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Caffe Bar Bolero - Eight Visits This became our go-to bar in Pula. Perfect for people watching on those warm Croatian nights. It's a beautiful bar, great design and quality seating. The staff are super nice and friendly and the drinks are well priced and always served with a smile. A shout out to Dajana who always made time to come over and talk about life and travelling. They have a DJ that plays every night, and they are always playing some great tunes. Tony the owner always surprises us with a special drink to end the night and has made us feel very welcome each visit.

Gradska kavana Arsenal Restaurant - One Visit A great spot for breakfast, good food with full breakfast options at a great value. You begin with a selection of croissants and bread, followed by eggs cooked to your choice (we opted for an omelette and fried eggs), accompanied by freshly squeezed orange juice and a cappuccino to kick start your day. It's another perfect location in the heart of the old town to enjoy the incredible architecture of Dubrovnik, and people watch.

Gina Perfect romantic Italian restaurant, that is a perfect date night location. Max (Maximilian) the son of Gina will take you on a magical food and wine journey. From the moment Max pours you a glass of Medea Brut you know it's going to be a great experience. From the best prosciutto to local wines, olive oil and fresh home-cooked pasta and meats. Everything is locally sourced, fresh and designed to be shared. This restaurant is worth the short drive to visit at least once in your stay in Pula. A sneaky grappa at the end of the evening finished a perfect dining experience.

30 days have passed, one whole month indoors with the excitement of the weekly trip to our supermarket. So it's time to remind ourselves of our past 12 months of travel places and that being housebound won't be forever, and our sunset view will change again. Wayne and I have cooked more meals in the past month then we have in the past three years, actually maybe even longer! With the two of us being social bees, how did we cope? We have survived this new lifestyle by focusing heavily on work (sometimes too heavily), we both agreed we had worked harder now than ever before, even wondering how we had the energy for a social life. We have also invested our time helping others get through this challenge and focused on reaching out to people individually to check upon them. Enjoying the spring sunshine in Vienna with many bottles of wine, oh and don't forget the trips to the supermarket. Wayne did get his wish granted for a Lego set, which he duly built over the Easter break. There is a shining light. We are looking forward to spreading our wings again soon with Vienna starting to open back up for business from today slowly. We can now feel and see the shining light on the other side and can't wait to slowly and safely explore the wonders of Austria and support all the businesses get back on their feet. Some travel memories of our past 12 months. 8 countries 🇦🇹🇦🇺🇹🇭🇭🇰🇸🇬🇲🇾🇲🇦🇹🇳 29 cities 🌆🏙️🏜️🏝️🏖️⛰️🗻🏔️🌊 24 flights ✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️

Watching Wayne (my hubby) each day invest his time helping others is truly heartwarming. 💙 His complete selflessness is positively infectious. Each day Wayne spends countless hours on Zoom video calls helping friends or businesses in need to drive and flip their businesses online, helping them remain relevant during this time of crisis and keep afloat to survive. Building websites, social media profile makeovers, strategies to grow and survive financially, and above all else, a friendly chat to keep them in good spirits. They are keeping him busy in addition to his current commitments with his wonderful accounting firm clients. We can all pull together and remember our skills can be transferred to all verticals and industries. Love seeing the diversity of businesses all across the globe. Hospitality - Sensory Cocktails (Melbourne 🇦🇺) Worthy Causes - Non Profits (London 🇬🇧& Morocco 🇲🇦) Creative/Copywriters (Melbourne 🇦🇺) DJ’s & Musicians (Thailand 🇹🇭) To videos to help people set up LinkedIn to position themselves for a new role. Kudos 👏 to Wayne Giving back, his time and knowledge to keep our friends positive and supporting their businesses. As Wayne says ‘Will you look back in 2021 on your actions in 2020 and be proud?’ I can guarantee Wayne will be, as I am of him.

The quote we have always lived our life by. Especially since the beginning of our endless journey of incredible experiences. From Bali to Vienna and many places in between. Over two years ago we left Australia on a one-way ticket to explore the world, at the time that is what we thought we would be doing. Still, there was a considerable element of surprise when we explored the world, and the most crucial factor has been the friendships we have developed. Now we start to get emotional and wish we were able to stay longer in all the beautiful places we have been fortunate to spend time — Maldives, Germany, France, Italy, Thailand, Morocco, Tunisia to name a few. Enjoy our first two years of travel memories, looking forward to producing another one to capture even more amazing lifetime friendships. Travelling just the two of us, away from all our friends and family is not always easy. As we miss them incredibly, and the new families we have created and welcomed into has made it so special and helping us to continue our life plan of travel. The list of kind, generous, precious, fun and gorgeous souls in our life is endless, but you all know who you are. We are eternally grateful for every one of you welcoming us into your life as we have become part of your community. You all hold an extraordinary piece of our heart, and we always leave a part behind with you all. Much love always, until next time. We will leave you with our latest reviews from our present Airbnb host, speaks volumes of how special you all are and the opportunity to travel. We can’t wait to hit the road again.

We are all in a vulnerable situation at the moment, and some of us might find ourselves having to face new career challenges. Maybe you or someone you know is impacted and exposed to your country imposing restrictions due to COVID-19. I want to help people build their online social profile to stand out to prospective employers. ✅Why LinkedIn is important in securing a new role ✅How to set up your LinkedIn profile ✅Building your connections ✅Positioning yourself for success Format: - 60 minutes - Q&A When: Wednesday 8 April 5.30 pm Melbourne time Where: Online, you just need an internet-connected device Who: Free to everyone Register: https://tinyurl.com/twgh26o Cannot make this time? Please register anyway and you will receive the recording by email. Please feel free to share with your friends.

The Power of positivity. It has never been as important as now to connect with loved ones, family, friends, strangers - don’t ignore any reach out and always respond, even with a simple are you OK? Spreading kindness and positive comments bring a little ray of sunshine into our day. The warmth of a community - kindness is sunshine. I had a very heartwarming two days (and some heartbreaking) responding to every comment on my #weareallinthistogether post on Girls LOVE Travel. I asked everyone around the world to share their life at home while being isolated, most of them living alone, during this current crisis and not forgetting those who are risking their wellbeing and health of loved ones to protect us all by doing their job. It provided comfort to know we have such a strong community all supporting each other. Connection & Gratitude I want to express our gratitude to all the beautiful humans. That are out there fighting on the frontline in the healthcare industry. You are all true heroes. They have to suffer the extremely uncomfortable new protocols to protect themselves if they are lucky enough to have them on supply. The extremely long shifts they have to do. The inability to have a glass of water or food to get through the day. To ensure they don’t put themselves and others at risk by removing their PPE (Personal protective equipment). The staff who are isolated, due to being exposed to the virus. And the emotional and physical rollercoaster. Knowing that they need to prepare themselves for losing patients if they haven’t already. Every one of you has our support, and we are eternally grateful for you caring and protecting us all. COVID-19 is real. Stay home and spread gratitude to our health care workers across the world to help them stay healthy and positive. Names have been removed to protect our angels. 😇 First The number of healthcare workers from all over the world who found time in their crazy schedules to post and respond, while pleading with us to stay home. So they can do their jobs, and we don’t contribute to overwhelming them further to breaking point. I found they needed us to know we were all thinking of them and sending them positive vibes to get through the situation. They don’t have a choice we do, so please #stayathome for them and the sacrifice they are having to make and continue saving lives. Second Thank you to all other essential workers are incredible going to work every day to make sure we all stay nourished and fed, safe and protected as we live comfortably as possible in our homes. Third The rest of us who are doing the right thing and #stayingathome. While replying to all these special ladies, it reminded me of the power of connection and knowing that someone is there to give you some encouragement to keep smiling and staying healthy. Some want to share their day, or have lost their job, even worse have lost family members and unable to say goodbye, see their family and loved ones, suffering from COVID-19 and other illnesses. Some are high risk and unable to leave the house, or need some friendly advice, or just wanted to share their experiences after being in isolation for over three weeks, the list is endless. It provided me comfort in knowing that I was spreading sprinkles of positive energy to everyone and hoped that their day just got that little bit easier and brighter. Let’s all stay together and constantly connected to each other. We all need a virtual hug every now and then 🤗 #weareallinthistogether

I keep reflecting that the individual needs to be the leader right now. Some simple ideas individuals can do right now to be a leader. Check your facts before posting on social media platforms. Call out those individuals (nicely) that post incorrect information. Below is from a post I did about winning mindset. For perspective, we are in day 11 of a 28-day countrywide quarantine in Vienna, Austria.

Today was all about giving back and how we can help other countries throughout this crisis. We find when being part of B1G1, you bring new purpose, meaning and relevance in your business and life by embedding giving right at the core of what we do. B1G1 is here to help us all make a real difference easily in our business and personal life. We do this together with an amazing group of humans and businesses across the world. Today we wanted our impact to be aligned with this global crisis that we are all doing our very best to get through and provide to those that may not be as fortunate as we are. We have just provided 2500 days of access to a bathroom, including a toilet and shower to Gram Vikas in India 🇮🇳 Gram Vikas, which literally means 'Village Development' is an organisation that has been working since 1979, to bring about sustainable improvement in the quality of life of poor and marginalised rural communities - mostly in Orissa, India. Let’s all support each other and stay united and protect every nation. Keep staying safe and strong. Our personal impacts against the UN Sustainable Development Goals so far via B1G1.