Bangkok / Thailand / End!
byAnd finally, the European odyssey came to an end :(. We flew out of beautiful Rome into chaotic Bangkok, where we had decided to…
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Rome & Vatican / Italy
byAnd the sun set on our grand European adventure.. Arrividerci Roma! We caught a surprisingly punctual, comfortable and fast bus from Bari to Rome…
Monopoli Once Again! / Puglia / Italy
byOne more time in Monopoli. We timed it just right – Jess’ birthday week. We spent her birthday down the road at Borgo Egnazia…
Bari / Italy
byAnd, finally… back to Italy! We took a 7 hour ferry across from Dubrovnik to Bari, where we stayed for a night before heading…
Mljet Island / Croatia
byDuring our time in Dubrovnik we took yet another day trip drive. This time, to Mljet island, reached by ferry from the mainland. It’s…
Dubrovnik / Croatia
byFinally we arrived in Dubrovnik. It’s a gorgeous place. It’s rather big but still has a small town kinda vibe. We stayed out in…
Cavtat & Mlini / Croatia
byWe had a spare night without a booking before we arrived in Dubrovnik, so we stopped at a quaint little town called Cavtat in…
Perast / Montenegro
byOn our drive out of Montenegro back towards Croatia we stopped at a charming little bayside town called Perast, on the recommendation of a…
Ulcinj & the Coast / Montenegro
byWhilst we were staying in Kotor, we took a day trip and drove down the coast of Montenegro, all the way to the border…
Kotor / Montenegro
byAfter flying into Dubrovnik airport from Barcelona, we immediately rented a car and drove across the border into Montenegro – first stop Kotor. The…
Barcelona / Spain
byAnd finally, the final stop on our tour of spain, after visiting Andorra, is Barcelona. The giant, beautiful, beachside city. We stayed in a…
Andorra La Vella / Andorra
byAfter Valencia we headed to a brand new country for us – Andorra! A tiny landlocked mountainous nation situated between France and Spain, speaking…
Valencia / Spain
byValencia was a really unexpectedly amazing, beautiful city. It’s Spain’s third largest city, and it’s right on the coast with long sandy beaches. Valencia…
Alicante & Benidorm / Spain
byAfter a couple of nights in Murcia we were headed to Valencia. On the long drive there we stopped at Alicante, a beautiful Spanish…
Murcia / Spain
byAfter saying farewell to Andalucia, we headed to the next Autonomous Community along the coast, Murcia – and stayed in it’s capital, Murcia. This…
Granada / Spain
byGranada was a gem. A beautiful mountain city with incredible history. Cool breezes, green trees and little rivers.. narrow alleyways filled with Spanish music…
Nerja / Spain
byAfter a few days staying in Malaga, we eventually left on our way to Granada. Unfortunately during this whole time we didn’t really have…
Estepona, Marbella & Puerto Banus / Spain
byOn the drive back to Malaga from Gibraltar, we stopped at a few places – Estepona, Puerto Banus and Marbella. Estepona was a quaint…
Gibraltar
byDuring our time in Malaga we went on a little road trip all the way to Gibraltar, a few hours away. Gibraltar is actually…
Malaga / Spain
byAnd finally we reach Malaga! The capital of the Costa Del Sol, where thousands of Brits and Germans and other northern europeans flock to…
Ronda / Spain
byThe next stop on the road to Malaga was Ronda. This is a small town that it built on top of a giant cliff…
Zahara De La Sierra / Spain
byWhen we left Seville we picked up a car and drove onwards to Malaga, on the coast. We stopped a few times on the…
Sevilla / Spain
bySPAIN! AGAIN! After we left Lagos we caught a 4 hour bus across the border into Spain, direct to Seville, the capital of Andalucia…
Lagos ’17 / Portugal
byFrom Lisbon, we caught a train down to Lagos on the Algarve, one of the most beautiful parts of Europe and definitely containing some…
Lisbon Once Again / Portugal
byAfter Budapest, we flew direct to Lisbon, about a four hour flight and one of the longest we’ve done within Europe, which is funny…
Budapest / Hungary
byAfter Vienna we caught another train down to Budapest, Hungary – the first time we had been in this country. Budapest is a spectacular…
Vienna Revisited / Austria
byFrom Prague we travelled by train to Vienna, not too far away. This was our third time in this beautiful city, and we’ll definitely…
Prague / Czech Republic
byPrague! Dylan’s first time, Jess’ second. Also Ivan’s first time. We spent only a few days here after a long train ride from Berlin….
Berlin Revisited / Germany
byOn the 4th of August we packed our bags with everything we could fit from our London lives and left London for good. We…
Our time in London comes to an end / England
byThese photos are from the last few weeks that we lived in London. Dylan’s sister Emily as well as her friends Steph and Alex…
Amsterdam in Summer / The Netherlands
bySo for our final trip away before we left London for good, in early June, we went to Amsterdam with Ivan, Elysia and Alan,…
The Cotswolds & The Cheese-Rolling / England
byThe day after the Love Saves The Day festival, we headed north to Gloucestershire to watch the hilarious and incredibly dangerous Cooper’s Hill Cheese…
Cheddar / England
byIn early summer, the whole housemate crew and Ivan went on a road trip to the west country, to Bristol, to go to the…
Our part of London / England
byHere’s a few snaps to show you where we lived in London – the Fulham & Parsons Green area by the Thames, a beautiful…
Dylan’s parents visit London / England
bySo Dylan’s parents one day surprised him at work. They had somehow kept their trip to Paris, London and Madrid quiet from us, suddenly…
Ivan turns 30 in London / England
bySo the summer eventually started to come around and we could sometimes wear t shirts outside, how pleasant. Ivan turned 30 so we went…
Brighton & The South Coast / England
bySpring is here! Or was, when we took these photos on a weekend trip to see Jess’ family Howard & Mary in Burgess Hill,…
Piran / Slovenia
byBy the time we hit the coast at Piran that day, the sun had started to come out and we got a nice bit…
Predjama / Slovenia
byOne of our daytrips whilst staying in Ljubljana was out to the coast to Piran. On the way, we stopped at a place called…
Vintgar Gorge / Slovenia
byIn the north of Slovenia, close to Bled, and close to the Austrian border, lies a place called Vintgar. The drive up there through…
Bled / Slovenia
byAh Lake Bled. One of the most beautiful spots in Europe. We were here in early spring and it was still a bit chilly,…
Ljubljana / Slovenia
byFrom Trieste we had an absolute debacle of a time getting to Ljubljana in Slovenia, just across the border. It’s a two hour drive….
Trieste / Italy
byIn late April we took a little bit of a longer break this time to explore the beautiful country of Slovenia. It had been…
Springtime in London / England
byAfter six months of brutal winter, Springtime finally arrived around April in London and we finally saw some nice 20+ degree days. The trees…
Copenhagen / Denmark
byWonderful, wonderful Copenhagen! What a beautiful, colourful and vibrant city. We went in April, we though it would be getting a bit warmer in…
Regents Canal Walk, London / England
byOne of our favourite things to do in London was walk along the Regents Canal in East London, through Camden, Shoreditch, Hackney and all…
Versailles / France
byAt the same time that Dylan went to Stockholm, Jess’ mum Cath was over in Europe and the two of them went on a…
Stockholm / Sweden
byIn February, Jess’ mum Cath came over to visit us in London, which was awesome. Both of them then went off to Versailles and…
Brussels / Belgium
byAfter our daytrip to Bruges, we came back to Brussels already filled with heavy Belgian beers. We were hungry too. So we went straight…
Bruges / Belgium
byBruges is definitely from a fairy tale. 100 percent. In the northern flemish region of Belgium, the small town has a network of canals…
Amsterdam / The Netherlands
byI tried to reduce the number of photos in this one, I really did, but it’s Amsterdam. It’s such an amazing and beautiful city…
Cardiff & South Wales / Wales
byThe morning after our Friday night in Bristol we all had hangovers for some reason. Nevertheless, we drove about an hour west over the…
Bristol in Winter / England
byTemporarily bored of London in the cold, we decided to take a winter’s road trip over to South Wales, via Bristol, where we met…
Greenwich / London / England
bySo it happened that we both had a day off at the same time as our good mate Ivan, and also Danielle, an Aussie…
Richmond in Winter / London / England
byIn February, Jess’ Mum Cath came to visit London and take Jess on a trip to Versailles and Morocco. It was really good seeing…
Vianden / Luxembourg
byVianden is a small town north of Luxembourg city close to the German border, known for it’s imposing castle placed on a mountain above…
Bonfire Night / England
byRemember remember the fifth of November. Guy Fawkes night, celebrated every year on November the 5th is nowadays a big celebration to welcome the…
Luxembourg City / Luxembourg
byOne of the main reasons we settled down in London was it’s proximity to Europe, and super cheap airfares to pretty much anywhere you…
London in Winter / England
byWe’ve just come out of a long and brutal London winter. It was tough. Six months. It’s now spring and everything is looking up…
Berlin Part Three – The End Of The Road / Germany
byAnd the sun eventually set on our summer, in Berlin. We had finally had our UK visas approved and delivered, and we were ready…
Bremen / Germany
byWe spent a few days in Bremen for Jess’ birthday last year. Bremen is an absolutely beautiful old city that is full of wealth…
Berlin Part Two / Germany
byStill with our friends Alan & Ivan here, we took a trip out to the Grünerwaldsee (Green Forest Lake) on the outskirts of Berlin,…
Potsdam / Germany
byDuring our stay in Berlin, we took a day trip to nearby Potsdam, which is a small town filled with elaborate palaces from the…
Berlin, mein lieblingsstadt! / Germany
byBerlin, where does one begin. This is a city with obvious history – most of it quite modern. The history, in fact, is still…
Sagres & Faro / The Algarve / Portugal
byOur final Portuguese post. Saudade. One day we rented a car and took a trip west of Lagos to Sagres, the end of the…
Lagos / The Algarve / Portugal
byThe Algarve region is the southernmost part of Portugal, and is filled with probably the best beaches in Europe. It’s coastline has many towns…
Cascais / Portugal
byAlso an hour west of Lisbon is a coastal town called Cascais, right around the corner from the Atlantic ocean. It’s Portugal’s most wealthy…
Sintra / Portugal
byAbout an hour west of Lisbon is Sintra, which is the old royal capital of Portugal – at least, where the aristocracy all held…
Lisbon / Portugal
byI still feel saudade when I remember Lisbon. I guess that’s what the city is famous for, a certain melancholy nostalgia. We arrived via…
Porto / Portugal
byPorto, northern Portugal. Known for Port wine, also for giving Portugal it’s name, Porto is a small-ish city that is big on charm. It…
Madrid / Spain
byAfter a short flight from Sicily, we landed in the heart of Spain, Madrid – and it was hot. We both really didn’t know…
Taormina / Sicily / Italy
byAnd here it is. Many long months after the actual occurrence, I am finally writing about the final stop on our grand Italian adventure,…
Cefalù / Sicily / Italy
byDuring our time in Palermo, we took a day trip about an hour east to Cefalù, a quaint medieval coastal town that is stunningly beautiful…
Palermo / Sicily / Italy
byPalermo was one of the most interesting cities we have seen so far. We drove in from the west after Trapani, and were confronted…
The Aegadian Islands – Levanzo & Favignana / Italy
byWe found paradise, and it’s name is Levanzo. Located a short half hour ferry ride from the north west of Sicily, Levanzo is part…
San Vito Lo Capo / Sicily / Italy
byWe took a little day trip out to San Vito Lo Capo from Trapani, Sicily one day, about an hours drive away. It’s a…
Trapani / Sicily / Italy
bySo after ending our mainland Italy trip we set off across the Strait of Messina towards Messina, Sicily. It felt like we were going…
Scilla / Calabria / Italy
byNext stop on our Reggio day trip was Scilla, only about half an hour from Reggio. We arrived in the late afternoon as a…
Tropea / Calabria / Italy
byDuring our stay in Reggio we took a little day trip around the coast about an hour away to a little town on a…
Reggio di Calabria / Italy
bySo after a long day of driving we arrived in the evening at Reggio Calabria – the deep deep south of Italy, and what…
Somewhere on the Ionian Sea / Calabria / Italy
byAfter Matera, we had a long drive towards Reggio Calabria, on the toe of the boot of Italy. About halfway into the 6 hour…
Matera / Basilicata / Italy
byOur next stop after Puglia was Matera, an ancient, ancient city in the middle of nowhere in the deep south of Italy, in a…
Alberobello / Puglia / Italy
byFinally we left Puglia after an amazing week. On the way to Matera, we stopped by at Alberobello in the dead centre of hot…
Otranto / Puglia / Italy
byOur final stop on our Puglia road trip was on the east coast, a very old and extremely nice town called Otranto. This place…
Gallipoli / Puglia / Italy
byOn our road trip day around Puglia, our second stop was Gallipoli. Apparently it’s a party town, but we were there in the day…
Punta Prosciutto / Puglia / Italy
byDuring one of our days staying in Monopoli, we set off in our car to drive around the beautiful region of Puglia. First stop…
Polignano a Mare / Puglia / Italy
byWow. What a place. Polignano a Mare is a small town 5 minutes by train, the next stop north, of Monopoli. It’s also about…
Monopoli / Puglia / Italy
byAfter Firenze we flew to Bari to get to the region of Puglia. We were staying in a small sea-side village called Monopoli. Jess…
Firenze / Italy
byAfter San Marino, we were headed to Florence for a few nights so that we could catch a flight to Bari. Problem was, we…
The Republic of San Marino
byDid you know that inside of Italy is a tiny little country? No, not The Vatican, it’s San Marino! It’s apparently the world’s oldest…
Rimini / Italy
byOn our way from Bologna to our next destination, San Marino, we had to make a stop at Rimini, a seaside town from where…
Bologna / Italy
byAh Bologna. Hot, dirty, lively. A really interesting city, a very old one too. Food capital of Italy, which sure is saying something. We…
Modena e Maranello / Italy
byWe knew the Italian summer would be hot, but you always forget what real heat is like. We had a horrible time staying in…
Lago Di Garda / Italy
byOne day whilst staying in Verona, we took a day trip out to Lake Garda, which is about 45 mins on a bus away….
Verona / Italy
byAh Verona, city of love. Must also be the city of heat. It was so hot for the entire 4 days we spent there…
Lake Como / Italy
byITALIA! We departed Frutigen, Switzerland early one morning for a long day of travel over and through the alps towards Lake Como, which is…
The Swiss Alps
byWe definitely ticked off a bucket list item with this one, the Swiss Alps. Dylan had wanted to come here for a very long…
Bern, Switzerland
byAfter our great time in Zurich, we were headed to Frutigen, a small town in the middle of the Swiss Alps. On the way,…
Zürich, Switzerland
byZurich. Probably one of our favourite places out of the trip! We both fell inlove with this city & the atmosphere of the place….
Liechtenstein
byWell this sure was a big day. We reluctantly left Innsbruck behind to head towards Zurich Switzerland. On the way, we stopped by Liechtenstein,…
Innsbruck, Austria
byFirst of all, thanks SO MUCH to Verena and Tom who we met in Australia almost two years ago, as our airbnb guests. Verena…
Bratislava, Slovakia
byWe took a train across the river from Vienna to Bratislava, Slovakia, which only took one hour. They are the closest capital cities of…
Vienna, Austria
byWhere do I begin with Vienna…. We returned because it is such a beautiful city & loads to do, see & explore! I can’t…
München, Deutschland
byWe flew from Ireland direct to Munich & we were greeted with big blue skies & sunshine rays, it was glorious! One of the…
Dublin
byAh Dublin. A wonderful little big city. Guiness everywhere. We only stayed here a few nights but it certainly was fun, and we know…
Killarney & The Ring of Kerry – Ireland
byAfter Belfast, we took a coach down to Dublin, Ireland, which took about two hours. We then hired a car and drove it out all…
Giants Causeway & The Antrim Coast – Northern Ireland
byFor one of our days in Belfast we took a day trip bus tour around the Northern Ireland Antrim coastline, and we are so…
Belfast, Northern Ireland
byThe first thing we did (after checking in to our Airbnb) was book a Black Cab Ride – where you hire a taxi for 2hours…
Glasgow
byGlasgow. Was. Cold. For that reason, we found it difficult to enjoy unfortunately. Especially after coming from Edinburgh which is an amazing city! Glasgow…
The Scottish Highlands
byThe Scottish Highlands have definitely been a highlight of our trip so far. It is an absolutely stunning, remote, wild ancient area. From Edinburgh…
Edinburgh & J.K Rowling
byWe arrived to Edinburgh expecting the freezing cold northern weather, however it was a pleasant 19 degrees and the sun was shining. We arrived…
Hadrian’s Wall & Farewell to England
bySo, finally, we are at the end of the England journey. After the Lake district, we travelled north to Edinburgh Scotland and stopped off…
The Lake District, Northern England
byAgain we’ve fell into long delays updating this blog, sorry! Italy is just too good to spend time on the computer. We’re currently in…
Yorkshire – York, Hull, Harrogate, Yorkshire Dales
byWe stayed a few nights in North Ferriby courtesy of Kate and John, who Jess met in Sydney – their house (and garden) was…
Llangollen, Wales
byAfter leaving The Cotswolds, we headed into Northern Wales for a few days, staying at an amazing little town called Llangollen which is situated…
The Cotswolds (and Bristol) (and Oxford)
bySo, we finally made it to Bristol. Amazing Bristol. We spent three nights there thanks to our amazing friend Zinny who we can’t thank…
Bath
byWe didn’t stay in Bath but we did stop by for a half a day on our way to Bristol. We’re glad we did,…
Stonehenge
byOn our way to Bath we stopped by Stonehenge for an obligatory viewing. It was very expensive. A once in a lifetime kinda thing….
Woolley Grange, Bradford-upon-Avon
byWe were treated to a great stay one night at Woolley Grange, an amazing 1700s manor house nearby Bath, at Bradford-upon-Avon, thanks to David…
Brighton & England’s South Coast
byAfter two great weeks in London, we headed to the south coast of England, and stayed a while with Howard and Mary, Jess’ family…
London, Part 4
byLast London post before we head off to the rest of England and beyond! Lots of photos of East London (graffiti) here, and the…
London, Part 3
byMore and more delays, sorry everyone! We are now in Como, Italy, and this blog is about 7 or 8 weeks behind! Ahhh! Anyway,…
London, Part 2 – Harry Potter
byA few days after we landed in London, we went and visited the Harry Potter studios where they filmed most of the Harry Potter…
London, Part 1
bySo that’s it for Japan, bye bye. We flew from Narita airport to Heathrow, London, on May 6 (so we are a little behind…
Narita
byNarita is where Tokyo’s international airport is located, a smallish town about 60-90mins by train from west Tokyo. I’m not sure if many people…
Hakone
byA few days before we left Japan we took a little day trip from Tokyo to nearby Hakone, a mountainous area with a lake…
Kyoto
byWhilst we were staying in Osaka, we took a day trip to Kyoto which is only 45 mins (max) by train away. We’ve been…
Osaka
byWe stayed for 5 nights in Osaka on our way back up to Tokyo, staying in the Tennoji area. We were very lucky to…
Hiroshima
byEveryone knows about the history of Hiroshima. Dylan had always wanted to go and see it close up and finally he did on this…
Onomichi
byOn the way up from Beppu to Osaka, we wanted to see Hiroshima. However, it turned out to be way too expensive to stay…
Beppu & Oita Prefecture, Kyushu
byAfter Fukuoka, we travelled south west to Oita prefecture on Kyushu island. About one week prior, a large earthquake had hit Kumamoto prefecture on…
Fukuoka / Hakata, Kyushu
byAfter Tokyo, we caught a flight to Fukuoka, on the southern island of Kyushu. Fukuoka’s historical name is Hakata, and it is quite famous…
Tokyo – Katsushika & Shibamata
byWe met up one day with a Tokyoite friend who Dylan met in Sydney, but who has since moved back to Japan by the…
Tokyo – Yoyogi Park
byAh, Yoyogi Park, Harajuku… Near the top of our Tokyo list is grabbing a few beers and soaking up the afternoon sun in the…
Kichijoji Cat Cafe / Tokyo / Japan
byOne of the first things we did on this trip in Tokyo was visit a cat cafe. We’ve been to one before, and it…
Harajuku, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Shimokitazawa / Tokyo / Japan
byTokyo is a big city, I’m sure you know. There are so many really cool areas, especially in west Tokyo.. Aside from Koenji which…
Central Tokyo / Japan
byWe took some time this trip to explore the area around Tokyo station, as we’ve never really given that side of Tokyo much time….
Daikanyama, Naka Meguro, Aoyama / Tokyo / Japan
byTokyo has many intensely beautiful suburbs that seem to be a big contrast from the image of Tokyo as a grey concrete jungle. These…
Shinjuku Gyoen / Tokyo / Japan
byWe arrived in Tokyo in the middle of April, unfortunately about one week after the peak Sakura (cherry blossom) season. So all of the…
Koenji / Tokyo / Japan
byFinally! Almost two months after we set off, our first post! Our first stop on our journey was Tokyo. One of our favourite cities….