Exploring Melbourne

Coffee at Brother Baba Budan Our first order of business was to check out the Coffee in Melbourne, we had heard great things about the coffee culture here so we wanted to try as much coffee as we could. Our first stop was at Brother Baba Budan which was a well recommended coffee shop. A shot of espresso and I was ready to go!   Hillsong We had a full day planned however since it was Sunday...

Flying to Melbourne and exploring St Kilda

Arriving in Melbourne With a late night photographing the Southern Lights, and an early flight to Melbourne, Photos and I were already pretty tired by the time our flight was ready to depart. We arrived in Melbourne mid morning and had to kill a little time before getting the keys to our AirBnB. So we grabbed an early lunch and tried our best not to fall asleep in a small coffee shop until we...

Journey to the Ayers Rock and the Red Centre

Flight Ayers Rock (Uluru) Our day started with a bus to Sydney Airport before boarding a plane bound for Ayers Rock. Before flying out we were lucky enough to volunteer for an exit row and got seated on row 1! The extra legroom was a great way to relax on the 3 hour flight. We were picked up by our tour guide Keith, in the Outback Tours Services vehicle. We had originally booked with another...

Scandinavian Wrap Up

Throwback to Scandinavia 2013. We toured the Golden Circle and spent our last days in Iceland before heading home. Here is one final wrap up of my Scandinavian adventure Scandinavian Wrap Up At the time, this was the longest and most eagerly anticipated trip I had embarked on. When all was said and done, we were on the road for over a month and had visited five countries. I always wanted to visit...

Good bye Sweden, Hello Iceland!

Throwback to Scandinavia 2013. We spent our last few days in Stockholm but it was time to say good by to Sweden and get on make our way to the final stop on our journey, Iceland! Iceland When we began this trip, I had mentioned that we took advantage of Icelandair's free stopover offer that allowed passengers to spend time in Iceland while transiting on to their final destination. My sister and I...

Goteborg, Sweden

I've been recounting my adventures while not on the road. After spending a few days in Oslo. We make our way into Sweden stopping at Goteborg (pronounced "Gothenburg") for a day. Barken Viking Hotel We left Oslo after lunch and arrived in Goteborg four hours later. We were greeted with a beautiful sunny afternoon! A 15 minute walk, and we were at, likely, our most unique accommodation for this...