The Space Around Us – Craig + Alison | Travel Couple

we’re craig & alison. we promise we’re cool.

For a long time we both dreamed of fresh inspirations, different vibes, new cities, unfamiliar smells and sounds…

So we packed our bags and flew to Europe on one way tickets. Leaving our old worlds behind us, we walked like badasses on that plane in sheer blissful bewilderment.

And here we are are. We started our journey in Paris, where back in the day it attracted artists, dreamers, the disillusioned, the hopefuls. And still does actually.

So that’s us: a gutsy mix between head in the clouds and we totally got it together. Some days it’s either or.

a tale of seven cities

After a long break, we are back! Our story continues where we left off. Craig...

life in vence

Craig and Alison spend a month in Vence, a beautiful medieval village in the Côte...

we love nice

Craig and Alison head to the south of France for the spring. Beach vibes. Dreamy...

winter in paris

EPISODE NINE // winter in paris Craig and Alison experience their first winter in Europe,...

creative berlin

We love a lot of things about Berlin. The food, the vibe, the people… and...

food, food, food!

Craig and Alison explore all the delicous food available in Berlin, and attend Veganes Sommerfest...

berlin life

Craig and Alison arrive in Berlin at the end of summer. Discover Berlin’s summer secrets…...

the french countryside

Craig and Alison take a break from the city to enjoy the scenic surrounds and...

bastille summer

Fête de la Musique. Independence Day celebration. That time France won the World Cup (and...

the magical mystery tour

When an offbeat, eclectic man adorned in a top hat gives you a hand drawn...

the abandoned railroad

Craig and Alison stumble upon an abandoned railroad in Paris… which leads to a mind-blowing...

bonjour paris

Craig and Alison share their first month in the City of Love. Produced by dsgn.cloudMusic by...

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Dazed but never Confused. Caught him people watchi

Dazed but never Confused. Caught him people watching and day-dreaming out of the window of our little apartment. My view is better than yours.

Words to inspire, motivate and to keep reminding u

Words to inspire, motivate and to keep reminding us that we are two totally normal people who do totally normal things like pack up their most precious crap and lug it half way around the World searching for a place to call. Home. Yip, super normal.

Taking it allll in. Still wake up everyday with a

Taking it allll in. Still wake up everyday with a "is this for real!" freak out. Searching for a new vibe in a strange city is both scary and exhilarating. Cherishing all the emotions of floating in mid air, trying to land on my feet.

The street art scene never gets boring in Paris. T

The street art scene never gets boring in Paris. This one caught our attention instantly. We have become quite obsessed with finding them and capturing it. It never ceases to amaze us both how there's so much more edge than we expected when we first started our journey in Paris. That's what makes travelling always so wildy unpredictable. You go with a specific picture beautifully packaged in your mind and you end up discovering even cooler spaces that shatter your preconceptions. -
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Nothing like a lil jam throwback! Caught this mome

Nothing like a lil jam throwback! Caught this moment whilst watching Angus & Julius Stone's incredible live performance.
Being able to see one of our favourite artist's performing live is always high on our bucket list. It's not such a distant reality and far-fetched daydream.
Europe is cool like that 👊

See what i see. Getting lost in the little details

See what i see. Getting lost in the little details and enjoying the magic of the simple things, like watching and appreciating the Autumn breeze in Paris. We walking around, taking familiar turns and finding beauty in the everyday things that go unnoticed.

Feeling wild, free and mysterious on an abandoned

Feeling wild, free and mysterious on an abandoned train track. There's so many secret places in this city, it's an enlightening place to get lost in. To keep things interesting we walk and change directions on whims 💃🏻🕴
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Nothing beats that moment of realisation when you have stumbled on something cool.

#sheisnotlost

When an off beat, eclectic man adorned in a top ha

When an off beat, eclectic man adorned in a top hat gives you a hand drawn map to a secret adventure at the edge of Paris, the only thing to do is to investigate. Intrigued and wildly curious we set off, camera in hand. It led us along old train tracks to an abandoned graffiti-ed train station where we stumbled upon a very eclectic mix of poets, performers, dreamers and shakers. There was poetry beat boxing, bass guitar jams, introspective retelling, random outbursts of song and dance. It was both magical, inspiring and just plain cool.
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This is the side of Paris we were looking to find. It's not all baguettes and lattes.
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Standing inside an old abandoned station in Paris.

Standing inside an old abandoned station in Paris. Bursts of colour everywhere, gritty wall textures, so many little details. There's nothing dull or boring about this place. We on a mission to find more gems like this.

Paris - you are full of surprises...

Seeing these pimped out trucks always makes our wa

Seeing these pimped out trucks always makes our walks through the colourful, vibrant and slightly rough-around-the-edges streets of Belleville, Paris even more dope. // check out our vlogs to see how we capture a side of Paris that's not all baguettes and lattes // W A T C H thespacearoundus.blog

Captured this street artist creating their magic.

Captured this street artist creating their magic. Paris is filled with an array of interesting colours, textures and emotions all sprayed passionately on the walls of the streets of Paris.

This Soul Funk of Cool grafitti art caught our att

This Soul Funk of Cool grafitti art caught our attention whilst searching for underground art in Paris. We discovered this legend as we climbed through a hole we found in the fence at Parc des buttes Chaumont, Paris. Hidden gems like this are always worth the risk 😎

Dazed and slighty Confused in between all the art

Dazed and slighty Confused in between all the art collections. This cool geometric one stood out at the Centre Pompidou gallery, Paris.

Caught in your own moment // There's something mor

Caught in your own moment // There's something more interesting about taking a photo of someone trying to capture the perfect angle. I see you.

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Catching the lights in Belleville, Paris during a

Catching the lights in Belleville, Paris during a summer evening stroll. There is so much beauty and interesting textures even in the tiniest of details here.

Nothing like high-fiving a Statue of someone who d

Nothing like high-fiving a Statue of someone who did something cool. This badass is in Montmarte, Paris.
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View from the Eiffel Tower. A mindblowing and trip

View from the Eiffel Tower. A mindblowing and trippy 'pinch me' kind of moment. You see it everywhere, it's always in your face. Take yourself to Paris and climb that beast.
W A T C H full episode // bonjour paris // at thespacearoundus.blog

This is Us. Meet Craig + Alison. Two dreamers + sh

This is Us. Meet Craig + Alison. Two dreamers + shakers trying to find their vibe in the big wide EU. We promise we’re cool.

Meet Craig + Alison. We are The Space Around Us. A

Meet Craig + Alison. We are The Space Around Us. A vlog series of all the crazinesss, highs and wanderings that comes along with trying to find your vibe in a new country we’re fiercely determined to call Home.

This is the story of us. We promise we’re cool.

This is the story of us. We promise we’re cool.
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Oh Paris. I see you chilling over there in the bre

Oh Paris. I see you chilling over there in the breeze looking dreamy, golden and slightly rough around the edges. Lets get lost together.

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