All Good Things Must Come to an End
And just like that, it’s time to go home. I’m writing this with a strange swirl of emotions—our hearts are full, our bags are (barely) packed, and our minds are already wandering back to...
10 Countries 10 Years our latest adventure updates - this year its from TAHITI, BORA BORA, Moorea and Tikehau
food, food and yes, more food
We travel for the adventure, experience and culture (and to escape the Australian winter — because who wouldn’t trade ugg boots and grey skies for coconuts and sunshine?) We also travel for the food....
Beautiful Bora Bora
Just when we thought French Polynesia couldn’t possibly get any better, we touched down in Bora Bora — which honestly feels less like a real place and more like a Photoshopped screensaver. Getting there...
A Beautiful, Vibrant, Resilient Culture (With Bonus Pineapple Racing!)
From the moment you step off the plane in French Polynesia (any island will do!), the culture doesn’t just greet you—it practically hugs all your senses at once. We’ve been lucky enough to set...
a deserted island paradise
Did you know French Polynesia is made up of 5 archipelagos and 118 islands? That’s a lot of choices when you’re deciding where to run away from it all. So when Rowdy suggested we...
Magnificent Moorea
We’ve had three single-day trips to Moorea in the two months we’ve been in Tahiti, and honestly, the more often we go, the more we love it! It’s laid back, chilled, much less busy,...
Tahiti: The Sea Lion, the Surgery & the $15,000 Sprint
Our mission to drop 5kg before flying home was going strong — mountain hikes, 3 minute sprints along the Papeete foreshore, smug little chats about “how good we were feeling.” Enter: The Beach Walk....
Hold Onto Your Hat: Our Wild Ride Through Tahiti
Whilst the family were here, we decided to take on the highly recommended 4WD safari adventure through the wild, leafy, spine-tingling heart of Tahiti. Because nothing says “quality family bonding” like being flung around...
Just when we thought, it can’t get any better – It has!
We’ve been pretty quiet on the travel blog for the last week or so—and there’s a really good reason for that. Just when we thought this staycation couldn’t possibly get any better… it did....
1 month in to our 3 month staycation in Paradise – living the dream
So here we are—one month into our grand adventure of spending three months in one country each year for the next ten years. Ambitious? Absolutely. Mad? Quite possibly. Fun? Definitely. Tahiti has been everything...
Turtle Tour with Capt B
From the very, very beginning, this trip had “delight” written all over it. Captain Benoit arrived to pick us up at the marina, and he was practically vibrating with energy and enthusiasm—from his warm,...