Phoebe’s column

I have never experienced another year remotely similar to this one. Over the past twelve months, I have faced so many new challenges and things I’ve never experienced before. Many of them were terrifying and threatened to level me but, it’s December and not only am I still standing, but I’m also a better person than […]

The good, the bad and the ugly! This is what I’ve learned from five years of marriage.

It has nearly been four years since I walked out the front doors of my old office leaving behind my job, guaranteed income and a career path. That life seems so long ago but at the same time, the past four years have gone by in the blink of an eye. It’s hard to believe […]

Given it’s a travel blog, the name Little Grey Box doesn’t make any sense. With scarcely a hint of travel in the name, I’ve had lots of people ask me why the blog is called Little Grey Box. Some people say they think it represents a laptop, a grey Macbook packed full of all our […]

The end of the year brings much fun and excitement. We get to take time away from work, maybe go on holidays, spend time with loved ones, eat our favourite foods and completely disconnect from our day-to-day routine. It’s a much-needed opportunity to rest, recharge and refresh. Sadly, the holidays always come to an end […]

It’s been an incredible year! I learned to ski, swam with turtles, watched the sunset over the Stockholm Archipelago, filmed two television commercials, wrote for CNN and CNBC and learned to line dance at a caravan park in country Queensland. We ate amazing food, met incredible people and, on many occasions, laughed until we cried. […]

You will never know how much pain you can stand until you see someone you care about get sick and be unable to help them in any way. The smallest things become crucial, like holding their hand or kissing their cheek. Those tiny actions are all you can offer but they seem so much more […]

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen me share a little bit of exciting news! (That’s a shameless plug of my Instagram account.) In the lead up to the Commonwealth Games, held on the Gold Coast in April 2018 #GC2018, Tourism & Events Queensland are putting together a few local guides to […]

Little Grey Box is a travel site and it’s usually our goal to give people guides and insight to help them plan their best adventure. But today Matt and I are saddened by the loss of our lovely little older cat, P. She’s been sick for a long time and has left us, moving onto […]

It’s finally here, my 30th birthday! I gotta tell you when I was a little kid of maybe 12 or so, it never even felt like I would get to 18. Not being morbid or anything, it’s just at that age you can’t really get a clear grip on the future and your sense of […]

You ever have one of those days where you just feel like you’ve stuffed your life up? I remember having a lot of them. I would just kind of find myself sitting at work, on my couch or on the bus home and have this horribly sad moment where it felt like I had missed […]

I‘ve read more and more articles lately about the topic of women choosing not to have children. Whenever I see an article about it, the first thing I do after reading it is to scroll through the comments and see what other people think. A few years ago the majority of comments were quite critical, […]