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Why You Should Visit Australia Now

Posted on 20.January.202015.January.2020 by sarah

Australia on your mind? It probably is, thanks to the news coverage and the outpouring of celeb support for this island nation suffering some of the worst imaginable fires. And you’re probably thinking… man, I don’t want to go there any time soon! Let me tell you why you SHOULD visit Australia – now more than ever.

girl with scuba gear on in water scuba diving in the great barrier reef

a brush with spontaneity: scuba diving in the great barrier reef

Posted on 20.March.20177.May.2017 by sarah

Many of you commented on my Facebook photo from a few weeks ago where I shared my tired and sunburnt, yet very happy, face post scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef. Let’s talk about how that happened and why I thought it was a good idea to submerge myself six metres underwater. Let me…

Hello! I’m Sarah, the Girl With the Map Tattoo. I’m a travel advisor specialising in adventure and foodie travel.

I believe in going to the end of the road, in experiencing the unknown in order to realise the known. I’ve travelled to nearly 40 countries and lived in 3. Between May 2022 and May 2023, I visited all 7 continents! My bucket list gets longer each day, with Mongolia, Patagonia, Tibet, and Japan at the top. (More realistically, I really want to visit Vancouver, Montreal, and Malta.)

The coolest place I’ve been? Face to face with penguins in Antarctica.

Most surreal wildlife experience? Walking with elephants in Thailand’s Golden Triangle *or* watching two cheetah slip out of the bush and walk in front of our jeep *or* having a male lion walk not ten feet in front of me and my guide *or* watching a baby polar bear play wrestle with his mama on the Arctic ice *or* ….

Best meal I’ve ever had? A tiny Italian trattoria in Livorno.

Favourite historical site? Jarlshof, in the Shetland Islands

Some of my most favourite places in the world are New Zealand, Australia, and Scotland, although I’ve never met a place I didn’t like.

Want to learn more about my job? Head over to Paper, Ink, & Passports to learn more about why you should be using a travel advisor. Happy to have you along for my adventure — let’s go!