), sun city golf course and club capricorn resort. But 25 years down the track it is seriously run down! The whole town could do with a lick of paint, fresh un-rusted stairs or rails, some weeding and possibly pull down all the weird statues laying around. We must have stayed there around 3 years ago in ... read more

I absolutly love Moore River. It is just over an hour (80km) North of Perth and you feel like you are a million miles from anywhere. There is one shop at the caravan park and one shop at the petrol station, no mobile phone coverage and absolutly nothing else to do but go to the beach, play on the river, play ball sports or hidey in the dark and RELAX! I love it. So we've just had our annual pilgrimage to Guilderton which is at the mouth of the Moore River. The caravan park is right on the mouth so no roads between it and the river and beach...beautiful, safe and easy to get to everything. It has that great feel where there are kids are everywhere playing cricket or british bulldogs and at night they ... read more