10 Things to Take on a Kombi Holiday

A few years ago now Andi bought us a completely awesome Kombi bus which we occasionally use as a daily driver (we have a Volvo and motorcycle too) but mostly it's our getaway van. Not a Bonnie & Clyde style getaway van of course but a "let's leave the world behind" kind of holiday van. Oh I should also probably tell you that she isn't just called Kombi or van or anything, her name is Wanda, because you can wander around in her.

If you're a Kombi lover like us or are thinking about getting a camper of some sort then this list should help you decide what to take on your trip. There will be a whole bunch of generic 'what to take on your holiday' type articles out there and while this list will cover some of the basics, when you're planning a driving holiday in the middle of the Australian bush you need to cover more than just the basics.

5 Reasons American Bloggers Should Visit Australia

Okay, so you know I love all my American blogger friends right? Well I do! But... this time of year makes you all go a little crazy! You all just can't stop posting about Fall, pumpkin spice lattes, Halloween and even Christmas! Yes... I said it... you all... NOT ya'll! In my opinion getting away from the word ya'll is reason enough to visit Australia but here are my top 5 reasons American Bloggers should visit Australia:

It's All About the Wrapping at Inky Co.

 I am a wrapping fanatic as I'm certain a lot of you are too! I'm always buying little bits of ribbon, string and twine and recycling things to create beautiful wrapping. Well this time, after many many moons of feeling awful about buying cheap wrapping paper which is of course completely un-environmentally-friendly, I decided that it was about time to buy some that wouldn't make me feel so guilty and here's what I found:

The Bay

Is there any point writing anything with this post? Screw SEO today! These are just some pretty pictures of the Bay with my brand new camera phone. Enjoy. Oh and be sure to follow along on Instagram, this is the kind of stuff you’ll see! My username if you’d like to find me on your device is of course kirstygirl.

Sunset Over the Bay

Just a shot I took last night of the Sunset. Had to share.
Linking up with: 504 Main, Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, Common Ground, No Minimalist Here and Share Your Cup

Walk Around the Bay

The bay is too pretty not to take photo’s of so I still did even though I only had an old phone. I do plan on taking a good camera one day to get these shots but for now I had a lot of fun trying to do up these.




Linking up with: Romantic Home, A Delightsome Life, The Charm of Home, Common Ground, French Country Cottage, Folk Lifestyle, No Minimalist Here, 504 Main and Chic on a Shoestring Decorating

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Home at the Bay

If you’re a friend and follower here you’ve probably noticed that over the past year or so I’ve been posting less and less. I started this blog as a place to post my own inspirations, projects, photographs and all things homely. While I got busier I took less photos, posted less and stopped reading a lot of other blogs that I used to follow regularly.

This month I have moved into my new home and feel inspired to post about it. How could you not when you live at the Bay and this is right down the road? So here are a few photos of the Bay and my new dining space.

Welcome to my new home and a new chapter in my blog. I look forward to posting more and sharing new finds with you.

Coastal Style

I am such a lucky ducky! Last week I won a $100 gift voucher to spend at the beautiful Coastal Style in Bicheno courtesy of Think-Tasmania. Thank you! Andi and I spent the weekend camping up the east coast soaking up the sun and walking along the beaches. Unfortunately we both forgot to pack our cameras! So instead of surf I’ve taken some product shots of the beautiful homewares I chose shopping at Coastal Style. I picked out a pretty lantern and two lovely Ecoya candles just in time to go into my brand new house! Hooray!

Lake Dobson

Seagull

This week had a beautiful Wednesday so we went to the beach and I snapped up a couple of these photos of my friend here. He was the king of the gulls and proud of it too.

Kingston Beach

Rainbow

I really love this shot I got of a rainbow today, kind of reminds me of the teletubbies though!

The Blue View

Ok so I’ve already shown you the track to get here in these posts:

Warm Winter Sun
Sun Shadow

And here you have the view. Pretty isn’t it?

Sun Shadow

Once again these are some shots of the walk, next post I’ll show you the view from the top!

Warm Winter Sun

These are some shots I took on a walk the other day, had some fun catching the warm winter rays.

Last Autumn Flower

This is the last flower I spotted in the garden. It’s getting cold! Loving the bokeh in this shot.

B&W Holga

These are the last of the black and white Holga shots I have to show you.
A pretty random two but I love them.

B&W Holga Homes

Just a couple of B&W Holga Shots of two beautiful local houses!

Park Beach Surf

I love the green water in this photo. I have no idea why it’s green when the others are blue. I’ve put exactly the same edits on all three shots. I love it anyway.

Windeward Bound

While generally disgusted by fishing boats sometimes disgusting things make for good photos.
Once again these shots were taken with black and white film in my toy Holga.
This next boat, Windeward Bound, just happened to be pretty.