When it comes to travel, we can all learn a lot from paisa vassol. When you’re travelling in a foreign country, the shock of a new sensory experience can be overwhelming. And whilst travel guides have their place, interacting with locals and taking the time to connect with the taxi driver, or vendor who serves you a cup of coffee, will make the unknown feel a lot less scary.
Read Moretruffle hunting, rich fields of tulips, to sprawling spanish manors… no, we’re not taking about europe. while surprising, australia does not typically conjure images of this northern continent, but a colonial history and varied multicultural influences mean that little pockets of france, holland, and beyond dot the continent. infused with great australian produce and a laidback aussie charm, you need not travel far to experience the best of europe right on your doorstep.
Read Morethe past year or two has made us hungrier than ever for travel, and we’ve been busy planning our next overseas trip. Post-covid, experts are expecting a travel boom, and you can best believe we’ll be amongst the those flocking abroad. Amidst Australia’s vaccine rollout, the government has announced the establishment of a vaccine passport, hinting that International travel may well be on the horizon. so where can we expect to be travelling too first once borders reopen? below, the top 8 places slated to reopen first to get your travel fantasies racing.
Read Morehayley anderson started her travel photography journey with a dream and a whole lot of guts. together with partner kyle hunter, the pair travel the world capturing stunning landscape shots infused with personality and charm. hayley and kyle hosted our recent trip to australia’s red centre, sharing their humour and love of photography with the group.
from europe, to asia, to our own backyard, the travel influencer talks how she got her start, the importance of believing in yourself, and dream destinations. below, the first of our two-part conversation.
Read MoreEmilie Ristevski’s dreamy photographs are instantly recognisable. with over a million followers on instagram, her pastel-hued compositions facilitate via phone screen a magical escape to an ethereal world. Emilie’s creative pursuits have carried her all over the world, from Iceland’s untouched glaciers to the desert plains of Namibia.
Read MoreJason charles hill went from a 9-5 office job to shooting some of the most remote and treacherous landscapes in the world. his vast portraits are awesome in scale, rich in emotion, and truly breathtaking - Think brooding, baroque landscapes infused with the sheer drama of the natural world. he’s produced commerical work for qantas, 100% new zealand, and tourism australia, and together with his equally as talented other half, emilie ritveski, hosts a yearly photography retreat in namibia (their 2022 trip has already sold out).
We were lucky enough to have jason and emilie join us on a photography retreat to mungo national park earlier this year. Below, part one of our conversation with jason on how he got his start, his most memorable encounters while shooting, and finding the beauty in the everyday.
Read MoreIf you were anything like us as kids, you spent a lot of your childhood dreaming of bouncing off celestial craters, encountering spooky alien life, and drifting towards infinite, star-studded horizons. From dusty red craters to blue glacial valleys, you needn’t travel outside the ozone for an eyeful of intergalactic vistas. We’ve chosen our top five destinations on Earth that will take you straight to outer space, no oxygen tank required.
Read MoreLearn more about the First Nations organisation and charity we support, Children's Ground, a community-based initiative that seeks to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty and inequity in Australia.
Read MoreTransformative experiences - those that inspire; that evoke awe; that shake us to our core - are the reason we travel. This kind of travel philosophy is one that’s gained increasing popularity in the past decade, but how exactly does one go about transformative travel? We’ve made things easy for you, with a 9-step guide on how to travel deliberately, consciously, and for meaningful, lifelong change.
Read Moreoh, the places we’ll go when we can escape to awe again. fingers and toes crossed these will be the places
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