Friday 30 January 2015

Saving you a seat... At the gorgeous Grand Mirage Resort in Nusa Dua, Bali. Looking forward to 3 days of all-inclusive deliciousness. #bali #tropicalbeach

Living The Dream: Adjust Your Life To Incorporate Your Passions

When Jessica thought about travel she longed to be nomadic, but after awhile she found her perfect place. Funny it was right under her nose the whole time. And now she really is Living The Dream.

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Today marks #1000daysoftravel for us. A big milestone! As a special thanks to our wonderful readers we are giving away $891 in prizes on our blog including a waterproof digital camera. Check link in profile. #awesome

1000 Day Travel Milestone Mega Giveaway!

To celebrate our epic milestone of 1000 days of nomadic travel around the world, we have teamed up with a few favourite sponsors to give you a chance to win some awesome prizes!

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Nili Restaurant: The 1 Place You Want To Eat In Rovaniemi

On the last day we decided to celebrate our trip to Lapland and visited the highly recommended Lappish restaurant, Nili. Join us as we break down a 3-course Christmas meal. I can tell you there’s a very good reason why Nili rated #1 on TripAdvisor.

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Thursday 29 January 2015

I Didn’t Know Holiday Cottages In Pembrokeshire Looked Like This!

Living in the big city had worn us down. While we love London we were eager to get away. So eager in fact, we made the 6-hour drive to west Wales in one trip. Now we were in the heart of Pembrokeshire, and ready for our luxury cottage… I mean “barn”.

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Tuesday 27 January 2015

Lunch over the rice fields. This was lunch today at the iconic Sari Organik in Ubud, Bali. All produce is grown organically on the farm next to the restaurant. And it can only be accessed via long and bumpy footpath. #sariorganik #bali #ubud

The Terror Of Losing A Child At Santa Park

How many kids want to run off and join the circus? Or perhaps go live with Santa? Well my child almost did! And for nearly 15 minutes I was convinced he had been kidnapped by the big red jolly man himself. Fortunately this particular Christmas crisis had a merry ending.

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Our chariot. This is how we get around Bali (most of the time). Parking is a breeze and it only costs AUD$2 per week to fill up petrol. Can you imagine we actually fit all 4 of us on 1 bike. It wasn't very comfy so we now use 2 bikes. Love it! #scooter #bali

Did you woke up this morning feeling under the weather after a big #australiaday yesterday? Who invented a work day straight afterwards?

Monday 26 January 2015

Rice paddy in Canggu, Bali. This was the first time we visited this part of Bali even though this is our 9th visit to the island of the gods. An interesting blend of rural and city, all within a short distance from the coast. #bali #ricefield #canggu

This is a special Australia Day smile just for you. Spread the love. 😄💙 ✳✳✳ #australiaday ✳✳✳

$1000 Worth Of Luxury Travel Clothing From Anatomie

Anatomie has joined forces with their favourite travel bloggers (including us) to give away $1000 worth of designer clothes for women who love to travel in style.

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Don’t Read This Post About Wolfscastle Country Hotel In Wales (Unless You Want To Ruin Your Keyboard)

Little did I know but we were about to visit one of the best restaurants we’ve dined at in the last 3 years. We’ve eaten at close to 1000 restaurants across 50+ countries in recent years and this one ranks in my favourite 5. So when I heap praise on this fine establishment located in rural Wales, please understand it’s no small feat and certainly not something I do every day.

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Australia Day flashback. 1 year ago today we celebrated Australia Day in Perth watching the fireworks. This year was riding horses in Bali (and swimming in the pool, of course). But I missed the Aussie lamb. Maybe we should just eat Mexican and get over the lamb? What do you think? #happyaustraliaday

Happy Australia Day! #australiaday

2014 In Review: How Many Countries Did We Travel To?

2014 turned out a lot different than our initial plan, but it was an exciting year visiting places we never imagined we’d see. We travelled over 70,000kms and 26 countries in just 12 months. Phew! Let’s take a look at some of the highlights.

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Tuesday 20 January 2015

Snowmelt. #romania

I’ve Got Dengue Fever

It’s one of those diseases spoken in hushed tones with a gut-wrenching horror story attached. Your girlfriend’s best friend’s mum’s brother had it and now they are dead. It’s certainly not a disease I ever gave a second thought as we travelled the world. Until that fateful day.

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Thursday 8 January 2015

The stare. This cheetah is looking at us like we are his lunch. Fortunately we were safe inside the safari bus. At Bali Safari Park. #cheetah

The world's longest waterslide. At 250m in length, The Viper at WATERBOM Bali is one heck of a ride. #waterbombali #waterslide

Awesome waterslide fun at the #1 waterpark in Asia according to TripAdvisor... WATERBOM Bali! #waterbom #bali

7 Day Whirlwind Tour of Sri Lanka With World’s Top Travel Bloggers

I don’t very often talk about the business side of things on my blog, but I guess it’s pertinent that I shared with you the fact that I recently visited Sri Lanka as part of the world’s 50 top travel bloggers invited to the very first travel blogging conference in Asia - TBCasia. See how I toured this beautiful island nation for 7 days.

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Tuesday 6 January 2015

Meeting the REAL Santa at Santa Claus Village, Rovaniemi

This has got to be a Christmas fantasy for any child, let alone for me. Leading up to our trip to Finland, I couldn’t tell who was more excited. Reindeers, huskies, and snow! But the most frequent question we heard was, “when do we see Santa?”. All questions were leading to one place - Santa Claus Village.

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Guitar players on the beach. Nusa Dua, Bali. #bnw

Sunday 4 January 2015

Cinnamon Air Scenic Flight: A Bird’s Eye View Of Sri Lanka

I fly a lot, but never for fun. So this idea of a scenic flight didn’t really compute at first. But once I saw this amphibious plane I knew I was in for a thrilling scenic flight.

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Top 35 Photos Of 2014

2014 was nothing short of remarkable for Travel With Bender. And what better way to reflect on our experiences and journey than with the top photos from the year. Out of the 35,000+ photos taken, these are my favourite 35.

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