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First 48hrs in Ubud ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿฝโค๏ธ This place has changed SO MUCH since we first came here SEVEN years ago ๐Ÿฅฒ Even though itโ€™s way ...
30/09/2023

First 48hrs in Ubud ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿฝโค๏ธ

This place has changed SO MUCH since we first came here SEVEN years ago ๐Ÿฅฒ

Even though itโ€™s way more developed, itโ€™s still the perfect place to find peace and reconnect with nature๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

The dreamiest stay  boutique hotel by   ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฉท We knew we had to stay here for at least 1 night while visiting Bali and now ...
31/08/2023

The dreamiest stay boutique hotel by ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฉท

We knew we had to stay here for at least 1 night while visiting Bali and now we donโ€™t want to leave! ๐Ÿฅฒ

The most Zen place we have found so far in Bali ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿฝ

Happy 29 years around the sun  _ ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‚ From celebrating your 28th in the Amalfi Coast to Parรญs, Amsterdam, and Iceland, al...
12/07/2023

Happy 29 years around the sun _ ๐ŸŒž๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‚ From celebrating your 28th in the Amalfi Coast to Parรญs, Amsterdam, and Iceland, all the way to Dubai, Thailand, Maldives, Milan and Greece ๐ŸŒ and now onto the next โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
Thank you for choosing to make life an adventure with me ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿฝ

Phuket photo dump ๐Ÿ˜Thailand was the second place we visited after Dubai - we spent almost two months here and loved ever...
28/06/2023

Phuket photo dump ๐Ÿ˜

Thailand was the second place we visited after Dubai - we spent almost two months here and loved every minute of it ๐Ÿฅฐ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿฝ Phuket is such a good place to work remotely and there are so many serviced apartments that have attracted this crowd and itโ€™s ofc a lot cheaper than staying in Europe long-term!

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿฝ We stayed at CityGate Kamala for around ยฃ1,400 pcm, which was full of people from around the world building their businesses and working remotely. It has 3 pools, a gym (although not great air-con ๐Ÿ˜…), rooftop bar, and our favourite thing was the cafรฉ downstairs which served fresh pressed fruit juices ๐Ÿฅค

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿฝ Kamala is a really good location with a nice beach & cool beach bars ๐ŸŠ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿฝ Cafรฉ del Mar is about a 5 minute walk from CityGate and is one of the best places to catch the sunset! ๐ŸŒ…

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿฝ Itโ€™s only a 15 mins drive from Patong beach and about 20 mins drive from Kata and Karon beach ๐Ÿ๏ธ

Would you love to work remotely in Phuket? ๐Ÿ˜
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Water bby ๐Ÿฌ .. That only swims if the temperature is 30+ degrees ๐Ÿ˜‚ Can you relate? ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ                                ...
22/05/2023

Water bby ๐Ÿฌ .. That only swims if the temperature is 30+ degrees ๐Ÿ˜‚

Can you relate? ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ

Indulging in Amsterdam TEN YEARS after our first trip here which was also our first trip together as a lil fresh faced c...
23/10/2022

Indulging in Amsterdam TEN YEARS after our first trip here which was also our first trip together as a lil fresh faced couple ๐Ÿคญ too cute ๐Ÿฅฐ how time flies ๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿ’•
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๐ŸŒป This is about all the colour that we got to see ๐Ÿ˜… But as you can see from here, they are likely really vibrant in the ...
28/10/2020

๐ŸŒป This is about all the colour that we got to see ๐Ÿ˜… But as you can see from here, they are likely really vibrant in the height of season ๐Ÿ˜‰

The first walk in nature we went on was to the ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผฤ“๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜! We drove through really windy roads until we were lite...
15/10/2020

The first walk in nature we went on was to the ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผฤ“๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜!

We drove through really windy roads until we were literally above the clouds! ๐Ÿ˜ before heading down the other side of the mountain and back into the clouds to Ribeiro Frio! ๐Ÿคฃ

This is where the ๐๐‘1 walk starts! It takes approx. 20-30 minutes to reach the observatory deck (featured) and the same back down! It's definitely accessible for most as the path is pretty flat the entire way and itโ€™s not a challenging walk at all...bring your waterproofs though because you're at such altitude that its wet in the air and there's a high chance of rain!! ๐Ÿ˜…

At most times, there are these type of railings but at some points there are just no railings! But at all times there's ...
15/10/2020

At most times, there are these type of railings but at some points there are just no railings! But at all times there's a ๐—›๐—จ๐—š๐—˜ drop on one or both sides ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚

I actually don't like heights so much so this was definitely a test for me and pushing outside my comfort zone! My heart was racing and legs shaking the entire way!! ๐Ÿ˜‚ It doesn't help that I tripped and stumbled about 5x which made Brett really nervous ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚ I always trip up steps and if there's one place you don't want to be doing that, it's here!! ๐Ÿ˜†

When is the last time you ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ณ๐จ๐ง๐ž? What was it you did? ๐Ÿคญ

You can drive to the ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ where you are literally ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ at 1,818m!! ๐Ÿ˜ Many people just e...
13/10/2020

You can drive to the ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ where you are literally ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ at 1,818m!! ๐Ÿ˜

Many people just enjoy the view from here, but if you want to see the ๐’ฎ๐“‰๐’ถ๐’พ๐“‡๐“Œ๐’ถ๐“Ž ๐“‰๐‘œ ๐ป๐‘’๐’ถ๐“‹๐‘’๐“ƒ then you have to go on a pretty daring walk along the mountain for approx. 25 minutes (don't rush this!!) ๐Ÿ˜…

Ok now THIS was the scariest path we've walked along!! ๐Ÿ˜… One of the highest peaks in Madeira - Pico do Areeiro! Definite...
12/10/2020

Ok now THIS was the scariest path we've walked along!! ๐Ÿ˜… One of the highest peaks in Madeira - Pico do Areeiro! Definitely not for the faint hearted ๐Ÿ˜…

Miradouro das Neves - pretty cool viewpoint over Funchal! We were driving up and down for ages trying to find this spot ...
12/10/2020

Miradouro das Neves - pretty cool viewpoint over Funchal! We were driving up and down for ages trying to find this spot ๐Ÿ˜… Then Brett needed a break from driving so we pulled in somewhere for a pit stop, which turned out to be the exact spot we were looking for!! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Life has a funny way of bringing things together โ˜บ๐Ÿ’ซ

To reach Belรฉm Tower, we scooted all the way from our hotel and it took us about 45 minutes in the red hot sunshine but ...
06/10/2020

To reach Belรฉm Tower, we scooted all the way from our hotel and it took us about 45 minutes in the red hot sunshine but it was literally the best experience ๐Ÿคฃ Such a good way to feel so free!! ๐Ÿฌ It cost around 25 euros and because it turned dark when we were heading back we took the bus which cost just 2 euros each for a 30 minute journey ๐Ÿ˜‚ So depending on your budge, time and energy, you could do either!! But we think you should take the scooter ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿคญ

Forever chasing the sun! โ˜€๐ŸŒดWhat's your favourite season? ๐Ÿ˜
03/10/2020

Forever chasing the sun! โ˜€๐ŸŒด

What's your favourite season? ๐Ÿ˜

๐Ÿš ๐Ÿ’• We paid just 16 Euros each for a round-trip up to ๐‘€๐‘œ๐“ƒ๐“‰๐‘’ ๐’ซ๐’ถ๐“๐’ถ๐’ธ๐‘’ ๐’ฏ๐“‡๐‘œ๐“…๐’พ๐’ธ๐’ถ๐“ ๐’ข๐’ถ๐“‡๐’น๐‘’๐“ƒ๐“ˆ! It's 20 minutes up and 20 minutes ba...
03/10/2020

๐Ÿš ๐Ÿ’• We paid just 16 Euros each for a round-trip up to ๐‘€๐‘œ๐“ƒ๐“‰๐‘’ ๐’ซ๐’ถ๐“๐’ถ๐’ธ๐‘’ ๐’ฏ๐“‡๐‘œ๐“…๐’พ๐’ธ๐’ถ๐“ ๐’ข๐’ถ๐“‡๐’น๐‘’๐“ƒ๐“ˆ!

It's 20 minutes up and 20 minutes back down! But you can stop at the top to have a stroll around the gardens before heading back down ๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒป๐Ÿต

๐Ÿš  Riding the cable car in Funchal! You can see out over the ocean (the view behind us ๐Ÿ˜‰) and across Funchal City Centre ...
02/10/2020

๐Ÿš  Riding the cable car in Funchal!

You can see out over the ocean (the view behind us ๐Ÿ˜‰) and across Funchal City Centre on the way down and over the tops of the trees the way up! ๐Ÿค—

Have you been on a cool cable ride anywhere? Let us know below! ๐Ÿคฉ

๐…๐ฎ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ: You can drive to the other side of   in ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป 1 ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿ˜… ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ/๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ? ...
02/10/2020

๐…๐ฎ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ: You can drive to the other side of in ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป 1 ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿ˜…

๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ/๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ?

๐ŸŒด๐Ÿ– We've visited some ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ beaches around the world but still got so many to explore!! ๐Ÿ˜What's the ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก you've ...
01/10/2020

๐ŸŒด๐Ÿ– We've visited some ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ beaches around the world but still got so many to explore!! ๐Ÿ˜

What's the ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก you've ever visited? ๐Ÿ˜‹

There are SO MANY tunnels on this island! ๐Ÿ˜… Some of the roads aren't for the faint-hearted but because its mostly well-c...
30/09/2020

There are SO MANY tunnels on this island! ๐Ÿ˜… Some of the roads aren't for the faint-hearted but because its mostly well-connected by tunnels, you can still explore lots without going on the winding roads! Buuuuuuut, if you want to see the best viewpoints, you'll have to be brave and get on the windy cliff-edge roads ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‹

Ilheus da Ribeira da Janela ๐Ÿ˜ Such a majestic part of the island where the icey blue waters and white waves wash up over...
29/09/2020

Ilheus da Ribeira da Janela ๐Ÿ˜ Such a majestic part of the island where the icey blue waters and white waves wash up over the black pebble beach...and with the rock formations right here, it's just incredible ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ’•

โ›ฐ Eira do Serrado Viewpoint ๐Ÿคฉ You can drive right up to the top (on some questionable roads ๐Ÿ˜‚) and just walk along the p...
29/09/2020

โ›ฐ Eira do Serrado Viewpoint ๐Ÿคฉ You can drive right up to the top (on some questionable roads ๐Ÿ˜‚) and just walk along the path at the top for the most amazing panoramic views of the valley and mountains ๐Ÿ˜

๐Ÿก๐ŸŒบ How cute are these traditional Santana houses in  !?!?! ๐Ÿ˜Literally feels like a fairytale when walking through them! ...
28/09/2020

๐Ÿก๐ŸŒบ How cute are these traditional Santana houses in !?!?! ๐Ÿ˜

Literally feels like a fairytale when walking through them! ๐Ÿ’ซ

They are located in the North of Madeira in Santana and are small triangular houses that represent a part of the heritage on this small island ๐Ÿ The roof is made with the stem of the wheat plant. ๐ŸŒฑ

Nowadays, many of them are open as Artisan shops selling local produce and craft products ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’•

๐ŸŒด๐ŸŒŽ For us, this is a statement view of the Algarve ๐Ÿ˜… So even if you can't find a spot to lay your towel on busy days, yo...
23/09/2020

๐ŸŒด๐ŸŒŽ For us, this is a statement view of the Algarve ๐Ÿ˜…

So even if you can't find a spot to lay your towel on busy days, you can still admire these kinda views. ๐Ÿ˜โ˜€

There's a restaurant at the top as well where you can grab lunch/coffee and enjoy the views from there! ๐Ÿ’•

This is one of our favourite beaches in the Algarve - Praia do Camilo!You walk down these stairs to reach lots of mini b...
22/09/2020

This is one of our favourite beaches in the Algarve - Praia do Camilo!

You walk down these stairs to reach lots of mini beaches that are separated by cool rock formations which you either walk around/climb over or go through little tunnels to reach them!

We visited in the early afternoon on a weekend it was pretty busy. People were towel-to-towel so we couldn't even find a spot to squeeze in ๐Ÿ˜…

But it was still lovely to walk down the coast and paddle in the water ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’•

What's your favourite beach in the Algarve?

From Lisbon, we road tripped to the  ! We took the scenic non-toll route and it took about 3.5 hours ๐Ÿ˜… The toll route is...
22/09/2020

From Lisbon, we road tripped to the ! We took the scenic non-toll route and it took about 3.5 hours ๐Ÿ˜… The toll route is much shorter at approx. 2hrs 15 mins!

The roads on the non-toll route where a bit more narrow as you're not the main highway so maybe not the best option if you're in a big rental car/not used to driving on the other side of the road!

But it's such as good road trip & we'd definitely recommend as a fun way to reach the Algarve! Have you done this road trip before? ๐Ÿ˜†

Them colours though!! ๐Ÿคฉ We love how they've kept the traditional touch in the city while making it super modern and attr...
21/09/2020

Them colours though!! ๐Ÿคฉ We love how they've kept the traditional touch in the city while making it super modern and attractive for all types of people to live, work and/or visit!

So in the Neighbourhoods you can grab 2 x cocktails for just 6 euros...whereas in the city centre we were paying 10 euro...
21/09/2020

So in the Neighbourhoods you can grab 2 x cocktails for just 6 euros...whereas in the city centre we were paying 10 euros for 1 cocktail ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚ Here's our awesome Mojito's which we enjoyed in the sunshine in Barrio Alto district ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ’•

Have you visited Lisbon before? What is your favourite thing about the city? ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’•
20/09/2020

Have you visited Lisbon before? What is your favourite thing about the city? ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’•

Where is your favourite place to visit in Portugal? ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’•
20/09/2020

Where is your favourite place to visit in Portugal? ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’•

In Lisbon, one of the main things to do is visit the different Neighbourhoods! There are three main ones that we explore...
19/09/2020

In Lisbon, one of the main things to do is visit the different Neighbourhoods! There are three main ones that we explored and couldn't recommend them enough -

1) A Baixa District
2) Barrio Alto
3) Chiado

We stayed right in the centre at Legendary Lisboa Suites where everything is hyper modern. But once you start to delve into the different neighbourhoods you actually get a really good feel for what it would be like to live in Lisbon! ๐Ÿค—

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