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Queensland, Travel · August 13, 2023

How to Spend A Day on Fitzroy Island

Fitzroy Island is the gem of Tropical North Queensland and is one of the best day trips from Cairns (taking only 45 minutes by ferry). In this post I will explain how to get there and the best things to do and see on Fitzroy Island. Disclaimer: this post contains affiliate links meaning ...

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Bali, Travel · August 24, 2022

Tips for Visiting Diamond Beach Nusa Penida

Diamond Beach is a picture perfect beach on Nusa Penida famous for its white sand, turquoise water and towering cliffs. In this post I will explain how to get there, the best time to visit and what to expect when exploring this epic place. Disclaimer: this post contains affiliate links ...

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Bali, Travel · June 4, 2022

MOUNT BATUR SUNRISE HIKE: Complete Hiking Guide (2022)

Mount Batur is one of the most popular volcanoes to hike in Bali. Often climbed for sunrise, the view from the top offers an incredible vantage point to watch the sun rising behind Mount Agung (Bali's tallest volcano). In this guide I will cover everything you need to know about hiking Mount Batur ...

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Bali, Travel · June 2, 2022

Nusa Penida Hidden Gem – Tembeling Beach and Natural Pools

Tembeling beach and natural pools are a great spot to visit if you want to spend some time away from the more crowded places on Nusa Penida. This spot actually has two beach areas and two natural pools. In this guide, I’ll explain how to get there (safely) and what to expect when you reach the beach ...

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Bali, Travel · May 1, 2022

NUNGNUNG WATERFALL: A Complete Guide to this Bali Hidden Gem (2022)

Nungnung waterfall (Air Tejun Nungnung) is one of Bali's best hidden gems and a must see on your next visit. This waterfall strikes the perfect balance between not being overcrowded with tourists whilst still being fairly easy to reach. Although it's popularity is increasing, it still manages to fly ...

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Queensland, Travel · April 1, 2022

The 3 best spots to swim with turtles in Tropical North Queensland

If you’re reading this, I’m going to guess that you love turtles. And so you should. Magnificent creatures they are. I remember when all I wanted was to swim with my first turtle. I loved them before I even met them. Unfortunately, they’re not always that easy to find. So here are my top 3 ...

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Queensland, Travel · February 20, 2022

Cairns Itinerary: 5 Day Trips From Cairns

Looking to pack the most into your Cairns trip but need some inspiration on where to go? Don't worry, I've got you covered. Cairns is the gateway to Tropical North Queensland and is the perfect spot to base yourself when exploring all of the magic on offer here. Having spent the last few months ...

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Queensland, Travel · January 17, 2022

Top Things to do on Magnetic Island

Magnetic Island is a short ferry ride from Townsville and is one of my favourite spots in Australia. The island boasts over 20 beaches framed by granite boulders and idyllic palm trees, and has an incredible amount of wildlife to be discovered. If you like picture-perfect sunrises, rock wallabies, ...

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Hi, I'm Sara. I'm a travel photographer and writer, bird lover, and nature fiend. I've fallen in love with life on the road and I'm here to share with you my thoughts, travel tips and favourite destinations in Australia.

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  • How to Spend A Day on Fitzroy Island
  • Tips for Visiting Diamond Beach Nusa Penida
  • MOUNT BATUR SUNRISE HIKE: Complete Hiking Guide (2022)
  • Nusa Penida Hidden Gem – Tembeling Beach and Natural Pools
  • NUNGNUNG WATERFALL: A Complete Guide to this Bali Hidden Gem (2022)

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What a weekend in @visitkangaroovalley looks like: What a weekend in @visitkangaroovalley looks like:

🐻 Camping with wombats 
💦 Chasing waterfalls 
🌳 Forest drives

Tip: best time to find the wombats at Bendeela Camping Reserve is about an hour or two before sunset. 

📍Kangaroo Valley, NSW

#kangaroovalley #southernhighlandsnsw #visitnsw
Turtle reflections 🐢✨ Counting down the days Turtle reflections 🐢✨

Counting down the days until I can get back in the ocean 🌊 

#turtlesofinstagram #freedivinglife #greatbarrierreef #oceansafaricapetrib
I finally wrote a new blog post! And of course i I finally wrote a new blog post! 

And of course it’s another one from Tropical North Queensland because I spent the longest there out of all my travels and it’s the place I get the most questions about (apart from Bali).

Check out the link in my bio for:
How to spend a day on Fitzroy Island 🏝 

I’m torn between focusing on North Queensland or writing some more about Indonesia. But also feel a little guilty that I’ve never written about my home state of Western Australia 🙃 

So if you have any preferences on what I should write next, let me know.

#tropicalnorthqueensland #cairnstourism #exploretnq #thisisqueensland
Do you let your brain or your heart guide you? So Do you let your brain or your heart guide you?

Somewhere off the coast of Borneo lies this tidal sand cay. 

At certain times of the day, it’s briefly shaped like a love heart. About half an hour after we arrived, it morphed into a brain. 

Our tour guides insisted on taking @branjake and I to “heart island” for a honeymoon photoshoot - they had no idea we weren’t a couple and had actually met less than 24 hours earlier 😂 

Now, if I had listened to my overly anxious brain, I absolutely would not have ended up in a place I’d never heard of, with zero phone signal and only one other English speaker. But it turned into one of my fave trips ever.

Something that’s really changed the way I make life choices is moving away from this battle between what my heart wants and what my brain thinks is right. 

Instead I’ve started believing that what my heart wants is actually right. And my brain is should be treated as more of a temp check to make sure I’m not doing something incredibly stupid ✌🏽

Which shot is cooler though?
(I studied neuro and love anything brain related so you can probably guess what my fave is) 

📍East Borneo, Indonesia
Throwback to when @emmacooksley11 and I hired a cu Throwback to when @emmacooksley11 and I hired a cute campervan and spent a night up in the Blue Mountains ⛰🌿

1. Our (free) campsite among the trees 
2. A whistling kite perched on a branch waiting for a snack
3. Splashing around in Katoomba cascades - the water was a tad icy 🥶 
4. The iconic Three Sisters 
5. 60% stoked, 40% shitting myself 
6. Birb romance 🥰

#bluemountainsaustralia #bluemountains #nationalparksaustralia #destinationnsw #camplify #vanlifeaustralia
There was something so calm about this morning on There was something so calm about this morning on the freezing cold rocks, catching the sunrise over the ocean.

Instead of running around like an awkward emu trying to shoot my own content, all I had to do was stand there and @francescocamilloph did the rest 📸 he even managed to make me look graceful.

Which one is your fave? 
Think mine is number 1 because of the seagulls having a dip in the background 🥹
Today I turned 28 🎉 Every year I like to share Today I turned 28 🎉

Every year I like to share some birthday wisdom, mostly because I get to look back on it years later and remember what kind of a person I was at the time. So here it is.

🧡 Life is all about the buffers.

There will always be shit times but a chat, a swim, a laugh - all those little things that make you feel lighter are the ones that are most important.

🧡 Talk about your feelings.

I never used to be able to admit my true feelings to myself, let alone talk to other humans about them. But there’s something so therapeutic about being brutally honest with yourself and sharing what you’re going through.

🧡 Amazing things happen when you throw yourself in the deep end.

My life has been very much like “I don’t have a clue what I’m doing” for the last couple of years and it’s been the most incredible journey. All my favourite moments have come from letting go of the need to control my life and instead letting life guide me to places and people I would have otherwise never met.

Here’s to the next year of wildness ✨
Can you believe these are all shot from the same r Can you believe these are all shot from the same rock?!

This one little spot in Royal National Park includes Eagle Rock (def more of a turtle vibe) and Curracurrong Falls which is one of only 3 waterfalls into Australia that empties into the ocean.

I’m shocked that I’d never heard of this place until @tessomewhere said she was coming to visit me in Sydney and we planned a little day trip.

Also now obsessed with waterfalls that flow into the ocean so if you know of any others lemme know 💦

📍Royal National Park, NSW

#eaglerock #curracorrongfalls #royalnationalpark #nationalparksaustralia #nationalsparksnsw #sydneydaytrips
#exploringaustralia #visitNSW #exploresydney #discoversydney

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