Hello to all our readers! We had quite the crazy day today - as you may see from the title of this post. Due to this we found it hard to find the time and strength to write a post for today, HOWEVER we did film the events that happened and would like to share the footage with you.

This is a personal post that may or may not resonate with photographers and travellers. Ever had that terrible feeling after not being able to take photographs during your travels?

So ... we have a crazy idea.

So, we are leaving for a year long trip in less than 24 hours. All our things are stored into boxes and we guess it is time to get packing.

A little food for thought about why we need to stop waiting, and start travelling today!

We are clearly big advocates of travel and believe that travel can truly strengthen a relationship. We aren't just talking just about relationships with significant others. We believe travel can strengthen relationships with parents, siblings friends and even yourself.

"Collect moments, not things" - People constantly ask us "how can you afford to travel so much" and I believe that it's living by this quote that we are able to make it happen.

"Every now and then you have to close your eyes and jump without letting anyone know your eyes were shut". Here is why we are moving abroad.

A new year has begun and one of our new years resolutions is to get a little more deep and personal on the blog. Our little website is growing by the day and as more readers stumble upon our community of travel enthusiasts we thought it would be nice to share some personal information about our lives.

As 2015 begins and a new year dawns on us we thought we would start the year with a personal "get to know us" post. Why not come and get to know Stephen a little bit more and in return we would love to learn a bit more about you.

As a new year begins we start to put together changes we want, new years resolutions to accomplish as well as reflecting on the last year and working out what we would do differently. This is what we are looking forward to in 2015.

There were a few milestones and experiences that we accomplished in the year of 2014, read our year in travel review today.

Read the reasons on why we started Flying the Nest and our little travel blog.

We have been travelling the world for just over 5 years and during that time we worked full time jobs whilst finishing full time university degrees, but we kept coming back to the experiences and lessons learnt when we were able to getaway and travel stayed with us. These are 50 experiences we have learnt during our travels.

These are our favourites for the year of 2014 including our favourite travel experiences, hotels, movies, albums, podcasts and more.

Don't get us wrong, we love travelling but there are certainly things about travelling that are not so fun. I am sure you will agree with some of the things we hate about travelling.

If you asked me 5 years ago if I would ever jump out of a plane my answer would of been a big, fat NO. Also, If you had asked me where would I skydive- Dubai wouldn't have even crossed my mind. And here I am now. 5 years later. I have faced my fears of heights and concurred the craziest feat of all - I skydived over The Palm in Dubai!

Its the first day of summer here in Australia! What a better to start the warmer months then with a list of tunes to blast during road trips, pool parties or on a flight during a summer vacation. And here you go, our Sounds of Summer 2014.

Travelling as a couple is so unique. You are not alone, yet you are not with a group of friends. You are a unit, travelling together and sharing all your experiences (the ups and the downs) with someone else. Read about what we have learnt about ourselves and our relationship as we travel around the world as a couple.

Europe is a very popular destination for travellers around the world due to it's rich culture, diversity and the ability to see so many countries in a small area - so why haven't we been yet?