Remembering the ANZACS

Remembering the ANZACS

Gallipoli is always a destination high on the list for Australian travellers and now I can say that I am lucky enough to have been.   The Gallipoli peninsula is a (long!) day trip from Istanbul, but it was time well spent. To see it with my own eyes was really...
Istanbul not Constantinople…

Istanbul not Constantinople…

Does anyone even remember that song?? Istanbul is blowing my mind. It’s been a long time since a city did that. Why am I here? A girl called Laura and a bike called Doris cycled 4,300+ km’s across Europe and so we decided to celebrate with a week in...
Expat adjustments

Expat adjustments

As you would expect with moving to a new country, there are plenty of adjustments that need to be made. As well as the obvious, there are a few ‘more subtle’ ones that I have had to take on board… Hard hair Sounds ridiculous, but it’s true. Turns out the water here is...
Visiting the Green ‘See’

Visiting the Green ‘See’

I am discovering that Austria has A LOT of public holidays. No idea what they are for, but I’m not complaining. On this particular holiday, we visited the Green See.   No, that’s not a typo. Confusingly, ‘see’ means ‘lake’ in...