Thursday 31 January 2019

Share my Snaps - Summer Break
















We had a pretty fabulous January - we went on a romanitc trip to Bora Bora for our twentieth wedding anniversary and then as a family went to Koh Samui and Koh Phangan.
























We also squeezed in a really fun afternoon and evening in Singapore, as we transited.





Singapore - where even the airport is fun!







We also got unexpectedly offloaded in Auckland, so I've now been to New Zealand as well.





I swam with sharks (plenty of them) and both Stingrays and the majestic Mantas. A highlight was a shark playing with me on the paddle board, swimming along side and then in front of me, chasing fish into shore. Alas she left before I could grab my camera.





















I saw plenty of sunrises and sunsets, both of which elate me.





I managed to squeeze in two shows for the Festival of Sydney and Field Day (As a mum and non-drug user, PLEASE start pill testing!!)  and George Ezra.



















So my January will be pretty hard for me to beat...but lets see what I can do, shall we?




Not a bad airport view!





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28 comments:

  1. Happy Anniversary - you certainly celebrated in style! Start the year as you mean to go on, that's what I say!

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  2. Wow, what a great January you had. It will be very hard to beat!! I always enjoy Singapore airport, so much to see and do. Happy anniversary and you certainly celebrated in style! #lifethisweek

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  3. You had me at Bora Bora! What a fabulous January, Lydia!

    SSG xxx

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  4. Oh my goodness that was a January to remember. Such amazing photos from an unforgettable travel month. #GlobalBlogging

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  5. Happy anniversary, looks like you had a fantastic break #globalblogging@_karendennis

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  6. Wow that is a fabulous adventure - happy anniversary!

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  7. Now that's what I call a celebration.

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  8. Congratulations on your anniversary and I am so jealous of the beautiful blue sea and beaches. I’d swap that for a day on Leiden 😉

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    1. And yet, when my husband chose Tahiti my first thought was 'I'd rather go to Iceland!' but there you go. Beauty (and adventure) is in the eye of the beholder!

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  9. So very beautiful! And happy anniversary.

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  10. What a lovely month and how beautiful is the sunset. Happy anniversary X #pointshoot

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  11. wow so many beautiful photos. I love all the warm you have captured. Happy anniversary. The moon one is my favourite xx #pointshoot

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  12. NOW I know the why of the Tahiti trip! Congratulations. I do love seeing your holidays snaps - especially when you give me an idea of where!!1

    Thank you for linking up for #lifethisweek , the optional prompt next week 6/51 is "the worst gift I have received". Denyse

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    1. Got my own optional prompt wrong: My Worst Purchase!

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    2. Hehehe - are you having a go at my exceptional Instagram skills???

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  13. Wow! That sounds and looks like an amazing trip.

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  14. How brave you are to swim with sharks and what an amazing adventure you have had, truly wonderful.
    Mainy
    #pointshoot

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  15. Great shots of these wonderfully exotic places, Lydia! I wish you many many more happy anniversaries.
    Thank you for taking part in the Travel Tuesday meme.

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  16. Really charming and inviting images!

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  17. What a great vacation you had!! Thanks for sharing some of it with us!! Swimming with sharks sounds thrilling!!

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  18. Love the view of that bridge! Two of my study friends were from Singapore - from what they told me, everything in that country is high-performance:)

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    1. You have no idea! When we were there, there was a headline on the front page of the newspaper about the trains and I thought there must have been a crash with fatalities but one was 10 minutes late because of a tech issue and they had to hand out notes at the station for people to give to work (which they could do immediately!). A slightly late train was so shocking and horrifying that it was the lead story!

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  19. I like #11 the best. Fantastic pastel hues and silhouettes.

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  20. Bora Bora looks just incredible! Thanks for sharing your travels with us.

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  21. What fabulous trips you took.

    Visting from Skywatch Friday!

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  22. a wonderful place for a summer break

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  23. Amazing images and summer break, wow, thanks for sharing.
    I visited you via TRAVEL TUESDAY 422 - ECHUCA, AUSTRALIA
    I linked up this week with = 10. This is a personal invite to come and join us at #WordlessWednesday #Photography Wednesday - Saturday. https://esmesalon.com/tag/wordlesswednesday/

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