Australia
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Monday, 12 Sep 2011 | Views [2480]
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
Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011 | Views [1270] | 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
Friday, 5 Aug 2011 | Views [12509]
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
Tuesday, 2 Aug 2011 | Views [1570] | 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 >
Monday, 1 Aug 2011 | Views [1750]
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 >
Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 | Views [2954] | 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 >
Monday, 25 Jul 2011 | Views [1050]
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 >
Thursday, 21 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery
Gold Coast and Brisbane City
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Wednesday, 13 Jul 2011 | Views [789] | 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 >
Sunday, 10 Jul 2011 | Photo Gallery
Australian Winter adventures
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Sunday, 15 May 2011 | Views [1018] | Comments [2]
I’m going
to be brutally honest here; I’ve got a nine-week school break coming up, and I
really would love to spend it somewhere totally alien. It would be awesome.
Spin the hypothetical travel bottle and plonk myself in a random country, scope
it ... Read more >
