27th January 2016 | Everyday Luxury Luxury Travel Australasia Australia Top Tens

Ten Luxurious Things to Do on Hamilton Island, Australia

Imagine a paradise island; almost totally uninhabited, pristine landscape, perfect white beaches and brilliant turquoise water that actually sparkles. I want to tell you about one of the most beautiful places in the world, Hamilton Island, one of the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland, Australia. At the end of our incredible trip exploring Australia and before heading… Read more »

1st December 2015 | Everyday Luxury Travel Australasia Australia

Christmas in Australia

I don’t think I’d ever in my whole life spent Christmas apart from my family; every year we’ve got the whole family together either at my parents, Mr S’s family home or our own flat. Opening presents, eating turkey and watching Christmas TV together have always been our standard traditions and it’s even more fun now… Read more »

17th July 2015 | Australasia Australia Top Tens

10 Reasons to go to Melbourne

Melbourne was one of my favourite cities when we visited Australia and actually one of my favourite cities of all time. The city is Australia’s cultural capital encompassing museums, cool street art and theatres. What I also loved about it was that it’s such a walkable city and I found it so easy to explore… Read more »

1st October 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Australasia Australia

An Aborigine Encounter in Australia

When I heard the subject for October’s Travel link up, hosted by Emma, Kelly, Rebecca and their guest host, Molly, I really had to wrack my brains as to what I would write about. You see, the subject was the most interesting character you’ve met whilst travelling. Mr Silver and I spend most of our… Read more »

3rd February 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Australasia Australia

Adventures in Australia – A night at Whale Beach and a big surprise!

For Boxing Day, Mr Silver had arranged a special treat for me. We would be catching a seaplane to Jonah’s on Whale Beach, here we would be enjoying lunch and a one night stay. The scenic seaplane flight would leave from Rose Bay harbour in Sydney so that morning Mr Silver and I packed a… Read more »

2nd February 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Australasia Australia

Adventures in Australia – A funky boutique hotel and Christmas in Sydney

For the final leg of our stay in Sydney, Mr Silver and I wanted to try somewhere completely different. Bring on the QT Hotel! The hotel is conveniently placed on the corner of George and Market street in the centre of the CBD. The flagship QT Hotel is on the site of the former historic… Read more »

1st February 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Australasia Australia

Adventures in Australia – Island Life and a beautiful hotel on a hill

The Whitsundays are made up of 74 islands off the coast of Queensland and right in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. The archipelago is a popular holiday destination as the gorgeous islands are dotted with beautiful secluded beaches and friendly towns. Hamilton Island is the largest of these islands and it was to… Read more »

31st January 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Australasia Australia

Adventures in Australia – Deeper into the jungle and out on the ocean wave

Our first adventure was a journey even further into the jungle with an excursion to the heart of the rainforest. We were picked up from our hotel by Daintree Tours in their comfortable four-by-four and we were driven across the Daintree river and into lush ecosystem of the Wet Tropics. Literally, we drove straight across… Read more »

29th January 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Australasia Australia

Adventures in Australia – Reef and Rainforest, A Treehouse for Two!

One thing that struck Mr Silver and I during our travels in Australia was the marvellous spectrum of colour. The blue of the mountains, the red of the desert and now the green of the sumptuous rainforest. As our plane flew over the Daintree Rainforest we marvelled at the huge expanse of emerald hues that… Read more »

28th January 2014 | Everyday Luxury Travel Restaurants Australasia Australia

Adventures in Australia – The magic of Ayers Rock and Longitude 131

Ayers Rock or Uluru is one of the most iconic natural landmarks of Australia. Situated in the Northern Territory in central Australia, the large sandstone rock formation is highly sacred to the Aborginal people, in the area. The rock itself stands at 348 metres high, 24 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower, with a total… Read more »