I Know Where I'm Going - a travel & lifestyle blog

07/06/2026

I reckon this is at the beginning of her journey as I reckon not many people feel like this on the way, when the holiday is finished... What do you think?

18/05/2026

Of course a drunken, male, Kiwi tourist dove into the Trevi fountain. That's what you do when you've travelled 18,430 kilometres and you've probably been dared by your 'bros'.....

What dumb things have you witnessed whilst travelling - OR

what dumb things have you done whilst travelling?

Italy is demanding higher fines and greater security after a New Zealand tourist was filmed diving into the Trevi Fountain, the second Kiwi to be fined and

23/04/2026

I’m not sure why I like Melbourne.

I’m a Sydney girl from the idyllic Northern Beaches.

I was dragged to Melbourne, kicking and screaming in 2005, after a period of loss and upheaval; I didn’t have time to grieve.

And despite renting there for 15 years it became home.

It is a pretty city but I think it’s the people - not the ones in balaclavas - all the other people.

And now, based in rural Tasmania with regular visits to Melbourne, I think I love Melbourne more than ever before.

18/04/2026

This is sad.

The sheer joy of having those exotic little stamps from foreign locations was a badge of your intrepid travelling skills - wasn’t it?

The passport stamp era is officially ending.

As of April 10, the passport stamp is officially gone from 29 European countries. Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and 23 others in the Schengen Area have switched to the EU's Entry/Exit System. It captures your fingerprints, facial image, and a digital record in place of ink.

Two exceptions: Ireland and Cyprus sit outside Schengen entirely and still stamp manually, no caveats.

The window is not completely closed, though. Member states can suspend EES checks for up to 90 days after April 10, with a possible 60-day extension, to manage summer congestion. Spain has already flagged a delayed rollout running through September. France has reported capacity issues at Charles de Gaulle. If you have a Europe trip booked before September 2026, some airports may still be stamping passports while the system catches up. It is not guaranteed and you cannot request it, but the chance is real.

12/04/2026

This month, 14 years ago, we were in Egypt's Sinai desert.

Riding camels was a must, although the camels had sunnier dispositions than the young children who mastered them...

It was a wonderful day and I'd return in a heartbeat, if only we could.

Have you been to Egypt - would you like to visit there, when it's possible again?

04/04/2026

I finally caved and got my daughter to make this compilation of photos from the 90s for me, because I seem to have watched every other person in the world in their youth.

So even though I'm not famous, I was different back then.

And I'm very happy for the Googoo Dolls who will be setting up their retirement funds with this current trend...

Mum, what were you like in the 90s?
(My least photographed decade actually)

27/02/2026

I have never heard the story of this missing young woman before but as it happened on a cruise ship I thought it might be of interest to my readers:

Please let me know what you think.

Amy Lynn Bradley went missing during a cruise in 1998, and the case is still unsolved. Find out what may have happened to Amy Lynn Bradley and all of the alleged sightings since her disappearance.

04/01/2026

Doing a sneaky selfie outside my childhood home; the home Mum and Dad built in the early 60s, and sold in the early 2000s. 😞

29/12/2025

Ah Melbourne.

You are ridiculously hot at 9.30pm (30 degrees Celsius)…

… but you still manage to be cool!

17/12/2025