After a short train ride from Milan we disembarked at the Varenna Esino station and walked the 5 min to our AirBnb. Once settled in we walked a short distance towards the wharf area and found ourselves face to face with the beautiful Lake Como and its crystal-clear and tranquil …
We boarded the morning train in Zermatt and, after two train changes, and a lengthy tunnel (the Simplon Tunnel), soon found ourselves en route to Italy (with Xander completing the school homework that he had been sent for the trip). However as we crossed the border and arrived at Domodossola, …
Our last destination in Switzerland took us to the small mountain town of Zermatt, a car free town at an elevation of almost 1600m that lies below the Matterhorn that is easily accessible by train. Upon our arrival we quickly became aware, whilst walking down the main Bahnhofstrasse which is …
We boarded our train in an overcast Luzern and started our journey towards the Jungfrau region. The train ride was smooth and as we passed Sarnersee (Lake Sarnen) the weather started clearing and there were pockets of blue sky being offered to us. By the time we reached Lungernersee (Lake …
We left Sweden (after being dropped off at the airport by Tio Clifton) and landed in Zurich on our first ever trip to Switzerland. We didn’t however spend any time in Zurich and caught the train directly to Luzern and after a short 45min ride, we arrived at our destination. …
During our time in Sweden we decided to travel to the capital, Stockholm, as a birthday celebration for Suz but also to show our kids around the city and what it has to offer. As we already had accomodation in Länna, we only packed a two small backpacks with basic …
16 years, that’s how long it’s been since I was last back in Sweden (or anywhere else in Europe for that matter). We only realised this when we started the planning of our trip to Europe that we hadn’t been back for that long. It wasn’t that we didn’t want …
It’s been a few years since we’ve been to the snow, mostly because of Covid and the border closures between NSW and Victoria. So when we decided to do a trip again we thought, why not visit a place we haven’t been to before, well Dinner Plain it is then! …
For many years now we have wanted to travel and visit one of the great natural wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef. So when the opportunity presented itself, we jumped on the chance to do so! We were asked to accompany friends of ours on a winter trip …
We left Ballarat again under some cloud cover however by the time we arrived at the Twelve Apostles, the skies had cleared and were mostly blue, offering us some clear and wondrous views over the famous coast line! We pulled into the large parking area and walked towards the cliff, …