𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Welcome Reception Dinner

We’re back on the beautiful island of Phuket, thanks to the 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 @hugthailand. We’re here to attend #gstc2026 fabulous gala evening.

What an opening night! The entertainment was varied from Thai dancers & a Khon masked performance to ballet & a choir who’d been learning a variety of catchy songs from YMCA and more.

The delicious food was fabulous as would be expected from the renowned Blue Elephant restaurant.

I also loved exploring the surroundings stalls, bringing their colour and passion for stainable produce from perfumes to @livelikealocal.phuketinspire’s stunning bags made from recycled product from the sea.

It was great to gather on the lawns of the famous @blueelephant restaurant for this official welcome.

I can already tell it’s going to be a high energy event, I’ve been meeting interesting and committed leaders engaged in making sustainability at the forefront of their business decisions.

𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 – 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯!

📍Blue Elephant Phuket Restaurant …

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀

I know I’m not alone in having tonnes of bridge pics to share!

So this weeks theme for TravelTribeUnite is an opportunity to share a few … taken on location in Australia, France, Thailand, United Kingdom, New Zealand, United States and more…

I love wandering across or perhaps under Bridges and wondering about their history… Do you?

Here’s a few from recent years from misty mornings to gorgeous evening glow, each one tells its own story of connection and crossing, and I’m often curious!

The TravelTribeUnite is a group of travellers that love photographing destinations both near and far. 🌍Each week we share travel images that reflect a specific theme. 🌎 Check out this week’s theme “BRIDGE” at traveltribeunite and feel free to join us by tagging your themed travel shots.🌍 …

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀
𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮 🇦🇺

𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴! 𝘞𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦?

No visit to Melbourne is complete without the short roadtrip (75 mins) to enjoy the delights of the Mornington Peninsula.

Here’s what we found to see, do and love :

💙 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 – sunset at London Bridge

💙 𝗥𝘆𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 – giant Stingrays around the Pier

🥾 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝘆 to 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 return

🥾 ☕️ 𝗡𝗼 𝟭𝟲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 & 𝗥𝘆𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, return to 𝟭6 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 for coffee

🏃‍♀️ The 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 & 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 Park Run through the tall eucalypts and rolling countryside

🥢 𝗥𝘆𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗼 – great location, simply yummy

🍽️🍷The Chefs Menu at 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 for a special celebration : @cupsestate

☕️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘆𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 – casual lunch & coffees

🍏𝗠𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗶l𝗹 – cider flights & the best apple pie @mockredhill

🍦𝗠𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲 Rye handcrafted Ice cream : @mubble_sorrento

⛳️ 🍕𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 & fab pizza @truemansgolfrange

🏌️‍♀️Eagle Ridge, Moona Links

💙 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 & 𝗦𝗽𝗮 – relax & unwind in the hot water pools : @albathermalsprings

🍓🧀 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 & 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 …

𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗔 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 & 𝗦𝗽𝗮
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭!

Welcome to Alba Hot Springs! This week I was invited to join Nadine @redbagwilltravel thanks to @seniorsinmelbourne to take a wander through the peaceful, other worldly surrounds for an 𝘰𝘩 𝘴𝘰 relaxing time!

As soon as those bathrobes are on, you find yourself ready to be immersed in that soothing experience that geothermal pools offer!

It’s a dreamy sweet escape, an easy drive just over an hour from Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula.

I’ll long time remember this setting for its fine architecture, botanical setting, lovely dining alongside the plethora of choices for indoor, outdoor and open air pools.

It’s a wonderful thing, as you sink into their geothermal pools the rest of the world disappears – it’s a magic disconnect and much needed in my week!

Thank you @albathermalsprings for a beautiful day!

Have you ever tried a geothermal pool experience? It’s highly recommended!

#hostedby #seniorsinmelbourne #albahotsprings #slowtravel …

𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭
𝙊𝙝 𝙒𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝!

Not to make light of current world events but never has it been more appreciated to go out and ‘ave a laugh!

📌𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲

🎟️ 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙭, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 – 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝙪𝙥-𝙖𝙣𝙙-𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙨.

⏰ 𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚
– 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲.

🌃𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙨, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝙨𝙤𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠 or gelato 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙣. 🍦🍨😜

📍 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙪𝙗𝙨
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝘽𝘿 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙯𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 we love the 𝙩𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮, 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙨.

😂 𝙂𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚
𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙮 (𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙡𝙮).

❗️𝗢𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁!! 🤣 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀!! 🤣🤣🤣

📱 𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚
𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩-𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙯𝙯 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬, 𝙜𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙩!

✨ 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙞𝙥: 𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 (𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦!😜🤣🥳). 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙨.

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧, 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙚 — 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩-𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩?

📌𝙈𝙚𝙡𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚 𝟮𝟱 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 – 𝟭𝟵 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 …

𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲, 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗮, VIC 🇦🇺

🌞Being an 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 chaser I’m not a massive fan of Daylight Savings …

⏰But there’s always a bright side! Our clocks changed and whilst winter days are defo creeping on in, happiness is not waiting so long in the day for a beautiful sunset! 🌅

We’re off for a sunset wander to London Bridge lookout at Portsea ocean beach! Love how so many places here have European & UK connections… 🇦🇺🤍🇬🇧

As the sun set on our glorious day here in Australia we were thinking of our family across the globe in London, UK who have a massive week ahead of hospital appointments. ❤️‍🩹

So here’s to wellness everyone! How’s everyone coping with their week?! Have you enjoyed any beautiful sunsets or sunrises?! 🌅

The TravelTribeUnite is a group of travellers that love photographing destinations both near and far. 🌍Each week we share travel images that reflect a specific theme. 🌎 Check out this week’s theme “Sunrise & sunsets“ at #traveltribeunite and feel free to join us by tagging your themed travel shots.🌍 …

Have you got 30 secs to take a wander around Fern cottage with me?!

This charming stay ticked so many boxes for our family Easter getaway.

✅ The Mornington Peninsula is just over an hour from Melbourne

✅ A gorgeous nest, you know I always love a nice bath!

✅ Lots to see, do & love in the area – beaches, wineries, Hot Springs, hiking, great restaurants and an Easter Market.

📌More details @nesteholidays

Follow @littlewanderingwren – I love finding and sharing lovely places to stay!

#ryemorningtonpeninsula #longweekend #wandervictoria #seetheworldwithme …

𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗮! 🌊🐣
𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘢, 𝘝𝘪𝘤, 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢 🇦🇺

It’s that time of year where every last glow of sunshine is welcomed as we firmly find ourselves waking to autumnal days! 🍂☀️

⏰ It’s always sad when we kiss goodbye to that extra hour of evening sunlight – our daylight saving officially ends today (Easter Sunday).

We’re off wandering the beaches of the beautiful Mornington Peninsula… we’ve got slow mornings, sea air, and sunsets that bring a big grin to your face.

First stop: an Easter walk wander along the shores of Rye — the front beach for calm waters and pastel skies, and the back beach for crashing waves and that instant holiday exhale.

If you’re looking for an easy weekend escape from Melbourne… this is it.

📍 Save this for your next long weekend
✨ Follow @littlewanderingwren for more travel inspiration.

#MorningtonPeninsula #EasterEscape #VisitVictoria #Over50Travel #LittleWanderingWren …

We have taken a trip down memory lane to the Mornington Peninsula.

For years we had a beach house here, but that is long gone when overseas living meant we couldn’t use it often enough … of course we are spending the whole weekend regretting that decision to sell – well I am!

On the peninsula you have the choice of the wild ocean beaches or the calmer bay beaches – which would you prefer ?

Surf beach or calm swimming beach?

We always loved the surf beaches! 🏄‍♀️

Hope you are having a lovely weekend where ever you are in the world! …

𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲, 𝗩𝗶𝗰, 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 🇦🇺
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘬𝘦!

I always love a Melbourne blogging weekend away, this time we’re off to explore regional Victoria.

We took a girls roadtrip to Kinglake, it’s a perfect weekend wander from Melbourne. The Kinglake National Park has lovely walks, and Kinglake offers good food, a great pub, weekend market and a moving museum.

Danielle from @possandruby came with cake following her attendance at a Cake Picnic 🍰🧁🍰

Here are all the details:

🏡 Cozy 2-bed 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 via @airbnb
🍽️ Dinner at the @Kinglake_pub
🛍️ Wandered the @Kinglakemarket bought local produce, crafts & brekkie.
☕️ lovely lunch at 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗳é & 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 (live music Sundays 🎶) @songbirdcafeandlarder
🥾 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱: Lyrebird Circuit + Masons Falls

📌Don’t miss the 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 — a powerful reminder of the town’s strength and history following the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009❤️‍🩹

We can recommend Kinglake!

🚗Who else loves a roadtrip?

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