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Looking for a day trip that includes food, cider and great views nearby, check out this cheeky little weekend upload :)
On a wet, cold Saturday, we went out for a drive and decided to drop into Hillbilly Cider for lunch and some Cider. We enjoy a wood-fired Pizza and a tasting...
This krakow local Christmas tradition really surprised us, check out our latest video and tell us what you think😁
Krakow Christmas Cribs are amazing. This unique tradition was Spectacular, and if you are going to Krakow over Winter, check them out; they are so creative. ...
Sometimes when you travel your get to see some unique local traditions and this video highlights one such tradition.
In this video we head into to the Krakow Christmas Cribs display. The display consists of over 100 special Krakow based nativities.
I hope you enjoy this little glimpse into our time at the exhibition.
Krakow Christmas Cribs are amazing. This unique tradition was Spectacular, and if you are going to Krakow over Winter, check them out; they are so creative. ...
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Better Late than never. This week's video may be late, but I am happy to say our Zakopane experience is now live!
In this video, we had to rewrite our itinerary due to food intolerances we had not expected. We learnt many lessons and found ways to explore some of this stunning area.
Zakopane in Poland was full of unexpected things, in this video we show how we made the most of an experience we had not plan for. Including some of the pric...
In this weeks video we visit Brno in the Czech Republic and share the interesting places we found in and around visiting there Christmas markets.
Visiting Brno was such a no brainer for our European white christmas trip, we went for the Christmas Markets, and enjoyed walking around the town.Subscribe f...
Prague in the snow is magic, and we explored this city during one of the biggest snowfalls in years. https://www.youtube.com/c/SapphireBlueTravelExploresOur ...
New video live, join Phil and I as get acquainted with Prague.
In this video we join two walking tours that help set us up for the rest of our visit to this beautiful city.
In this video, we experience Prague for the first and choose to get orientated by doing two tips-based walking tours. Subscribe for our latest uploads: http...
New Video, takeoff in the snow, seeing the northern lights, what a surprising flight.
In December 2023, we flew from Helsinki to Vienna with Finnair. Join us as we walk through Helsinki Airport and check out the Finnair Lounge before we Board ...
In Melbourne enjoying time with our precious Grandson and his parents.
Today while he got an education, we explored Melbourne.
Tonight we have some grandie time in our apartment.
Our Latest Vlog is live on YouTube.
In this video, we visit Four of Vienna's famous Cafes, drop by a non-Christmas market, ride a Giant Ferris wheel and wander the streets of this beautiful city.
Eating our way through Vienna was all part of our 3 day Christmas Markets adventure. In this video, we visit 4 cafes and find some other interesting places t...
The Last week or so been doing some real heart work with God.
Life has a habit of creeping up, pilling up and pulling the rug out all at once, in this season I have felt it all, but I also feel the pull of my heavenly dad who in every moment invites me to come and be revived through His transforming love.
I often get it wrong, really wrong,the mistakes seem unending, but in this season I am choosing to sit with God, in His unchanging word and allow Him to transform me from the heart out.
I want to be the best person I can be, no matter what is going on around me I want to choose to be an image bearer of Jesus, to bring hope and wisdom to those who need it.
This desire has nothing to do with me or my abilities, but because Holy Spirit is guiding me and equipping me.
Heart work is tough and in this season it is all consuming, but my God is faithful and He always wants the best for His kids.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
New Blog post out now, in this post I share about our time in Tallinn over Chrustmas and give you some helpful information for this amazing city.
Making lists of European places for a white Christmas, daln was the perfect combination for our medieval white Christmas.
New Video out, this video starts the Rest of the Series for European Winter Adventure. We invite you to join us as we explore this magical part of the world, but first, we have to get there.
Join us as we travel from Sydney to Vienna via Dubai; in this video, we do 13 hours in an A380 and just over 51/2 hours in a B777-300 ER to get to Vienna.Sub...
Get a cat they said, she will be great company they said… they forgot to warn me about the distraction element.
Miss Awen does not seem to understand that my hand needs to go there for me to edit this video🙄🐈⬛
Love my distraction, anyone know how to train a cat?
After a false start with the last upload, here is a fresh link to my latest video. Join us as we experience not just our first white Christmas, but a medieval themed white Christmas.
Tallinn is a wonderful city and this is just a taster of what we discovered… more will come later in the year as I work through our month long European winter adventure.
We did not set out to theme our Christmas, but when in Tallinn for a white Christmas, we could not help but take in the medieval atmosphere. Join us as we st...
What are your travel dreams for 2024?
Seeing the Northern lights has been a one day dream and one I never thought I would see, especially without looking. I snapped this pic just after take off from Helsinki. It is still a dream that one day we get further into the attic circle, but for now it is a dream, with the glimmer of unexpected hope.
This year hope to get back to Europe, later in the year, for now I have many stories to share from our month exploring Europe in winter.
I would love to hear your plans😀
Happy New Year! Here is our next Christmas MArket video. We loved Wroclaw, and it was definitely up there as one of our favourite markets. I hope you enjoy this video.
We were thoroughly charmed visiting the Wroclaw Christmas Markets. With over 200 stalls and loads of entertainment, Wroclaw is the perfect Christmas market d...
That stop on our Epic European Christmas tour was Helsinki.
To be honest the reason we stopped by was for ease of flights.
We had just over 24 hours and this could have stretched for another day.
This morning Phil and I ran to “see” some of the highlights.
Yesterday we went to cafe Regatta…. Worth the hype, the hot chocolate and cinnamon buns were amazing.
We also visited a Lutheran church built into a rock, it is a stunning building.
We spent the few days around Christmas Day in the beautiful medieval town of Tallinn in Estonia.
What a beautiful city. When we first decided to seriously look at making this trip happen, Phil researched and decided Tallinn was best potential for a white Christmas. Tallinn did not disappoint😀.
Tallinn has a beautiful old town, and our Christmas was full of medieval flavours.
Christmas Eve we did a walking tour with Tales of Reveal (the medieval name for Tallinn), these guys gave our together a wonderful walking tour and the passion for this time period and its stories is very evident.
Christmas Eve dinner was at the very touristy Old Hansa Restaurant. Our medieval Christmas fair was lovely, we all enjoyed the whole experience.
We may not have had success in finding a church to celebrate the Birth of Jesus, but He was present in all we did.
After exchanging gifts we tackled the longest part of the old town wall and spent the afternoon exploring as much of both the upper town and lower town.
The markets were lovely and we even caught a few street performances. The only gripe I had was Tallinn had the ugliest cups we had to pay for…thankfully we could get our money back.
Tallinn was an amazing place for our first child free Christmas in 28 years.
From Phil and I we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas.
Praying you have had a blessed season and felt the Love of Jesus in the midst of your Christmas celebrations.
Thank you for all the support and encouragement through 2023.
Spent a day in Brno, the Czech Republic’s 2nd largest city.
Overall the city has a more urban feel and seems more Czech, there is not a lot of strong English (which was a good surprise). We really can take for granted how much of the world has adapted to English, so it is nice to visit a place still strong in it roots.
The markets were small and chilled, a welcomed reprieve after the busy of Prague.
It was st Nicholas’s day so a few groups wandering around dressed as St Nicholas, an angel and a devil.
We climbed to St Peter and Paul Cathedral at the top of the hill and wow the building was impressive.
We went to a brewery for dinner and had an awesome meal.
Our last day in Prague was a nice slow pace, most of the morning was spent at the hotel so I could edit.
We had a few things we wanted to do like slowly meander across the Charles Bridge, I visited a small food Christmas market at the bottom of the stairs in the lesser town side of the bridge.
We headed back to Wenceslas square to go to a restaurant Phil wanted to try, but we ended up doing a bunker tour at Hotel Jalta. The tour was good, but long and the restaurant closed just as we finished up.
We ended our day with an amazing tapas meal at a restaurant we walked past every day.
Prague was beautiful and we will be forever grateful for the memories we made while trying not to slip over 😀
Sunday was the day we retraced a few steps. Thankfully the council was onto gritting the path so not as dangerous as Saturday, but caution was still a good idea.
The morning was clear and we got some great shots of the Charles Bridge and Prague castle.
Our guide during the Jewish quarter tour had suggested we visit the pink synagogue as it has some interesting displays, one a room of drawings from children in Trezien a concentration camp our side of Prague.
We got to the town hall square early and crowds were low and we could walk around the markets and could check out the stalls.
I went up the Townhall tower and the views were awesome including looking down over the markets in the square below.
Next we headed back to Prague castle to try and visit the brewery above the castle at Strahov Monastery Brewery, but it was booked out. We also saw the view our guide had showed us that was a white out the day before.
Later in the afternoon we headed to Peace square markets and these were a lovely local market with loads of crafts.
Our last stop was at a park with a few sweet light installation.
Saturday was very snowy, the city was laden with large quaintness of snow. As the day wore on it became an issue, but it was fine for most of the day.
We started at Wenceslas square and checked out the markets there. It was opening day for the big markets and expected it to be very busy, thankfully going early proved a great plan.
Standing proudly above the square is the national Musuem and a great copula viewing area. We spent a bit of time enjoying the museum.
Lunch was an average feed in the markets before heading back to the hotel to get some work done.
Returning to streets later that day we gingerly made our way to the old town square to find some dinner near by. The snow had become ice and people were falling like flys. We ended up at a place called Beer Restaurant.
The stress of joining thousands of others for the evening was high, but definitely a holiday memory.
Catching the train from Vienna to Prague was a brilliant way to travel. The snow covered scenery whispered you guys are in for a treat.
We arrived in Prague to spatting of snow in the shadows and thought oh well we missed the snow.
After a misplaced pin on the bolt app at the station we finally found our driver who took us to the hotel.
As the norm for us we are a short stroll from the old centre centre.
Today we did an excellent free walking tour around the old town and Jewish Quarter. We now have a few places we want to go and visit.
We ended our day pay more than we should have for a goulash soup in the old town square. We knew going in it would be expensive, but did it anyway.
Vienna is a truly magical place and at Christmas time the magic is ramped up, here is the first of our Vienna Christmas Market Vlogs,
Join us as experience our first Christmas Markets in Vienna. This is part 1 of our series exploring not just Vienna but 11 other cities in 2023. In this vide...
Day 3 in Vienna. It snowed😀 lightly during the morning.
It seems visiting elegant cafes is a thing, today we enjoyed Cafe Sperl.
We visited Prater and the Ferris wheel. We got to the wheel before the market opens, but by the time we had a ride the small mostly food market was opened.
We headed to the university Christmas market, a market aimed at locals not tourist and it was amazing.
The last market we visited for our time in Vienna was the Belvedere palace markets. This was a greatly anticipated visited and I loved the setting.
We lived our time in Vienna and visiting the markets this early in the session and mid week was lovely.
Day 2 in Vienna was lovely. We walked loads, getting lost probably helped😀.
We visited a brilliant cafe called Vollpension, it is multi generational cafe that hires grandmas as a way for them to supplement their pension.
We also waited visited Cafe central, we throughly enjoyed it.
We visited three more Markets and at amHof we actually bumped into our Sydney to Dubai seat buddy, she is lovely and a solo traveller doing tours.
We are loving our second visit to Vienna.
Day one in Vienna, we took it slow, seeing 3 markets Stephens Platz, Maria Theresa Platz and the main Rathaus Christkindke Market. We enjoyed 2 different glühweins goulash and the best pork belly sandwich.
The weather is about the same as at home in winter so quite doable.
We are living the start to our Christmas trip.
If you have visited Vienna at Christmas what was your favourite market?
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From Phil and I we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas. Praying you have had a blessed season and felt the Love of Jesus in the midst of your Christmas celebrations. Thank you for all the support and encouragement through 2023.
In our latest video we shared our first big travel plan for the year and we would love to hear from you to make sure we make the most of our time in Ireland. We want to be excited for you as, please share your plans for 2023.
I love hearing from you ALL.
Here is a small soundbite of the latest Podcast episode where Phil and I talk about some of the elements of domestic travel that make our travel style unique to us. Check out the full episode on your favourite podcast platform, links in the comments.
Another day another stunning silo art. Portland is a pretty little town and the old cement works silos are the perfect back drop for these six portraits of former employees of the plant. You can’t see the sixth as on the other side of the silos.
You heard it right, we have a podcast, here is a quick soundbite from Episode 1. Find us on Spotify or Apple podcasts.
Killen Falls on the NSW Northern Rivers is so lovely, to walk down to the bottom is an adventure, in this weeks video that is what Phil did that and we share the view from the bottom.
Due to all that this week has entailed I have not got this weeks video finished, but I will get it up next week and I may get an extra video up 😀 for New Year’s Day.
From mine to yours merry Christmas. Thanks for all the love and encouragement this year and I look forward to finding more ways to serve in 2022. Love doing life with this mob even if they drive me a little crazy, would not have it any other way, my Christmas heart is full. I pray you are celebrating with those you love.
Happy Monday New week, new beginnings and for us here in NSW new freedoms. Each week, each day are filled with new mercies, new opportunities and new adventures. What are you working this week? What are you looking forward to?
What are celebration go to’s in your world? Some sort of cheese platter is a regular in our place. Love to hear your go to’s.
Reconnect with your spouse the wrap up continues. How are you going getting to know your spouse? There are simple steps can take, but if you feel these aren’t enough, I would encourage you to seek counselling and find away to reconnect with your spouse. Our marriages are worth giving our best too.
The reconnect with your spouse wrap up In this video, we recap what we have talked about and I encourage you again to bring it all together and Choose to Prioritise your relationship with your spouse, to include them in decisions you make and work together to create the future you desire.
Today's adventure included this as well as other beautiful views.
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To all those amazing men out there loving, serving and blessing their families, we say a very happy fathers day to you. You enrich the world of those around you.
How often do you and your spouse set aside time for a date, where it is all about being together and enjoy each others company? I don't know if it was the same for you, but as young parents we were encouraged to take time out of busy schedules to hang out, to do something we enjoyed and have some us time. As the kids get older we might not be as deliberate about making time to do something that we enjoy together, if all the kids have left home it is easy to think, oh we hang out all the time, but not actually hang out doing things you enjoy. This week I want to encourage you to date your spouse, make an intentional date and get back in touch with how you dated long ago :) Have a blessed week, Kerryn
Reconnect with your spouse part 5- the future and choices This week we look to our future, dreams, plans, and how we see our relationship going forward. As we get older, we all have a picture of what we want our relationship to be or how we feel it could be. For some, it is all sunshine and roses, and others might not see much hope of happiness or enjoyment as you struggle through. Today I want to challenge us to look at our future with our spouses, how we see it right now. Often when things aren't going the way we want or think they should, we may focus on what our spouse is doing or not doing, but if you had been together for any length of time, you know nagging and finger-pointing does not usually bring about the change you think you desire. In the bible in Matthew 7:3-5, Jesus talks about how we should remove the plank from our own eye before we help remove the speck from another's eye. As a husband or a wife, what is about us we need to deal with? what behaviour or choices can we make today to help how we see our relationship? Often as we deal with our stuff and we make decisions to look for positives in our spouses, we find the atmosphere changes, and our attitude may change as well. How is your future looking? Are you and your spouse on the same page, dreaming in the same direction? This week I want to encourage you to talk about your hopes and dreams for the future, discuss ways to move forward in unison, working together to combine your future dreams. As I said in the video, if all of this seems too big a task, I would encourage you to seek counselling and work through the issues. You may need counselling to deal with your stuff, but couples counselling would allow you to work through what needs to work together. Praying we are all moving to more sunshine and roses as we look to the future. Blessings,
Reconnect with your spouse - Part 4 Good Memories Over the years as husband and wife, there have been times that are very good memories. This week I want to focus on those, to spend some time reflecting on the good times you shared and the feelings they bring back about your spouse. Why not take some time this week to sit with your spouse and take a stroll down memory lane? As you start sharing those good experiences, you never know that you may start dreaming about future opportunities to create more memories. Sometimes these memories may include a misadventure and the way you got through it together, the way you supported each other. Have a blessed week, Kerryn
Reconnect with Your Spouse Part 3 - Food If I were to ask you your spouse's favourite food, would you know the answer off the top of your head? Often when we have done life together for a long time, we take for granted that we know all the basics about each other. Building on last weeks conversation about getting to know what you are interested in now, why not take some time this week to check how each other is feeling about food? Have you both discovered some new favourites? Once you have touched base with your favourites, why not schedule in a time where you enjoy each other's favourite meal...oh and don't forget to include all the good things that you eat like dessert, cakes and snacks. I would love to hear what Food you guys will be enjoying together in the coming weeks. Let us know in the comments. Have an awesome week, and bless you heaps.
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