Monday 8th May 2023
In El Nido, the most popular thing to do is an Island Hopping Tour. There's 4 to choose from, Tour A, Tour B, Tour C and Tour D (haha easy to remember right?). The most popular tours are Tour A and Tour C. Most tours are group tours where you meet around 9am in the morning and set off with a group to explore the islands for the day. This costs approx AUD$32 per person.
We decided to do Tour A, however we made it a Private Tour which was around AUD$130 per person. The snorkel gear was included as part of our package, however we hired some sand shoes as we knew we'd be snorkelling around lots of coral and the last thing we wanted was cuts on our feet 🙈
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Wednesday 15th March 2023
If there's one day trip from Bali that lives up to the Instagram hype, it's Nusa Penida. We hired a private driver for the day for around AUD$45 split between four of us, which is honestly the only way to do it – the "roads" are more like goat tracks and a scooter will rattle your bones loose.
We started at Kelingking Beach for sunrise before the crowds arrived (10/10 recommend, otherwise you're queuing 45 minutes just for the photo spot), then worked our way down to Diamond Beach and Broken Beach. Bring proper shoes, a lot of water, and expect to sweat through your outfit within the first ten minutes 😅
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Friday 27th January 2023
I get asked this more than almost anything else, so here it is – the unglamorous, slightly chaotic truth of what lives in my crew bag between long-haul sectors. Spoiler: it's less "luxury skincare flat lay" and more "snacks, chargers and a spare pair of tights I forgot about."
Packing smart is the difference between a layover that feels like a holiday and one you spend recovering in a hotel room. Here's exactly what makes the cut, what I've cut for good, and the one thing I never fly without.
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Sunday 4th December 2022
Perth doesn't get nearly enough credit as a stopover city. With a 26 hour layover on my roster, I had just enough time for a proper coffee, a lounge upgrade I definitely didn't need but enjoyed anyway, and a wander through the CBD before heading back to the airport.
If you've got a short layover here, here's how I'd spend it – and the one lounge that's worth arriving early for.
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