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☾Justine
French photographer living in Melbourne🇫🇷🇦🇺
☼Outdoor adventures • Vanlife • Unique stays

Hi, I'm Justine, a French photographer, content creator & travel blogger based in Melbourne, Australia. I share my best travel tips and recommendations about living abroad on my travel blog, Instagram, Tiktok and YouTube 🌍

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28/01/2025

2024 in Review : A Year of Adventures, Challenges & Growth ✨

I decided to turn my “December moments of my life abroad in Melbourne” into a yearly review. What a year 2024 has been!

I took the month of January to reflect on the past year and I finally feel ready to tackle the new year. That’s why I’m posting my 2024 review so late ☺️ If there’s one thing 2024 has taught me, it’s to live at your own pace. Not everyone’s timing is the same and it’s okay🙏

From hiking at sunrise in Wilson’s Promontory to going back into a 9-5 office job (after 2 years of self employment), it was a year of stepping out of my comfort zone, chasing solo adventures, and learning so much along the way.

Some highlights from 2024:
⛰️ Visited new places across Victoria: the High Country and the Grampians ranking as my favourites this year.
🛁 Two of the best unique stay I found in 2024 around Melbourne : The Nest & .tinyhouse
🏡 Moved in/out 11 time in a year 😅 yes you read correctly ! I did a good amount of pet sitting around Melbourne and finally settle down to a new apartment in late November.
🇫🇷 Travelled back to my home country and went on a short solo van trip around Britanny & Normandy.
🍝 Visited a new country: Italy - during a short mum/daughter weekend
👯‍♀️ Put my focus on building new connections and strengthening friendships
🎈 The best experience I did: hot air balloon above the Yarra Valley with

But it wasn’t all perfect. This year also reminded me of the challenges that come with living abroad—like missing family during the holidays, feeling lonely in difficult moments, juggling with mental health or the struggle of building a strong support system

Thank you to everyone who’s followed along and supported my journey. Your messages, tips, and kind words mean the world 💙

What’s next in 2025? More adventures around Melbourne (and around the world 🤗), new discoveries, and sharing more of what makes life abroad so special.

Let me know your highlight of 2024 and your 2025 plans in the comments—I’d love to hear it. 🙌

11/12/2024

November moments of living abroad in Australia 🇦🇺

November has been a VERY chaotic month between life & health challenging situations, moving into a new place but also celebrating my birthday, once in a lifetime experiences and summer finally arriving in Melbourne.

In the chaos of life, here are some of my favourite little (and big) moments from last month :

1. Lost in the woods of Warburton Redwood forest
2. Melbourne’s weather has finally caught up and the drive home from the office is as pleasant as ever 🏖️
3. 30+1 birthday couldn’t get any better than this: a whole week of celebration thanks to my best friend and now new housemate🥰
4. Am I denying that I’m 31 and no longer 30? Noooooo 😂
5. Just a little guy living the dream 🐶 🚌
6. Moved to a new place - this balcony view is just WOW 🤩
7. How good to have an outdoor pool in my building 🏙️
8. Went to see at Live in the Gardens. After years of wanting to see him live, it finally happened and it was absolutely amazing!
9. I stayed in the prettiest little house in the Yarra Valley .stays
10. Last but not least, I experienced one of the best activities I could have dreamed of 🎈 Flying over the Yarra Valley in a hot air balloon was truly magical.

11/07/2024

Postcard from Mont Saint Michel 🏰🇫🇷

Situated in Normandy, this magical tidal island is a well-known tourist destination as well as being an important place of pilgrimage. 🙏

Mont Saint Michel is certainly one of the most astonishing sites in France.

1. Sunset over Mont Saint Michel from the Meandres
2. One of many narrow, cobbled streets in the village of Mont Saint Michel.
3. Built on the top and side of a rock, this fortress-like abbey is an architectural masterpiece.
4. Detail on the statue of Archangel Michael that adorns the top of the spire at the abbey church.
5. The view of the Meandres from above is my favourite 🤩
6. No photo can capture the immensity of this place.

This iconic place has inspired many filmmakers, did you recognise it from any of these films ?

03/05/2024

April moments photo dump 📸

My monthly camera roll dump are usually about my life abroad in Australia. But April was different as I flew back home so here are some highlights of being back in France 🇫🇷

1. Flower power in Vannes 🌸
2. Spent a lot of quality time with my little niece 🐨
3. And good catch up with friends 👯‍♀️
4. I visited the magical Brocéliande forest (have you heard of King Arthur and the Excalibur legend ?! 🗡️ Then it happened here)
5. Ate way too many crêpes and I’m not mad about it 🥞
6. Solo trip in north Brittany & Normandy 🚐
7.Sneaked a little trip to Rome because why not 🏛️🇮🇹
8. Last day in Brittany well spent at 🧖‍♀️
9. Goodbyes at the train station 🚉
10. Last brekkie in Paris before flying back to Australia 🇦🇺

23/04/2024

Postcards from Etretat 🇫🇷

Just 3 hrs drive from Paris are the picturesque white cliffs and unique rock formations of Etretat. A breathtaking coastline worth the detour on your next travel to France.

Some must-see spots to visit in Etretat:
📍Falaise d’Aval
📍Trou à l’Homme
📍Falaise La Manneporte
📍Pointe de la Courtine
📍Plage du Tilleul
📍Falaise d’Amont
📍Chapelle Notre Dame de la Garde
📍Les Jardins d’Etretat

Have you visited this special place of France ?

14/04/2024

EVERYTING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE VISITING MALAMALA BEACH CLUB IN FIJI 🇫🇯

Fiji is home to the world’s first beach club situated on its very own island! Located in the Mamanuca Islands, Malamala Beach club is the perfect day trip to escape and unwind on a paradise island 🏝️

🛥️ Just 25 min from Port Denaurau, it’s one of the easiest island to access from the mainland.

🎶 Modern beach club with upbeat music, premium bar & restaurant

🍸 Amazing cocktails with a special offer of 5 cocktails for $99 FJD.
Food & drinks are a bit more pricy than on the mainland - but I mean it’s a private island so !

💦 The most stunning infinity pool overlooking the ocean

🤿 Plenty of activities available: snorkelling, kayaking, standup paddle

😎To relax, there’s some comfy beach chair available for free. But you can also hire daybeds or private cabana for a fee.

💲Half day cost $159 FJD for 4-hour trip and full day pass cost $179 FJD for 7 hours.
I highly recommend to go for the full day!!
Please note: book in advance to secure your spot.

Have you heard of this place ?

28/03/2024

Postcards from Sydney 🇦🇺

1. Circular Quay at sunset 🌆
2. Harbour bridge view
3. Bondi Iceberg 💦
4. Bondi Beach view from above
5. Harbour bridge view from Observatory Hill 🌉
6. Sydney Opera House

Have you visited Sydney ? What’s your favourite landmark?

26/03/2024

Beautiful views of blue waters, white sands & sand dune, what else do you need ?! 🏖️🌊

📍 One Mile Beach, Forster NSW

The 4km bicentennial nature walk is perfect to admire the stretch of Forster’s coastline: swim at the popular 'Tanks', spot dolphins/whales at Bennett Head lookout before reaching One Mile Beach sand dune and walk down on the beach to another secluded one: Burgess Beach

11/03/2024

Perfect curves between the ocean and Tomakin river. Birds eye view of the beautiful📍Tomakin Beach, NSW 🇦🇺

19/02/2024

HOW TO VISIT HORSE HEAD ROCK (+ how to find the rockpool) 👇

The NSW coastline is absolutely fantastic and Bermagui is no exception. Located on the Sapphire Coast, this small town is home to the famous Horse Head Rock: one of New South Wales oldest rocks, around 500 million years old.

Its distinctive horses head shape makes it truly special and well worth adding to your NSW itinerary. Here’s everything you need to know to access it before visiting :

🥾 By the walking track
From the car park, head for the 1.5km return track that leads to the upper viewing platform. It’s an easy walk and takes you to the top of the cliffs, where you can admire the famous rock and the beautiful Pebbly Beach from above at Murunna Point.

🏖️ By the beach
To reach it from the beach (and ultimately enjoy the rock pools), you’ll need to plan ahead as it’s only accessible at low tide.
From Camel Rock Surf Beach, walk along the rocks on the left-hand side for about 200m before reaching Horse Head Rock. You’ll find numerous rock pools along the way and around the rock formation.

🌊The access from the beach is NOT accessible at high tide so be sure to check tide conditions before you go. Allow plenty of time to go there and come back before the tide start rising again.

🚘 For both option, park at the Camel Rock Surf Beach Carpark

Is this place on your NSW bucket list?
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Make sure to save this spot for your next NSW roadtrip and follow for more Australia travel ideas 💙

29/01/2024

Colour of Narooma 💦💙 Have you ever seen such clear blue waters ?

04/01/2024

As we step into the new year of 2024, I would like to share some of my favourite photographs captured in the last year 📸🌏

I feel beyond grateful to be able to share with you the beauty of our world through my content. A few years back, I would have never thought possible to turn my passion for travel & photography into a career.

This accomplishment would not have been possible without the support and engagement of this wonderful community that we have built here 🥹 Additionally, I want to thanks my fellow content creators, past clients, friends and family who believe in me and support me throughout this journey 🙏🫶🏼

🔟 of my favourite shots I took in 2023

1. My favourite sunset spot on the Great Ocean Road
2. Lost in paradise on the Great Barrier Reef 🛥️
3. Autumn colors in Melbourne at Gould Mémorial Drive (thanks .wanderlust.times for this fabulous 📸)
4. Mt Martha Beach Boxes, Mornington Peninsula
5. Fijian Warrior at the entrance of the Yasawa Islands
6. The stunning Mala Mala island, Fiji. Malamala Beach Club is the world’s first beach club located on its very own island.
7. A new perspective on the Harbour Bridge 🌉
8. The beautiful Tomakin Beach near Batemans Bay, NSW
9. I landed on Mars in the Pinnacles near Eden 🏜️
10. Hidden Rockpools in Beowa National Park

Which one’s your favourite ?

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