A little slice of Lamington National Park
We are very lucky to live within a two hour drive to one of the most beautiful National Parks on the East Coast of Australia, a place so precious it’s been added to our National Heritage List. Lamington National Park is definitely stunning and easily one of my favourite places to escape the city. It [...]
Aussie road trippin’
It’s no surprise when you look at a map of Australia, work out the distance between towns and then realise how bloody far it is to get from one place to the next that driving is a big part of our culture. It also means that the average Aussie has not only grown up enduring [...]
A wander in to the Aussie Outback
Driving nine hours West from Brisbane isn’t very Outback by Australian standards, but to us it felt like a whole different kind of space. The kind of landscape where the light hurts your eyes, flies constantly make play with your face, where beautiful plants grow out of the most barren environments and the stars actually [...]
The thirsty outback road
One of the best things about our recent road trip to Lightning Ridge had to be some of the classic Aussie architecture. Rusty sheets of metal thrown together as a shack for miners in a treeless desert, glorious old pubs that offer man sized meals, icy cold beer and a great people watch; as well [...]
Eating our way through an Aussie cyclone
It’s not any regular day that you have the wonderful thought “If I don’t start eating my way through the fridge right now then all my food will need to be chucked – and wouldn’t that be a waste?! So it was the other day – the fridge was packed to the brim with champagne, [...]
Byron Bay to Nimbin and all the rainforesty bits in between
A stay in Byron Bay wouldn’t be complete without a lengthy meander through the surrounding rural areas; a veritable paradise of super green rolling hills, dense rainforest, quirky villages and unique arts and crafts. The kind of place Andres dream of moving too if we can somehow wrangle a job there. I wanted to show my [...]
How to make seafood paella
With family visitors staying with us in Byron Bay for a week, we thought it only right to break out the decadence. So Andres kicked off the cooking with a dish that fuses spicy Latin style with good Australian seafood – Paella. This is how you make it – in pictures. Enjoy! Social media whore [...]
Walking the incredibly stunning Cape Byron track
You’ll need a good two hours to properly experience the Cape Byron walking track – it’s so visually stunning and naturally inspiring that you might reach the end and feel like doing it all again. In fact, it’s one of the best ways to spend a few hours in Byron Bay. The 3.7km loop leads [...]
Aussie coastal living
There are some things that are easy to take for granted as an Australian that grew up on the coast – like shoes being optional, the ability to get your bearings by listening for the ocean and a casual approach to life that prioritises outdoor time. Normally Andres and I live in a city that [...]
Farmers Markets – Byron Bay style
It’s no secret that the Byron Bay region is home to a lot of health conscious, peace loving, preferably organic eating folk. So every Thursday in town the good farmers and their faithful patrons gather to share the best of the in season gifts from the land. It’s a pleasure to shop there. You’ll find [...]
