I visited Toledo in June 2019. Toledo To be honest I'd never actually heard of Toledo before arriving in Madrid but while wandering through Spain's capital (which will feature in an upcoming blog post), seeing the number of advertisements for day trips to the world heritage listed city and after a quick google images search … Continue reading A day in Toledo – Spain’s jewel →

In early March 2018 my cousin Facebook messaged me asking why I hadn't RSVP'd for her wedding... long story short I hadn't received the invitation and needing an answer pronto I said yes and sought about finding flights from Brisbane to Auckland with only a couple weeks notice. I had heard that China Airlines; Taiwan's … Continue reading Review: China Airlines A350-900 Inaugural Brisbane – Auckland Flight →

Apologies for the terrible pun. Iceland had been on my travel radar for a while. After seeing it featured in Hollywood films and television and hearing about its incredible beauty from more fortunate friends I decided that on my partner Vanessa and I's European odyssey that Iceland was one destination that we HAD to visit. … Continue reading An N-ice time in Iceland →

Note: This is a repost from my old blog. As with most visitors to France’s capital – our Paris experience began at Charles De Gaulle International airport – after touching down on our Etihad A380 from Abu Dhabi, we proceeded through the busy terminal, purchased our metro/bus passes and boarded the train to Gare du … Continue reading 5 days in Paris (and beyond) →

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