sightseeing

Wilsons Promontory National Park

November 17, 2020June 1, 2021yggdrasille

I don’t blog about every weekend getaway around my home state of Victoria, but as a first post-lockdown trip beyond the boundaries of Melbourne this was quite special.

New Zealand Car Trip 2009

May 13, 2020September 1, 2020yggdrasille

2020 was supposed to be another big year of travel for me, with a four-week Europe trip in August and September including Iceland, the top country on my bucket list of places to go. Safe to say, COVID-19 tore these plans to shreds and there’s no certainty on whether any international travel will be possible this year at all. So I thought I’d look back and blog about one of my most memorable overseas holidays, a solo car trip in New Zealand.

Europe Trip: Italy

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019yggdrasille

I’ve never been to Italy before, but I had no doubt that I’d absolutely love it, and surprise, I did.

Europe Trip: Scotland

June 27, 2019yggdrasille

After having great time on tour in Ireland, I continued the Celtic leg of my holiday with a car trip around Scotland.

Europe Trip: Ireland

June 22, 2019June 22, 2019yggdrasille

I’m finally back from my four-week holiday in Ireland, Scotland and Italy. Since I can’t go back in time, blogging is the next-best way to relive the trip.

Bali

September 6, 2018yggdrasille

Last time I went to Bali I was so determined to have a purely relaxing holiday I deliberately left my big camera at home and didn’t bother about photos. Though this recent week was also mostly about relaxing and pampering (hot stone massage, mmmm) I did take some shots of a few beautiful places we visited.

Bali Botanic Garden, a green oasis of calm

Bali Botanic Garden

Bamboo grove… now that’s proper Neighbours-Be-Gone hedge

Lake Beratan

Local market

View on the rice fields from our hotel in Ubud

Ubud Monkey Forest

Macaw at the Antonio Blanco Museum

Antonio Blanco Museum – the roof

No idea what the deal is here, but it’s a striking sight

Sydney – Vivid Festival

June 12, 2018yggdrasille

Sydney is always great to visit, and this time I got to attend the annual Vivid Festival, when Sydney is illuminated by some amazing light shows. We were also lucky to catch the Archibald Prize portrait exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, spend some time at the Manly Beach, and enjoy some great food. I tried non-alcoholic beer for the first time, which was surprisingly nice (real beer still gets a no from me though).