UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Tuesday, 4 Oct 2011 | Views [1778] | Comments [1]
I have some lovely real friends, and twitter friends, who
write wicked blogs about cooking, or attempting to cook. They work either under
dire
location circumstances , or under dire
lack of success but full of motivation circumstances (lookin’ ... Read more >
Tags: dubai, food, omi
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 12 Sep 2011 | Views [2436]
The recorded message rang out, over and over again, at every
stop.
“Remember to validate your Metcard”
Quintessentially Melbourne, it was a reminder of all the
messages, bright lights, sounds and seductions I had so desperately missed in
my ... Read more >
Tags: australia, expat, melbourne, school, thoughts
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Thursday, 11 Aug 2011 | Views [10913] | Comments [1]
I seem to have a lot of places I can call my backyard
these days. So when World Nomads kicked off their Blog
your Backyard project, I saw it as a fantastic way to show off the
best bits of the cities that I have called home. I am used to playing ... Read more >
Tags: #blogyourbackyard, city, dubai, uae
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011 | Views [1234] | Comments [2]
Dressed in a combination of clothes and accessories that
really should have been in the washing machine or didn’t fit into my overloaded
suitcase, I boarded the South Line train from Sydney Central station. I wore a
Catwoman comic t-shirt I’d donned ... Read more >
Tags: family, home, sydney
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 5 Aug 2011 | Views [12457]
I seem to have a lot of places I can call my backyard
these days. So when World Nomads kicked off their Blog
your Backyard project, I saw it as a fantastic way to show off the best
bits of the cities that I have called home. I am used to playing ... Read more >
Tags: #blogyourbackyard
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 2 Aug 2011 | Views [1537] | Comments [2]
I'm not normally one to advertise, but this is special... It happened while I was doing the dishes. Usually, like I
was told by an incredible mentor, these kinds of things happen while you’re
having a shower. You know them, those moments of incredible ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 1 Aug 2011 | Views [1720]
When you are in a
familiar land, it is easy to forget that there are new and unexplored corners to
be found, no matter how long you have been around. That’s when you depend on
the experience of the wonderful friends around you, who have taken that ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 | Views [2913] | Comments [8]
When I left the sandy, sunny shores of Port Melbourne,
destined for the Middle East, I knew I would learn a lot about myself and
others. I knew that my little world would change and that my perception of
people, place and culture would change indefinitely.... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 25 Jul 2011 | Views [1000]
I have been back at ‘home’ in Australia for two weeks now,
on holiday. As an expat coming back to the motherland, I’m finding it mighty
difficult to write something productive or relevant that doesn’t include “it
hasn’t changed much” or “it holds ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 21 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery
Gold Coast and Brisbane City
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 13 Jul 2011 | Views [758] | Comments [2]
I often tell myself I am unaffected by the weather in Dubai.
I spend my evenings running as we head into the 36 degree, 70% humidity,
evenings of summer, right up until break, and press on through September until the
temps ease off in October. The ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 10 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery
Australian Winter adventures
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INDIA | Thursday, 7 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery
Mumbai the second time round, for urban adventures and culture soaking.
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INDIA | Wednesday, 6 Jul 2011 | Views [935]
I've travelled a few times without Andrew now. My first post from this
India trip shows you how far I've come in being able to manage the perils and
joys of travels as a solo female, and in the meantime, I've made a few
observations about my own habits ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 5 Jul 2011 | Views [1011]
The National Gallery of Modern Art hangs just off the corner edge of the
Colaba Causeway, at the entry point of the Kala Ghoda art district. The traffic
outside was chaotic, horns blaring and cars pushing forward while I tried to
escape into the ... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 4 Jul 2011 | Views [906]
My time here in Mumbai is rapidly coming to a close. I made my way to most of the places I wanted to see today, leaving off the art galleries for tomorrow, so I get home smelling at least a little tolerable, thanks to the wonder of air conditioning.... Read more >
INDIA | Monday, 4 Jul 2011 | Views [1211] | Comments [4]
Masala onion dosa. Masala onion dosa. Repeat after me: masala onion dosa.
It was 11.00am, and like a good Mumbaiker, I slept in until ten to wait for
the rest of the world to wake up. Even then, I was bleary-eyed after spending
all night writing ... Read more >
INDIA | Sunday, 3 Jul 2011 | Views [989] | Comments [2]
Warning: This post is not a positive one; it portrays a popular Mumbai tourist attraction in a fairly negative light. If you do not wish to go to Elephanta Island with preconceived notions of what you will find there, stop reading. If you want to hear ... Read more >
INDIA | Sunday, 3 Jul 2011 | Views [890] | Comments [3]
Let's get this straight from the outset; Indian cuisine is not my food of
choice. I'd much rather take up some South-east Asian delights or Arab food any
day . On my last school trip to Mumbai, there was absolutely no choice in
what I could eat, ... Read more >
INDIA | Saturday, 2 Jul 2011 | Views [985]
Flying into Mumbai at 4am is actually quite charming. The flight itself is a nightmare, with its token noisy, intoxicated Westerners, screaming children, and mothers who are louder and more annoying than their children in their attempts to silence them.... Read more >
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