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Incredible Edinburgh and a Scottish wedding

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Bec

For our entire trip, the spiel about our travel plans always ended a bit like this “… and then we go to Scotland for our friends’ wedding”. So you can imagine the excitement and the anticipation leading up to the … Continue reading →

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12 things we did in London (some for free!)

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Bec

So here I am again, about to apologise for my lapse in posting. I suppose I should spare you all a hollow ‘sorry’ and just cut to the chase, shouldn’t I? For the last month we’ve been staying with extraordinarily … Continue reading →

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9 things that surprised me about Ireland

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Bec

Gaelic language is quite widespread The Irish language is on all the road, tourist and information signs, on menus and the train and tram stops were announced in Gaelic and then in English. I suppose I had wrongly assumed Gaelic … Continue reading →

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Hanging out on the Emerald Isle

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Bec

Greetings from Ireland! This place is as lush, green and drenched in Guinness and glorious music as you could ever imagine. We landed just over 3 weeks ago and after breezing through immigration (seriously, the immigration officer told has to … Continue reading →

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The creepy house on top of The Met

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Bec

We finished up our time in North America with a few excellent days in NYC. It was so much fun to do things we didn’t get around to last time, plus a few things I’ve never done there. On our first … Continue reading →

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3 delicious things we ate in Montreal

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Bec

Bonjour! It’s a completely bizarre concept to an Australian that you can drive a couple of hundred kilometres and suddenly be unable to speak the local language. Firstly, because driving a couple of hundred kilometres usually gets you nowhere in Australia and … Continue reading →

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Two new videos of our trip

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Bec

I’ve had some time lately to collate the (endless) hours of GoPro footage we’ve collected along our travels and have come up with two snazzy videos to share. The first one is of our USA-Canada road trip which you can … Continue reading →

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Hamilton, Ontario

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Bec

Canadians are mean. There, I said it. Shall I elaborate? Probably should, and fast, before I get lynched by my family there. We met many Canadians in South and Central America. You literally couldn’t swing a backpack over your shoulder … Continue reading →

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Two days in Boston, Massachusetts

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Bec

I love Boston. The place oozes history and feels stately and important. And those accents! Love them. We finished our road trip with a few days in the city, soaking up the sunshine and enjoying excellent food. Dad booked us … Continue reading →

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Clam chowdah! It’s a New England road trip

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Bec

After leaving NYC we started a mini road trip through Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts; three of the six states that make up New England. An area known for seafood, pilgrims, beaches, boats and rich people. Let’s take a look … Continue reading →

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