Our final day in Washington was spent at the two big Smithsonian Museums. We had breakfast first at our hotel and then walked down to The Smithsonian National Museum of American History. […]
Washington D.C. – Part 3
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Washington D.C. – Part 2
After a late night out the night before, we had to get up early as we had booked tickets to a Capitol Building tour. We grabbed some Starbucks from our hotel and […]
Washington D.C. – Part 1
We left Philadelphia mid-morning and headed towards Washington DC. We stopped at an IHOP on the way through and got some snacks from Target. We also filled up Cam our hire car […]
Delicious Melbourne Eats
Melbourne has some of the best food in Australia, and so during my trip last year there was no shortage of delicious meals. Here is an overview of some of my favourite […]
Year in review
As the year draws to a close it is time to look back on how 2019 went for yourtravelhandbook.com. I first started working on this blog in December 2018 and launched it […]
Melbourne Bars and Breweries
Last month we spent a week in Melbourne and visited a lot of great bars and breweries. Here are some suggestions if you find yourself in the Victorian Capital. Urban Alley BrewpubStar […]
Dreaming of a White Christmas
Christmas in Australia is always quite warm yet the typical Christmas scenes in movies are people huddled around a fireplace, and crisp white snow falling outside. I still haven’t seen snow let […]
Gift Ideas for Travellers
With Christmas coming up soon most people will be heading to the shops to look for a thoughtful gift for friends and family. If you have someone on your list who likes […]
Philadelphia – Part 2
We started our day with complementary breakfast at our hotel before heading out for the day. We got to Washington Square before realising that I couldn’t find my sunnies! We walked all […]
Philadelphia – Part 1
After our overnight stop in Fairfield, Connecticut we had breakfast at the Circle Diner next to our hotel. It was the first place on our trip that had a real “American diner” […]
