Can you believe that summer is officially over?

Everyone has their favourite season and, in our household, there is one person who mourns the death of summer and one who celebrates the arrival of autumn.

Can you believe that summer is officially over?

Everyone has their favourite season and, in our household, there is one person who mourns the death of summer and one who celebrates the arrival of autumn.

It makes this time of year the hardest for us to decide where to go for a short break.

While Matt’s on the airline websites looking for sweet weekend deals chasing the sun to the GC and Brisvegas, Brett’s already breaking out the maps and talking to friends about a road trip to The Blue Mountains, Mudgee or Bowral.

This year, Brett won the coin toss, and we are embracing autumn with a couple of very different weekends away.

We’re starting off with a romantic weekend in The Blue Mountains.

We think autumn is the perfect time to visit with cool sunny days to get outside to explore and crisp nights to enjoy some hearty food and sit by the fire drinking red wine.

It’s just the yin and yang we crave to recharge the batteries.

Our second short break is a bit different as we embark on a weekend away with mates doing The Southern Highlands Pie Trail.

You don’t have to be a pie enthusiast, although it helps with more than 30 pie outlets to try out.

In reality, we probably won’t get to anywhere near that amount, but it’s a great anchor for a weekend of fun staying in old school motor inn style accommodation, following the trail and seeing all that this beautiful part of the world has to offer (as we usually just pass the signs off the Hume on our way to Canberra or further south).

Grab a scarf and start searching for your autumn getaway.

Also, while we have you here, we’re participating in the Hunter Melanoma Foundation’s ‘Melodies for Melanoma’ on 4 April at Flamingos Live.

For better or worse, we’ll be up on stage singing our hearts out to raise some much-needed funds.

Along with lots of sobering stats, men over 50 (that’s us!) represent 60% of melanoma deaths, so in the lead up we are asking for donations online.

Links to donate and to buy tickets for the night are on our Instagram and Facebook pages. Thanks for your support.

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