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Happy Travels, Happy Life!

Hi, I’m Amy Colley, I live in Noosa Hinterland, Queensland Australia. Happily married for 25 years to my husband Wayne. Together we have raised two beautiful daughters, sharing our love of travel with them along the way. I am far from retirement with work busier than ever in this nearly post pandemic world, but with the girls getting on with their lives I certainly think more about when and where my next adventure lies. We plan to continue to tick some of our travel goals off the list with our girls when they can, our family when we can gather them together, our friends if their schedule matches ours and last but not least just us. I hope you enjoy my travel blog!

Goodbye Big Bertha, Hello Windsor

An early start with Big Bertha cleaned out and suitcases packed. We had a two hour drive to return our temporary home on wheels to the place from which our journey began.  It was mostly highway driving so not much to report though the countryside either side was it’s usual bright green with the odd…

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Sherwood Forest and the Gathering of the North

Our last full day in the van was going to be a simple day, a quick visit to Sherwood Forest because our camp for the night was nearby at the Robin Hood Retreat. Again, because of the long weekend finding a place for our last night in the van was a challenge and I initially…

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Swim, Castle, ye olde York

We started the day with a loey drive along the coastline. One of the fellow campers at last nights stay said we should see Bamburgh Castle. Now this massive castle jumps out of the landscape sea side. The former stronghold of the ancient Kingdom of Northumbria, it is an impressive structure to lay your eyes…

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Bon Scott statue goals

In our house we have 2 framed LPs, one is Beatles, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the other is AC DC, For Those About To Rock. I obviously got to live out my Beatles fan experience so it only seemed reasonable that we should visit the Bon Scott statue while in Scotland. Not…

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