by Josie Kelsh | Mar 10, 2020 | New Zealand
As soon as I started looking at possible shore excursions for my New Zealand cruise, Hobbiton popped up and I knew we were going to go. The best option was to do a Hobbiton tour from Tauranga, a port only an hour from where it is located. Here is my review of the tour...
by Josie Kelsh | Mar 3, 2020 | Tasmania
On my first visit to Tasmania I was there as part of a large group of people. Many of them visited the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens and really enjoyed their time strolling through. It was spring so the whole garden was in bloom and the photos I saw looked...
by Josie Kelsh | Feb 22, 2020 | Tasmania
As we cruised from Australia to New Zealand we had a day to explore Hobart, Tasmania. We had only been here about twelve months before, visiting all of the main attractions we were interested in then. I had not anticipated visiting again so soon and was really in a...
by Josie Kelsh | Feb 19, 2020 | New South Wales
Are you looking for free things to do in Sydney? You’ve come to the right place! Australia is definitely not the cheapest country to travel in, and sometimes a day spent just walking around checking out the free sites can be great on the budget while getting to...
by Josie Kelsh | Jan 3, 2020 | Indonesia
Bali in Indonesia is a stunning corner of the world. It has all sorts of natural beauty, great weather, interesting culture and is cheap, so visitors travel there in droves. But, like any unknown place, it can be a bit daunting the first time you visit. I have been...
by Josie Kelsh | Dec 18, 2019 | Featured, Musings
Recently at a large party as we entered we were handed a name tag and a pen. We were told to write our name, how we knew the birthday boy and our favourite thing. It took me all of a nanosecond to add “travel” under my name. A close second on my favourite things to do...
by Josie Kelsh | Nov 30, 2019 | Australia, Victoria
Trying to work out how to get to the Melbourne beach boxes? I have been to Melbourne many times over the years, but I had never been down to Brighton Beach to see the iconic Melbourne bathing boxes. There are 82 of these colourful little huts all lined up on...
by Josie Kelsh | Nov 28, 2019 | Australia, Tasmania
While I was looking for what to do in Tasmania, the idea of some short day trips from Hobart, Australia arose. When I did some research, the historic Richmond village caught my eye. While Richmond is just one of the many historic towns Tasmania has to offer, this one...
by Josie Kelsh | Nov 21, 2019 | United Arab Emirates
You have already been to Dubai, you’ve been up to the top of the Burj Khalifa, done a desert safari, visited the Palm Jumeriah and skied at The Mall of the Emirates. But you are going back again and are starting to look for some of the lesser known Dubai...
by Josie Kelsh | Nov 11, 2019 | Malaysia
On our very first night in Malaysia, we decided to visit the Langkawi night markets, to have a look through the stalls and grab some great local food for dinner. We enjoyed the food so much, and it was so incredibly cheap that we ended up eating dinner at the night...
