When travel gives you lemons..go to Southern USA!
I’ve talked before about how important it is to be flexible and open to new ideas when planning a trip. Travel has a funny way of throwing you lemons, and life is much easier if you can roll with punches. In this post, I’m sharing how I finally came up with a plan for one week’s holiday in the Northern Hemisphere. In the end, our trip looks … Continue reading When travel gives you lemons..go to Southern USA!
5 Reasons We’re Going to New Orleans!
Is there anywhere in the world quite like New Orleans? It’s proudly American, but like no other city you’ll find in the U.S., which is why “Nola” is quickly climbing the ranks as the States’ most unmissable city. For a first-time traveller to the U.S. (like me), the country is overwhelming. It’s huge and full of diverse cities that march to the beat of their … Continue reading 5 Reasons We’re Going to New Orleans!
Postcards from Albert Park, Melbourne
It’s not just Melbourne‘s city that’s bursting at the seams with interesting architecture. On the weekend, I went for lunch at Nyshry, a Japanese-inspired cafe overlooking the water on South Melbourne Beach. Afterwards, I went for a walk through the leafy, pastel-hued streets of Albert Park. Albert Park is a wealthy residential neighbourhood with a handful of cute cafes, eclectic homewares stores and boutiques. There are … Continue reading Postcards from Albert Park, Melbourne
One Perfect Weekend in Melbourne
Last week, I got coffee with my little sister and her boyfriend’s family from Norway. They were only in Melbourne for a few days and were eager to tick off all the “must-do” sights. “What is the #1 thing you must do in Melbourne?” they asked. I came up blank. Where do you start? Melbourne is not a city with a few “must see” sights … Continue reading One Perfect Weekend in Melbourne
4 Tips for Stress-Free Parking at Melbourne Airport
Parking at Melbourne Airport, or any airport for that matter, can be a total pain – not to mention, expensive! If you’re lucky enough, you can ask a friend or a relative to drop you off at the airport, but for everyone else there are few options – and they’re often expensive or inconvenient. Driving and parking at the airport in the short or long … Continue reading 4 Tips for Stress-Free Parking at Melbourne Airport
Lunch at South Melbourne Beach
My little sister was in Melbourne on the weekend (yay!), so we met our uncles for lunch on South Melbourne Beach. After a bitterly cold week, including the coldest morning in Melbourne in eighteen years, I was excited to be able to show my sister how beautiful Melbourne can be under blue skies – even if it’s while braving icy winds. Opposite the beach, the street … Continue reading Lunch at South Melbourne Beach
The Gelato Diaries: France, Italy & Greece
If there was a day during our trip from Paris-Athens that we didn’t each gelato, it evidently wasn’t worth remembering. Gelato, sorbet and on one occasion, plain old ice cream, was an essential party of our daily diet because this is what you do when you’re it’s summer, you’re in Europe with your best friend and you’re twenty years old. Sorbet at Berthillon, Paris On my … Continue reading The Gelato Diaries: France, Italy & Greece
Chinese New Year Markets in Melbourne
Chinese New Year is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Melbourne, even by those without a drop of Chinese blood. It’s one of the many events on the Melbourne social calendar that celebrates other cultures and how they are an integral part of modern Australian life. Dad was visiting from Brisbane, so we decided to check out the Chinese New Year Markets in Southbank. It was … Continue reading Chinese New Year Markets in Melbourne
Boutique Hotel in Athens: Hotel Hermes
Athens is my favourite foreign city, after Paris, but it wasn’t love at first sight. My first nights in Athens were spent in a worn out hotel in a dodgy part of town. It looked okay by day but was seriously sketchy at night. Starting and ending every day feeling a little vulnerable around the hotel didn’t do much for my impression of the city. Luckily, … Continue reading Boutique Hotel in Athens: Hotel Hermes
Cruising the Greek Islands: Oia, the jewel of Santorini
Santorini was our last stop on our Greek Islands cruise. The first thing I learned? Santorini is too enchanting for a brief port call on a cruise. I was nowhere near ready to leave Santorini after our brief afternoon visit, 1.5 hours of which was spent on the return bus trip between the port and Oia. On the way to Oia, we crossed rocky, desolate … Continue reading Cruising the Greek Islands: Oia, the jewel of Santorini