Berlin – City of Memory

At the beginning of this year my boyfriend, James, and I went on a 20 day trip with a single backpack each. We visited 4 countries, 10 cities, carrying 4 cameras and probably an equal amount of shirts. Our first stop was Berlin. We arrived to Berlin-Schönefeld in the afternoon and headed to the city…

Port Douglas the holiday town

Our final destination in the Sunshine State was Port Douglas. After spending our day around the Daintree River, we headed South. We got to our accommodation, the Pink Flamingo Resort, at around 6 p.m. But we were not expecting what waited for us. Ian did his magic a third time in a row. We had…

Tropical Island Dream – Part 2

Our second full day at the magical Fitzroy Island started a bit later. James and I slept in, tired out after the snorkelling yesterday, while Sally and Ian did yoga. By mid-day we were reunited and headed to the Snorkel Shop to rent some kayaks. There were so many program options. There was of course…

Ballarat the Gold Town

On Monday the 8th, James and I took the train to Ballarat: an old gold mining town, north of Melbourne. Gold was discovered in Ballarat in 1851 and the town soon became a major settlement flooded by new Australians and Chinese miners. Our main destination was Sovereign Hill, an open-air museum which brings the gold…