What To Wear On Safari
As I write this I’m gazing out of my window onto the African savannah, cheeky monkeys are playfully swinging in the trees and hoping I’ll leave the door open so they can come and steal some treats. I am feeling very lucky. […]
Travel
You Don’t Need To Go To London To Have A Wonderful Time In The UK
You cannot deny there is something special about London, it has it all, almost. Let me tell you why, on my latest trip, I didn’t need to go to London to have a wonderful time in the UK. I decided to bypass London […]
Don’t Be Intimidated By International Airports
Travelling alone is not complicated for single females Some people are intimidated by large international airports. However, I find them to be fascinating as they resemble a mini city, multicultural platter of intrigue with all the hustle and bustle. They also provide excellent services […]
Making Like Dorothy – My Return To Oz
Many (many!) years ago, after travelling the length and breadth of this amazing country, I found myself sun-seeking to warmer climes after Sydney’s April weather started to remind me of what I left behind in the UK! I threw my (highly inappropriate […]
OS Travel Preparation For Single Women
What more do you need? I commented recently to a friend about the huge number of things I needed to organise before I fly to the UK to visit friends. His response was “as long as you have your ticket, credit card and […]
To Cruise Or Not To Cruise…
A question I get asked on a regular basis is “Do you think we’ll like cruising?” The only way of knowing the answer is to give it a try and there are some fabulous 2/3/4 night cruises available in Australia which will help […]
Heading To Europe This Summer?
Why not visit one of these irresistible out of the way beaches… A European summer vacation is not complete without a visit to a beach or two, but fighting for a square metre of sand, a sun lounge or an umbrella can […]
Lisa Lockland-Bell #SheInspires
Lisa Lockland-Bell is an Authority in Vocal Communication. Her ability to Diagnose, Heal and Reveal the potential that lies within each human voice is Spectacular. A respected Keynote Speaker, Vocal Coach, Author and Thought Leader: With over three decades of experience, her unique perspective on vocal communication forms the foundation for […]
Canada – The Number 1 Destination For 2017
No matter the season, Canada offers the ultimate holiday experience for everyone – there are so many reasons which contribute to it being voted the no. 1 destination for 2017…. and with Air Canada’s daily service from Brisbane, there’s every reason to […]
Travelling With Small Children
I absolutely love traveling, it’s always been a passion of mine and having parents who come from opposite ends of the earth (New Zealand and Denmark) it was inevitable that travel would become a major part of my life. I’ve always been incredibly excited […]
Sparkling In Stellenbosch
My husband of 30 years and I always do something special for Valentine’s Day. Last year he excelled himself by taking me to the wine region of Stellenbosch in South Africa. Stellenbosch is a short 45 minute drive from Cape Town […]
17 Unique Places You Should Visit
2017 may have only begun but the team at SheBrisbane is already looking for mid-year holidays to keep us inspired! If you are lucky enough to have travelled to the world’s most popular destinations, maybe it’s time to try someplace you’ve never […]
London Calling
Where Paris is chic, cultured and refined, its rival cousin across the channel, London, is cool, happening and in your face fun. So, you’ve done the Tower of London, watched the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace and toured Westminster Abbey . Where […]
Letters from home
I opened the box today – it had broccoli written on the side, so it was different to the usual cardboard shoe box that most people store their memories in. Perhaps it once kept the broccoli fresh and in shape! It was […]
Staying home but reading abroad
It’s summer in Europe and my Instagram feed is filled with photos of people eating ice cream along the banks of the Seine, daffodils in the English countryside, and waves crashing on pebbly Italian beaches. Oh how I wish I could be […]
Five things I know now after my trip to Antarctica
To see Antarctica helps you see your place in the world. There are no shops so there are no souvenirs. What you come back with are a few home truths. It is so much more than a travel destination – travelling there […]
Enriched versus a rich lifestyle
On my return from my overseas trip, I wrote about how the travel refocused me – made me review my life and question if anything needed to be done to change it. One of the things I noticed was that as a […]
Seven things that travel makes you think about
This was my life last week and it was difficult: I arrived back in Australia after a month overseas; I went to work the next day; dealt with sudden time changes; experienced sleep deprivation and irregular sleep patterns; had to avoid commitments […]
Why Iceland should be on your must-visit list
Iceland has been on my travel bucket list for some time, my desire initially sparked years ago by a conversation with a fellow traveler. Iceland jumped up the priority list after seeing the breathtaking scenery that featured in the movie The Secret […]
I have a life bucket, not a bucket list
I believe that life is one big bucket that is sometimes filled and sometimes emptied. Full of objectives, challenges, and achievements that includes travel. In my ‘life bucket’ there were some places I held on to and always wanted to visit: Naples, […]