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…
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Skopje – the hidden gem of the Balkans
We were looking through cheap flights and God did we hit the lottery with Skopje. We managed to get a very good price for flights and accommodation to stay from Thursday to Sunday, giving us two full days in North Macedonia. The bus from the airport dropped us off near the city centre just by…
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…
Into the Rainforest
After our forced stop over in Cairns Ian picked up our rented car in the morning before we headed to the Daintree. We were driving on the incredibly scenic Captain Cook Highway, which mostly follows right next to beach, with lookouts every 30 minutes. One of these was the Rex Lookout, which is a small…
Tropical Island Dream – Part 1
On the 10th of July we left to catch our plane from the Tullamarine Airport of Melbourne. We were flying with a small Australian company called Tigerair, the Aussie equivalent of Ryanair or Wizzair. The first surprise came when we had to self check-in for the luggage. With our tickets the luggage stickers were also…
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…
Weekend in Melbourne
After a highly eventful Friday, despite our best effort, we slept in. We had a kinda tighter schedule for Saturday. James had a rehearsal for his play “Burn Down the School” that he is putting on for the Mudfest festival at his university in August. And I had lunch with Tündi, one of my relatives…
Another World
We left early for Mornington Peninsula, which is a bit south of Melbourne. After last night, with the cultural exchange of drinks, I quickly got car sick and had to move to the front seat. My focus soon shifted from feeling shitty to being amazed by the Aussie countryside. Our first stop was at the…
My First Days Down Under
Since I was a little girl I have always been fascinated with Australia. I have family here, they moved to Australia in the 80s but visited Hungary quite regularly. By their stories and gifts I have fallen in love with this place. I also was obsessed with nature shows as kid and I started branching…
Raccoon Around the World 