There’s a volcano under the ice – Iceland
The next stop was to learn more about glaciers. Skaftafell Visitor Centre was super informative, full of exhibitions and volcanic displays. It’s where we learnt about the volcanoes that lie sleeping...
View ArticleDon’t go chasing waterfalls – Skogafoss, Iceland
In the words of TLC, don’t go chasing waterfalls. In Iceland, there’s really no need, they’ll find you. With one more night before Julie and I had to return the campervan to Reykjavik, we were hoping...
View ArticleReykjyavik – grey but not boring
Arriving in Reykjavik was a wet experience for Julie and I. After checking in at the Bus Hostel, Julie and I strolled into town. It wasn’t raining when we started but we were fairly drenched by the...
View ArticleWhy Bulgaria?
Bulgaria is on the way from Melbourne to Edinburgh, you see? Splitting our lives between Australia and Scotland sometimes means we don’t have time to holiday/travel as much as we’d like. As there...
View ArticleHouse Sitting – References
We have gained a lot of experience in house and pet sitting since we started in 2012. If you’re considering us, some of ‘our’ owners are happy to contacted directly (please ask us to put you in...
View ArticleWill You Be My Baba? (The Entrepreneurial Babi)
The meetup in Bulgaria was a long one which meant extra weekends for tourist action. This time, something Bulgarian. My favourite person in all of Bulgaria is Irina. She manages the Coworking Bansko...
View ArticleBack in the tropics – Mauritius
Barry and I sometimes have trouble agreeing on where to go. Our post-Christmas, on the way to Australia adventure was no different. Norway, says Barry? Too cold. And expensive. Sri Lanka, I say? The...
View ArticleBlack River Gorge – Mauritius
Barry and I tried to stay active while we were in Mauritius. It was hard pulling ourselves away from the relax mode we very quickly slipped into but needs must. I was hitting the end of the Marcothon...
View ArticleBringing in the New Year – Mauritius
Bringing in the New Year Mauritians take the new year seriously. They take fireworks seriously. There is not official organised fireworks night like London or Sydney (I think) but fireworks are legal...
View ArticleAround Mauritius
Port Louis After taking a road trip to the capital, Barry and were pretty happy that weren’t staying there. Initially, Barry was attracted by the existence of Coworking offices but Port Louis is a...
View ArticleBakeries and Beaches – Mauritius
Tamarin Would you believe it – our two favourite things in one place. Soon after we arrived in Flic en Flac we discovered the little village of Tamarind, about a 15 minute drive away. They had a...
View ArticleCycling the Caledonian Way – Sustrans Route 78
The Caledonian Way, Route 78 is lovely. Sustrans do an excellent job of finding fab quiet roads, and constructing off road paths. Caveat – my enjoyment was probably helped enormously by the...
View ArticleMidsummer Shetland
More cycling! I wanted to go as far north in the UK I could possibly get for my birthday on 21 June. And without flying. So, Barry and I took our bikes on the train from Edinburgh to Aberdeen and …...
View ArticleLiving and Leaving Liverpool
With Barry running his own company, HappyPorch, it means I sometimes get to go to lots of interesting places when there’s a team meetup. Places like Madeira, Bulgaria, Porto, the French Alps, Morocco....
View ArticleKo Lanta Coworking Life
Family and work events have taken Barry and I directly between Australia and the UK in recent years, without exploring any of the many places in between. This year we were lucky to have a bit more...
View ArticleTouristing Ko Lanta
We’ve had two and a half lovely lazy weeks on Ko Lanta. Okay, they weren’t lazy, we were working. We just weren’t running all over the island ticking off the tourist bucket list. We were running and...
View ArticleAny Available Track…
When my travel exemption to leave Australia and return to Scotland was approved, my friend Emily told me that I should rename the blog ‘Any Available Track.’ Given that we’re still in the middle of a...
View ArticleHebridean Cycle Way
Scotland in the summer time means cycle trips. Usually with a waterproof. Unusually, this year, a waterproof was not needed. Such luck. Barry and I knew we wanted to do a week or so of cycling once...
View ArticleCycling the Coast & Castles North
For the last few years it seems that I make Barry go on at least one multiday cycle trip with me. This year, the weather forecast helped us choose the Sustrans Coast & Castles North, which largely...
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