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Hong Kong – is my addiction

May 3, 2014 By Jennifer Johnston 4 Comments

Travel Writing Competition Entry: I entered a travel competition. Had to write 1,000 words on "somewhere you have been inspired to visit - without regrets." Hong Kong was my choice! Thanks go to Lisa and her hard working team @ wesaidgotravel.com for publishing - you will find some some great travel stories from writers around the globe on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations, Feature Style Stories, Hong Kong Tagged With: #DiscoverAsia, #Hong Kong, #wesaidgotravel, HongKongHighlights, Lan Kwai Fong, Places to visit, travel, Travel Stories, Travel Writer's Competition, Traveller's Insight

Bali – so what’s the big attraction?

February 12, 2014 By Jennifer Johnston 4 Comments

Why do tourists keep going back to Bali? Bali is about a thousand simple experiences and endless natural beauty." As I was contemplating visiting Bali, I quizzed my friends who'd previously travelled there, why is Bali so popular? Their unanimous response was, “Oh, you will love Bali.” This was closely followed by, “Once you've been, you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bali, Destinations Tagged With: #sharingbali, #ubud, Ayung Sari Indah, Bali, climb Mt Batur in Bali, experience the traditional Bali, Sharing Bali, Village life In Bali, where to find culture in Bali

Bay of Fires, Tasmania

September 18, 2013 By Jennifer Johnston Leave a Comment

Photo of Turtle Rock Bay of Fires Tasmania

Hiking Solo – Gourmet Style Why is it glossy tour brochures never mention the least memorable tour moments? It was after midnight.  I was trying desperately to locate a warm pocket somewhere in the depths of my sleeping bag.  The paper-thin walls of my tent were failing to shield me from the cool outside air. Random gusts of wind inhaling the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Australia, Destinations, Tasmania Tagged With: #bayoffires, Australia, Bay of Fires, Bay of Fires Eco Lodge, Great walks in Tasmania, hiking, hiking in Tasmania, nature, outdoors, Tasmania, Three day walks, travel, What to do in Launceston, Wilderness Walks

Escape to Caloundra – Rumba style

July 12, 2013 By Jennifer Johnston Leave a Comment

http://www.weekendnotes.com/rumba-beach-resort/ published in week-end notes - sharing my experience of a recent mini-break taken with my tribe of boys. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Australia, Destinations, Queensland, Single Mum Travel Tales Tagged With: #RumbaResort, Australian Beaches, Caloundra, Caloundra Rumba Resort, Kids Holiday destination, Mums who travel, Rumba Beach Resort, travel, where to take the kids for a mini-holiday

An incredible Northern Light experience in Sweden’s Arctic Circle

February 18, 2013 By Jennifer Johnston 4 Comments

Where to glimpse those northern lights Nature provides many special moments and it is up to each and every intrepid traveler to determine where their next magical experience will be. When my friend Robin, who was living in Breda, the Netherlands felt like releasing her 'travel bug within' she told me the Arctic Circle was her destination of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations, Europe Tagged With: #Abisko, #adventure, #northernlights, #northernlightsinSweden, #travelbug, Abisko National Park Sweden, Arctic Circle, Camp Ripon Sweden, nature, Northern lights in Sweden, travel, where to see the northern lights

Mums just wanna have Fun – a tale from New York City

August 29, 2012 By Jennifer Johnston Leave a Comment

cake on display in Dean and Deluca store

New York Author Jodi Picoult once said, the only shift offered when you become a mother is one that goes twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. Despite the many joys and rewarding aspects motherhood brings, there is a mutual agreement within the  mummy-clan, that it can at times be one of the most challenging and exhausting jobs.  With three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Feature Style Stories, USA Tagged With: Mums who travel, New York City, New York City - where to stay, New York City shopping spree, shopping in New York, The Mercer Hotel. Soho, travel, Where to stay in NYC

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