We were lucky enough to have a long weekend within the first few months of arriving back in Australia and we tossed up between having a weekend away or spending our long weekend at home. We decided to spend the weekend at home enjoying our beautiful home town, Port Macquarie! Despite how many countries, cities, islands, towns and beaches we’ve visited during our travels, Port Macquarie is still my favourite place in the world. The weather really turned it on for us too with beautiful,…
Within a few weeks of arriving back in Australia after two years of living in the UK and a few months exploring Europe we were finally settled in and finally over our jet lag! Jet lag is really no fun at all and the jetlag we experienced this time was the worst we had ever experienced. We put it down to the fact that it was because our bodies weren’t just in ‘holiday mode’ but were completely used to the UK time zone and just…
Whilst it’s no secret I am a fan of all things luxury and comfort, I still enjoy a good camping trip! I love that camping gives us the opportunity to relax in nature and enjoy the more simple things in life such as going to sleep to the sound of the waves, enjoying a drink and a laugh with friends around the campfire and trying not to burn the marshmallows! Living in the UK was an experience I’ll never forget and despite the seemingly constant…
Santorini has been at the top of my bucket list ever since I first saw a photograph of this picturesque island with its white buildings built into the sides of cliffs, its beautiful blue domed churches and the gorgeous blue water of the caldera that meets the endlessly blue skies. Santorini is romantic, charming, beautiful… it is everything I had hoped and more. We spent our days strolling Oia, relaxing in our gorgeous cave hotel, cruising around the island on Quad bikes and finishing our…
Everyone knows about the Pyramids of Egypt or the Eiffel Tower in France. But what about those hidden gems? You know, the ones that make great tourist spots despite the fact nobody really knows about them? If you are a regular reader then you’ll know we absolutely love discovering hidden gems on our travels and last year we fell in love with Grindelwald in Switzerland! Here’s another five incredible hidden gems around the world that are well worth making the journey to visit!
Pamukkale is a destination which has been on my bucket list ever since the first time I saw a photo of the so called ‘Cotton Castle’ in Turkey. It is located an hour from Aphrodisias and is a world famous site with 17 incredible natural thermal springs with calcite-laden waters that flow from 520 ft high cliffs! Pamukkale is made up of carbonate mineral forests, petrified waterfalls and a series of terraced basins which create a surreal and unique icy-white landscape that is truly breathtaking! It is a pretty…
The next leg of our Turkey land tour with Neyzen Travel took us to the awe inspiring ancient site of Aphrodisias where were marvelled at the largest and best preserved ancient stadium in the world! Aphrodisias was also the location of a sculpture academy which was famous throughout the ancient world and where a large number of statues in remarkable condition have been discovered! We were so lucky to have Aphrodisias almost all to ourselves as it is one of the quieter ancient sites in…
I’ve always loved history and been fascinated to discover and read about ancient civilisations and their people. Coming from Australia which is still a very young country it is often hard to comprehend ancient cities and sites that are thousands of years old and without a doubt the best way to try and understand is to visit these incredible places in person. Ephesus is a place that has fascinated me since I first saw a picture of its iconic library and read about the people…
Neyzen Travel have taken us to the very best of Turkey’s ancient sites during our time in this wonderful country. Some have been the very popular, must visit sites whilst others have been incredible lesser known sites that you’d only manage to visit if you were travelling with a local. We’ve been more and more impressed everyday and they truly live up to their motto of ‘Turkey by Design’. Today we visited the incredible, well known site of Pergamon and also the lesser known Asklepion.…
After a few incredible days exploring Istanbul and an unforgettable day discovering Gallipoli, our next stop on our Neyzen Travel itinerary was the ancient site of Troy! Most people only know about Troy from the movie but I learnt all about it both at school and at university and so to visit and explore the site with literally no one else around was such an incredible experience. The site of Troy was the home to a number of civilisations for more than 4,000 years and…
