Sydney Travel Guide: What to see & where to eat
Sydney is Australia’s largest city and unofficial capital, with a stunning oceanfront location and vibrant, diverse neighbourhoods. Sydney is a must-visit on your first trip to Australia and a great spot for a weekend city break for travellers from within Australia. Having lived either side of Sydney, both in Brisbane and Melbourne, I’ve visited Sydney for work and pleasure more times than I can count. … Continue reading Sydney Travel Guide: What to see & where to eat
Out East: A Weekend in the Hamptons
Luxury cars and designer handbags, out running errands. Sprawling estates with ocean views. Lashings of hydrangeas. Very, very wealthy people. These were the things I expected from a weekend in the Hamptons, on Long Island’s East End. What I didn’t expect was for somewhere so famously out of touch with the real world to bring me back down to earth. It was a breath of … Continue reading Out East: A Weekend in the Hamptons
NYC Life: October 2020
October is my favourite month in New York City, because you get the bright blue skies and warm sunshine of late summer followed by the crisp air and golden foliage of autumn. I flicked back to my October 2019 recap before beginning this post, and was reminded of how stressed I’d been about my upcoming visa application so I could start work in the US. … Continue reading NYC Life: October 2020
Highlights from a brief return to Melbourne
Last year, I had to travel from New York City to Australia to get my US working visa. I had my visa interview at the US Consulate in Perth, but while I waited for my passport to be returned to me I spent some time in Melbourne and Brisbane. This is a long overdue recap of my three or so weeks in Melbourne, in November … Continue reading Highlights from a brief return to Melbourne
NYC Life: September 2020
September & October are some of my favourite months in New York City (along with April and May – the beginnings of the city’s softer spring and autumn seasons!). In September, it’s sunny and warm but not sweaty, with blue skies and 24 degree days. I LOVE being outside right now, in the crisp, clear autumn air. September flew. It was easily the fastest month … Continue reading NYC Life: September 2020
NYC Life: August 2020
I can’t believe it’s the last month of summer already! September and October are some of my favourite months in New York City, so I don’t mind – September is a milder version of summer with lovely long days, with less humidity, and in October the autumn foliage is beyond beautiful. It’s been a weird month – which makes sense in such a weird year. … Continue reading NYC Life: August 2020
NYC Life: July 2020
July felt like the toughest month here to date. It was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster, as the impact of the first six months of this year continued to reverberate throughout New York City, and the rest of the world. Work has been really busy, which is a blessing, but I think I was burning the candle at both ends without making enough space … Continue reading NYC Life: July 2020
NYC Life: June 2020
This month, we reached (and exceeded) 100 days in New York City’s “lockdown.” While we’re leaving the house much more often than in March or April, it was an emotionally charged month as the country erupted in protests, in response to the systemic racism and police brutality that continues to suffocate Black Americans. Protests continued throughout most of the month, and in some parts of … Continue reading NYC Life: June 2020
NYC Life: May 2020
It almost seems a bit silly to dedicate a post to a month spent indoors, but despite seeing less of New York City in this installment of NYC Life, it is still very much a life. March was full of anxiety, April felt more like a mellowing out as I started to accept a new normal, but May feels like a rollercoaster. We’re still here, … Continue reading NYC Life: May 2020
NYC Life: April 2020
We did it! We’ve managed to stick around in New York City for one year. I’ve already written some notes on one year of living in New York City, as well as NYC life during the coronavirus, so I won’t dig into it too much here. What’s left to write about? Great question. As much as it is tempting to do so, I’m trying not … Continue reading NYC Life: April 2020