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  • Bali, Slow Travel / July 29, 2014

    An Aussie takes her Austrian abroad….

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  • Bali, Slow Travel / October 8, 2014

    Bali Tips – Nusa Lembongan

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  • Bali, Slow Travel / July 14, 2014

    A glimpse of our getaway….

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  • Bali, Slow Travel / May 22, 2018

    Hotel Review: Kaleydo Villas, Gili Trawangan – our perfect Honeymoon escape!

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Hotel Review: Kaleydo Villas, Gili Trawangan – our perfect Honeymoon escape!

Bali Tips – Nusa Lembongan

An Aussie takes her Austrian abroad….

A glimpse of our getaway….


Hi! I'm Carly, an Aussie living in Vienna since 2012. A flat white fiend & slow traveller, I'm here to show you the local side of life in Austria.

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Just reaching for a bit of sunlight, waiting to bl Just reaching for a bit of sunlight, waiting to bloom 🌸 I normally adore Vienna at this time of year, when the magnolias and cherry blossoms beautifully, briefly come out to play. The ice cream shops start to reopen and everyone gets that hopeful twinkle in their eye - ‘do you think this is it? Is winter finally over?’ (Normally its not haha) but the excited anticipation hums in the air. This year, I won’t be going to Türkenschanz park, or the Votiv Kirchke or the allee in the 4th district that drips in pretty pink. This year, I find myself actually genuinely stopping to smell the flowers in the streets and gardens and parks near our apartment. Noticing the tiny shoots of life that carry on despite our strange days. They may not have the magnificent backdrop of other spots, but they’re here, giving us just a bit of hope 💕We’ve just hit the two week mark of #staythefuckhome in Vienna - who knows when it will end but I hope you’re finding your daily small joys regardless! What’s bringing you joy this week? For me it’s baking, mario kart and romcom books!
Despite what you keep seeing on insta, facebook an Despite what you keep seeing on insta, facebook and (god help us) TikTok - it’s not *actally* required to be a perfect productivity machine just because you’re at home. These are strange days, and navigating this unknown is challenging for all of us. There’s no script here saying what the ‘right’ thing to do is. Some days you’ll be motivated and fired up to launch your own new website (www.carlyhulls.com is live now for mentoring eeep!) but other days, you might reach for comfort and reassurance- and that is 1000% ok too!!!. For me, that comfort is a cosy xmas sweater from @snowflakeswear, a coffee, the couch and my lifelong reading companions from @diana_gabaldon Outlander series (yes I’m one of those supernerd fan-before-the-tv-shows!!) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 There is one thing that’s kept me on track over the last 3 months of self-employment, and navigating work from home, its @me_and_orla anti-procrastination course - 15 minute magic. This photo is inspired by one of the daily promots she sends, and gently helps you build a habit of making small, bite size steps towards your businesses growth. The next round of the course starts on April 1st and there’s only a few spots left - if you need a helping hand staying on track right now, that isn’t all about the #hustlehard life, check it out. No sponsored/affiliate/ad promo here, it just genuinely helped me, and I hope might help you too 😊 Be kind to yourselves in these strange days, and allow yourself to read the damn book on the couch if it helps 💕
Nature and the outdoors really *will* always find Nature and the outdoors really *will* always find a way (thanks Jeff Goldblum always and forever 😆). Despite the madness all around us, spring is beckoning even on our tiny, seemingly dead balcony planters 🌱 I’m so so grateful that we have a safe warm apartment, and really feeling the privilege of a tiny balcony where we can glimpse nature at work and soak in some sunshine. Roaming around Vienna hunting cherry blossoms prob won’t happen this season 🌸 but I’m amazed already at how this strange time seems to be forcing us all to slow down, go inward and look for the little joys in each day. Teaching us to breathe deeper, and focus on the things that really matter: health, family and our social responsibility. Today it was this sturdy bloom emerging from the dead soil...tomorrow, might just be rediscovering my love of baking, who knows 🤷‍♀️ Let me know what small joys you’re rediscovering in self-isolation so I don’t feel like such a hippy over here staring at flowers an getting all poetic 😆 It’s only day 3 for god’s sake at this rate I’ll be quoting Shakespeare in a week!
It feels like a weird time to post on Instagram- s It feels like a weird time to post on Instagram- sharing sunny beach shots from Australia or posey blooming flowers as Austria comes into Spring is so so far removed from the reality of life in Austria right now. To paraphrase Carrie Bradshaw ‘I can’t help but wonder...will this be what brings us closer together, back to reality in our feeds?’ Gets the fakey over styled content off our screens?’ Or is this just the tip into posting dream shots because we can’t experience other places right now and will crave a visual escape? I don’t know the answer but I’d love to hear what you want to see on your screens right now - reality or escapism? Isolation realness or travel dreaming? There’s no wrong answers! Only all of us, together, trying to sort through this mess 💕 Keep calm and be kind my loves 😊 . . . 📸 from @cafechrivo taken before lockdown of course
✨ It’s GIVEAWAY time for you! ✨ I’ve been ✨ It’s GIVEAWAY time for you! ✨ I’ve been squirreling away at a very exciting new resource for slow travellers coming to Vienna - a full digital guide of curated reccomendations including maps to make it as easy as possible to enjoy your time here, your way. It’s due to come out in April but I’m just SO excited to share this with you guys that I’m running a surprise giveaway this week, with your chance to win two exclusive preview chapters + downlodable maps. Total value of the guide is €37, but you can get my curated reccs just by following the steps below to enter. The best part? One of the preview chapters is my selection of Vienna’s best brunch spots - beyond what I share on the blog, so you know I mean business in giving you the goods 🥑 😋 HOW TO ENTER: 1) Tag your best brunch buddy in the comments and tell me your fave brunch order for your chance to win 2) Boost your chances by sharing this post in stories with fellow brunch fiends or Vienna travel friends (be sure to tag me so I see it!) 3) Winner will be drawn next week. That’s it! I’m stoked to get the first reveal of the Slow Travel Guide to Vienna out in the world 😊 Hope you’re as excited as I am!
Ok the holiday hangover has definitely kicked in - Ok the holiday hangover has definitely kicked in - as the rain pours down in Vienna am dreaming of this utterly ridiculous-gorgeous Bogey Hole rockpool in Newcastle 💕 Built by convicts in 1820 from the rockshelf overlooking the surf, its a stunning saltwater sea bath carved into the rocky cliffs along the coast. Waves crash over the chain link fence cresting over you into the pool - it’s juuuust risky enough in high tide that swimming here feels dangerous even when your feet are planted, but the view, the sensation of safely swimming beside the surf and the glorious wild freedom of it is unforgettable. Always and forever a #beachkid they had to drag me outta here - would you try it?
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