Newcastle is just a short, two hour drive from Sydney and well worth a visit. There is a fantastic coastal walk, a beach within a 5 minute walk of the CBD and great pubs, cafes and restaurants. Not to mention Mark’s favourite: a craft beer joint with 21 craft beer’s on tap! It’s just a… More
Mark, Tom and I headed to Bali for a short trip in February 2019. We swapped a hot and humid Sydney for a hot and humid Bali for 5 nights but were please to head back and enjoy the comfort of The Royal Beach Hotel, Seminyak. Prior to our departure the forecast for Bali had… More
Mon 15th October Yet, again, we woke to another sunny morning and I’m hearing that its been wet at home for much of the last three weeks so it’s seems like good timing to be away. Today is our last day in Rome and we head home tomorrow so this will likely be my last… More
Sunday 14th October It was another sunny morning but no early walk today. We had a decent walk ahead of us this morning to get down to Domus Aurea, near the Colosseum, so had a lazy one this morning. We left the apartment before 10 am to allow time to collect tickets for our 11… More
Saturday 13th October. Yet again, we woke to another glorious morning and so headed out for our early walk. We decided to walk along the Tiber and ended up near Vatican city so headed up to St Peter’s for the obligatory photo opportunity. We were struck by how long the queue was to get in… More
Friday 12th October We actually arrived into Rome late on Thursday night, checked into the apartment and then grabbed a quick bite to eat before turning in for the day. Our apartment is an AirBnB and it is located in a 200 year old building opposite the Parliament. It is a lovely old building with… More
Thursday 11th October Cathedral bells are not helpful when you have trouble sleeping. Last night I heard the 1am, 2am, 3 am and 4 am tolls and got into quite a state fearing I’d hear the 5 am one. Thankfully, I slipped back into a slumber and slept until the 7 am toll. Mark slept… More
Wednesday 10th October. The weather was even better today than previous days; we had the same clear blue sky but it was a bit warmer. We headed out for a walk before breakfast and then caught the 10.30 am ferry out to Lokrum Island, a small island located 600 m away from the mainland. The… More
Tuesday 9th October. Day trip: Small group tour to Kravice Waterfall and Mostar, Bosnia. It was another glorious morning. We’ve been so lucky with the weather. In fact, if we’d had weather like this for our one afternoon at Gradac we would have been on the day beds on the beach and our experience of… More