There is an endless bounty of sweet pineapple, bananas, mangoes and passionfruit in Bali, all ready for eating as is or to be juiced for a yummy sundowner. Yet, Bali has a basket of native fruits which may not grace the shopping trolley back home as often. My latest guest post for The Travel Belles […]
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Melbourne’s food culture is as vibrant and unique as its markets, fresh produce and those who sell, cook and serve it. South Melbourne Market is one of Melbourne’s most popular markets and people from everywhere pace the walkways to buy their food here. There are the life-long locals who gather in search of groceries, coffee
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Travelling to a new country is always met with excitement and the exhilarating sense of the unknown. There is also another angle to the unknown – whether or not you’ll fall sick along the journey. With a little preparation and common sense, it’s easy to stay healthy and minimise the chance of becoming ill while
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Australian filmmakers, Epiphany Morgan and her boyfriend Carl Mason, have left their home in New South Wales to travel the world and embark on an ambitious documentary project. These well-established filmmakers are embracing their wanderlust to film one short documentary a day for a year, run and gun style, with the goal of introducing strangers
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Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year in Australia and what better way to celebrate than to actually get out in the open. While the lack of daylight may bring some people down, it brings about a sense of renewal for many who realise that winter is slowly melting away and spring will
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I’ve lived in Melbourne’s east for a big chunk of my life and The Dandenongs are right on my doorstep. It’s always been on my list to do a bit of bushwalking in The Dandenongs but I’ve never proactively set the time aside to actually do it. There have been times when I’ve trekked up
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We’re waiting patiently in the visitor centre. It’s 8.00am and a dry heat is rising outside. Tourists are crammed in every corner. If they don’t have a seat, they’re sitting on the tiles or standing to converse with newfound friends. Our guide hands us our passes; mere pieces of paper that will grant us access
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Lumbini lies towards the south of Nepal in Rupandehi, in the foothills of the Himalayas. Lumbini, or “The Lovely” in Sanskrit, is where Queen Maya Devi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautam Buddha. Buddhist pilgrims travel here regularly to pay their respects to Buddha, who was said to have lived between 623 and 543 BC. Pilgrims
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Travel is an inspirational activity that brings us closer to our surroundings. Travel also opens our eyes to new experiences and cultures, and it’s even a permanent lifestyle for a select, and lucky, few. The reality is that travel costs money so the commitment of a full-time job helps us fund our wanderlust. But how
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Cars generally don’t excite me and the prospect of going to a motor museum really doesn’t appeal to me either. However, I discovered that the Shepparton Motor Museum was holding a special Volkswagen exhibition during our weekend away to the region and I immediately became excited. You see, I may not be a car girl
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