Hiking through Territory Day Park high up on Christmas Island is an excellent place to spot the red crabs that have made this island so famous. In my mission to visit every country and territory in the world (a total…
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The Blowholes is one of the most iconic hiking spots on Christmas Island, one of the spots featured in David Attenborough's 1988 documentary of the island. It's also one of the best places to see the male red crabs after…
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The Margaret Knoll Lookout is a short walk through the jungle and up a series of steps to one of the best bird-watching platforms on the island. In my mission to visit every country and territory in the world (a…
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Western Australia is the country's largest state and has so much variety to offer. I first visited in 2019, spending a week in Perth and then joining a group roadtrip up the west coast all the way to Exmouth. → Check…
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I first visited Australia in 2019 and, while I did make it to the west coast, on that trip I visited Perth and then headed northward all the way to Exmouth. I knew that when I planned to return down…
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We're currently living full-time in our campervan, a 2018 Mercedes Sprinter, and exploring Australia, with a plan of "driving the lap" (completing the entire perimeter of the country). I first visited Australia in 2019, following the classic backpacker route, mostly…
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Sydney is my favourite city in Australia, having been my first entry point into Australia back in 2019 when I first visited the country and subsequently the place I was most excited to go back and explore when I returned…
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Lake Tyrrell is a 120,000-year-old salt lake found in northern Victoria. On our drive across Australia, starting from Sydney and heading first west towards Perth, we made a detour from Mildura to catch the sunrise over Lake Tyrrell. Stretching 51,500…
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I first visited Australia back in 2019. I had bought a one-way ticket from Vancouver, the city where I had spent the last 12 years, originally intending to go for a six-week backpacking trip around the vast country before heading…
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We love Sweden so much; it's one of our favourite countries in Europe. Our first visit to Sweden was this past winter when we did a mystery roadtrip which my partner planned for me with my only clues being that I…
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I first visited Mallorca in 2022 on holiday. While I used to have a full-time remote position, enabling me to travel pretty much permanently, Mallorca was one of the few places I visited on annual leave from work, allowing me…
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Mallorca is my favourite island in Europe, one of Spain's four Balearic Islands - alongside Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The four are nestled off of Spain's southern coast in the Mediterranean, enjoying a delightful climate and a wonderful food scene.…
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One of our favourite ways to relax and unwind is by heading to a day spa. It's always such a wonderful, indulging experience. We love doing this where I live in the mountains of Austria and now when we travel,…
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One of the best things about Mallorca is how varied the landscape is. Of course, being an island, it has countless beautiful beaches, but what really blows me away are the mountains. I first visited Mallorca in 2022 without a…
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