Its Monday – and we are so lucky! What with Mothers Day and our crazy family I havent had time to get online much in the last week. Yet I am still able to share a “Featured Travel Blogger” as Rachel from Our Wee Trip saved the day!
Featured Travel Blogger :: Our Wee Trip
I love reading about other travelling couples/families as it gives me (and I hope you too!) so much inspiration to get out there and explore. Our Wee Trip shared some of their amazing travelling journey…..
Q:- You say that you decided to leave your jobs, pack your bags and travel the world – where are you both from and when did you start your travel journey?
We’re both from Scotland – Euan is from Edinburgh and I’m from Kirkcaldy in Fife. We met whilst studying at the University of Stirling and lived together in the beautiful city of Edinburgh before we started Our Wee Trip on the 25th of November 2011.
Q:- How many places have you seen since you started travelling?
We kicked off our journey in South-East Asia where we travelled through Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Indonesia. In early March we headed for Australia arriving in Melbourne and then travelled up the east coast of the country in a campervan. We’re now settled in Sydney, and we absolutely love it! We’ve got the best of both worlds because we live in Bondi Beach, yet it’s only a 15 minute journey to the city centre.
Q:- What is the one place that you loved so much that you would happily return to anytime?
Gili Trawangan in Indonesia has been our favourite stop by a mile. We arrived on the Island planning to spend 7 days there and ended up extending it to a month! We know we’ll definitely go back so Euan can scuba dive and I can soak up the sun on it’s gorgeous deserted beaches. For us it really is our dream destination.
Rachel and Euan ~
This is the two of us enjoying Mojitos at Bangkok’s Lebua Sky Bar. It’s on the 64th Floor of the State Tower and the view is like nothing either of us have ever seen…mind you, the prices of the cocktails was like nothing we’d ever seen either
Q:- Do you work as you travel – and if so what do you both do for jobs?
We don’t have indefinite funds so we are planning to settle and work in Sydney. Euan’s a writer who has worked in Public Relations and I work in Marketing so we will be looking for work in those fields.
Q:- Have you got a set time frame for when you will return home, or do you plan to keep on discovering new places?
We don’t know when we will return to Scotland. At the moment we are really enjoying experiencing a different lifestyle in Australia and plan to stay as long as that continues (or until our Visas run out!)
Euan taking photos of the sunrise on the island of Koh Rong in Cambodia ~
How gorgeous does that look 🙂
Q:- What is the one piece of advice you could give to another travelling couple, so that they will be inspired to begin their journey?
Once you set foot on that first plane journey all the worry and stress will disappear. After a few weeks on the road you’ll realise that even though you have left a lot behind it is worth it for all the ‘wow’ moments you’ll have while travelling. I can’t tell you how many times Euan and I have had to pinch ourselves and say to each other ‘Is this really happening?!’
This is Rach on a small fishing boat just off Gili Trawangan. We hired it to take us across to a smaller island for the day
About Our Wee Trip :-
Our Wee Trip details the adventures of us, a young Scottish couple, as we travel through Asia, New Zealand and Australia in search of exciting and ‘different’ experiences. We’ve scuba-dived in Thailand, fished for squid in Halong Bay, watched the sun come up over Angkor Wat, and had many many more amazing adventures we love sharing on our blog. There’s also lots of great photos and some funny videos.
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A huge Thankyou sent to Rachel and Euan from Our Wee Trip for sharing how you started out with your travelling journey! You can connect with Rachel and Euan at Our Wee Trip blog, Facebook Page, and Twitter!
Do You Want To Ask Rachel any Questions?
Cheers
Lisa
New Life on the Road
PS:- Here are the Previous “Monday Featured Travel Bloggers”
Monday Featured Travelling Blogger Revealed – Natalie from Family in a Van
Monday Travelling Blogger Featured – Tracey from Life Changing Year
Travel Blogger – Jess from With 2 kids in Tow
Featured Travel Blogger – Jan from Budget Travel Talk
Featured Travel Blogger At New Life on the Road – Lisa From Gone With The Family
This Week Featured Travel Blogger – Keryn from Walking On Travels
Monday Featured Travelling Blogger Journey – Jeremy from Living The Dream
Featured Travel Blogger Monday – Suzi from Two and A Half Travellers
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