The ultimate itinerary for a Big Sur road trip

This post was originally published on A Globe Well Travelled in 2016. The content has been revised and updated with fresh information. I absolutely love the Californian coast, and can confirm that it’s one of the best places to do a coastal drive. The entire Pacific coastline is packed end-to-end with beaches, sea cliffs, rock...

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How to visit the amazing Sea Cliff Bridge from Sydney

This post was originally published on A Globe Well Travelled in 2019. The content has been revised and updated with fresh information. Whether it be a car advertisement or an Instagram post from your favourite travel photographer, you’ve probably seen images of this bridge already. Sea Cliff Bridge is a section of the famous Grand...

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How to have the best ever Christmas in New York City

This post was originally published on A Globe Well Travelled in 2015. The content has been revised and updated with fresh information. I was unbelievably excited for my first ever Christmas in New York City. Of course, Christmas back in the southern hemisphere ain’t so bad (plus it has the added benefit of squeezing in some beach...

Dec 2021

Have we seen the end of travel influencers?

As my computer pointer rolled over my website stats, an uncomfortable realisation washed over me. Visitors to my travel blog, A Globe Well Travelled, had dropped from an average of 1347 pageviews per day in January 2020 to just 353 per day in April. It was a rather drastic dive. I wondered if the change could be a normal fluctuation in my digital...

Nov 2021

A guide to visiting Canberra, Australia’s capital city

This post was originally published on A Globe Well Travelled in 2018. The content has been revised and updated with fresh information. I barely remember my first trip to Canberra as a teen. Many Aussie kids will visit the country’s capital to learn about our national history during their education, but the school trip that I was...

Nov 2021

How to get to Royal National Park using public transport

There are plenty of reasons why Sydney locals and visitors to NSW might want to access Royal National Park without driving. For one thing, some city-dwellers do not own cars (there are actually quite a few car-less people in Sydney, including me up until recently) so when you’re struck with that occasional craving for a nature hike, there needs...

Oct 2021

Things to do in Newtown: Sydney’s coolest neighbourhood

This post was originally published on A Globe Well Travelled in 2018. The content has been revised and updated with fresh information. There is no place in the world that I feel more at home than I do in Sydney’s Inner West. Don’t get me wrong, I have many places that I have called home and I love all of them all in their own separate...

Oct 2021

The absolute best things to do in The Rocks, Sydney

I’ve spent a lot of time wandering around The Rocks while living in Sydney, both as a local and as a photography tour guide. This area has a ton of colonial history and I find it to be incredibly scenic, with multiple locations that have great views of the city. While researching a story for my university journalism class, I decided to...

Sep 2021

A perfect day out at The Entrance, NSW Central Coast

The Entrance is a pretty weird name for a place, right? This seaside location is a popular holiday spot in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, and is where the ocean water travels in and out of Lake Tuggerah (hence the name). Aside from having a handful of really nice beaches, The Entrance is also known for having a colony of friendly...

Sep 2021

The best things to do around Port Arthur + the Tasman Peninsula

This post was originally published on A Globe Well Travelled in 2018. The content has been revised and updated with fresh information. It’s easy to see the appeal of the Tasman Peninsula as this area really has it all. Stunning beaches that are nearly empty, rolling hills topped with deep green gum trees, towering sea cliffs, hikes...

Aug 2021