I remember the last time I ate meat. It was towards the end of a four-week trip to India six years ago, and I was floating on a houseboat in the backwaters of Kerala in the south. It’s a tradition to eat a meal of grilled fish on these trips, and the catch would come […]
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Recently, the internet has been shining a lens on the rise of the travelling narcissist. Let’s start by understanding what we mean we say someone is a narcissist. A narcissist is someone who has an “excessive interest in or admiration of themselves”. An article was published by Matador Network recently, written by a self-confessed travelling
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Part of my motivation for starting the Fire & Tea blog is my passion for travelling through the city in which I live. This week, Melbourne was voted the world’s most liveable city in the world for the seventh year in a row. Seventh year in a row! Thinking back, I’ve been vegan for almost
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This sponsored post is brought to you in partnership with Webjet.com.au, Australia and New Zealand’s leading online travel agency, enabling customers to compare, combine and book the best domestic and international travel flight deals, hotel accommodation, holiday package deals, travel insurance and car hire worldwide. Travelling the vegan road is sometimes fraught with challenges. While
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Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke was on to a good thing when he sang about moving into a lighthouse in his single The Lighthouse Song. Pyke had identified a traveller’s fantasy and plucked it beautifully from his guitar. It’s a fantasy drenched in wanderlust and sparks curiosity in any traveller’s mind. Who wouldn’t be lured by
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Melbourne is not only renowned for its lush parks and gardens, Victorian-era architecture and tree-lined boulevards; it’s a city that’s just as well-known for its rainy weather. It’s not uncommon that you can experience four seasons in one day. Though, with the onset of a Melbourne winter, those other three seasons seem to disappear. In
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So, I entered a competition earlier in the week and I won two tickets to the Melbourne Comedy International Festival. In particular, I won a double pass to Australia’s own – Michael Workman – for last night. A welcomed win, indeed! I’ve been to the festival in years past and a good time always ensues.
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My husband and I decided to travel to Adelaide for the weekend a few years back. Chris had always wanted to see his AFL football team, the Hawks, play interstate so we booked in a weekend to Adelaide to fulfill one of his travel dreams. On the morning of our departure, Chris realised that he
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There just might be some travel truth in the age-old saying “the best things in life are free” as discovered in Lonely Planet’s latest travel tome of tips. In The Best Things in Life are Free, you’ll find over 800 pages filled with free and oh-so-cheap travel recommendations from across 60 cities around the globe.
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“Do you want to go tonight?” We spent a busy Christmas Day with relatives while eating endless mountains of festive food. As we pulled into our driveway, with bellies still bursting, my husband and I contemplated our next move. Our weekend roadtrip destination was calling us from afar and we decided to make a dash
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