( Sunset in Gold Coast, Australia ) After five months of traveling and four months searching for a job in Italy, which turned out to be almost impossible, we decided to return to Australia. The plan was simple: better job opportunities and higher salaries awaited us back home. Day 1 – Saturday, 14.06.25 We landed … Continue reading Australia 2025
Cairn and North Queensland 2025
( Great Barrier Reef from the plane ) In October, while living in Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast, there was a plan to change houses since the landlord’s mother was visiting from the UK. A perfect solution quickly emerged. Carmel’s sister invited us to Cairns to stay in a large Airbnb for a week … Continue reading Cairn and North Queensland 2025
Her bday in Heron Island
( Swimming with the turtles, Heron Island ) I planned a few days away for Carmel’s birthday and chose Heron Island, a stunning coral cay in Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef. From Brisbane we flew to Gladstone and then boarded the ferry to the island, where we spent four nights surrounded by incredible natural beauty. Our … Continue reading Her bday in Heron Island
Road trip Italy 2025
While Carmel and I were living in Gussago, it took us less than two weeks to realize that Italy just wasn’t going to work for us. I couldn’t find a job, salaries were very low, and for her there weren’t many opportunities either. So we made the decision to go back to Australia. I already … Continue reading Road trip Italy 2025
Taiwan 2025
( Alley 1, Lane 253, Songren Rd, Xinyi District ) DAY 1 - Tuesday 10.06.25 ( Night at: Beauty Hotel Taipei - B7 Journey ) ( Xing fu tang, Taipei ) We woke up at 5:40 am packed everything checked out and then got downstairs a at Mixue ice cream & tea a bubble tea … Continue reading Taiwan 2025
Gussago 2025
A Little Pause in Gussago ( Satuario la Santissima, Gussago ) From the 9th of April till the 6th of May. After five incredible weeks in Lugano and another five soaking in the energy of Milan, we tied the knot and spent a few dreamy days in Paris. When we returned to Italy, we swapped … Continue reading Gussago 2025
Venice 2025
During Easter me and Carmel we wanted to go to visit Venice but it was basically raining for two weeks in a row. So we posticipate. DAY 1 - Monday 28.04.25 ( Night at: Maison Pizzo Guesthouse, Venice ) ( St Mark Basilica, Venice ) Took the bus from Gussago at 8:28 am got in … Continue reading Venice 2025
China
So while me and C we were in Italy exactly in Gussago at my friend house we realized that I couldn’t get a job in Italy was talking way longer then was we imagined so we decided to go back to Australia which it always been the plan C and I really didn’t want it … Continue reading China
Istanbul for surgery 2023
( Istanbul Cerrahi Hastanesi clinic, Turkey ) Booking the surgery was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made. After months of thinking, doubting, and going back and forth, I finally scheduled it through the PST Group around March 2023. From that moment on, the anxiety started building — the two months leading up to … Continue reading Istanbul for surgery 2023
Paris 2025
( Eiffel Tower, Paris ) After our wedding, we decided to spend a few days in Paris—a city Carmel had never seen, and one often called the most romantic in the world. I had lived there before, but returning with her felt completely new, like rediscovering it from the heart outwards. It was a bit … Continue reading Paris 2025