Peninsula Hot Springs: the ultimate relaxation destination

Tweet As I shrugged my shoulders beneath the hot water and took a deep breath of fresh air, I gazed at the lush green hills and sliver of blue bay on the horizon: this is living the dream, I thought. The hilltop pool at Peninsula Hot Springs is one of those places where you simply [...]

November 11, 2011 Continue reading…

Postcard from Brighton Beach

Tweet Best known for its brightly-colored bathing boxes, the Dendy Street Beach in Brighton is one of Melbourne’s favorite summer destinations. The stretch of sand curves along the aquamarine bay, with a rainbow of boxes, St Kilda pier and the Melbourne city skyline providing a background of contrasts. A remnant of Victorian-era morality, the 82 [...]

November 9, 2011 Continue reading…

The beauty in saying goodbye, and looking forward

Tweet I’ve never been one for goodbyes. In social situations, I’m notorious for pulling a Cinderella and simply disappearing into the night without a word. Whether I’m dead sober or sloppy drunk, I just hate going through the social protocol and saying a proper goodbye. I’d rather skip the awkward hug and excuses, and leave. [...]

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Postcard from Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival

Tweet Spring Racing Carnival is when Melbourne wakes up from a sleepy winter, puts on its nicest fascinator and heads outside to sip champagne in the sunshine. While Melbourne Cup is the biggest event of the year–falling on the first Tuesday of November, it’s a public holiday in Victoria–there are a number of horse races [...]

November 3, 2011 Continue reading…

What I love (and hate) about Australia

Tweet When the sun is shining, when I’m sipping a latte with perfectly frothed milk, when I’m watching the sun set over St Kilda beach–I think, I could stay here forever. I could live here. I could raise a family and have a career and own a dog here. I could be happy here. I [...]

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Finding inspiration in other’s stories: Swept and Travels with Myself and Another

Tweet “Solitude is all right with books, awful without,” writes Martha Gellhorn, my latest literary/travel/life inspiration. The last two books I’ve read have featured ordinary women who have taken extraordinary journeys, women who inspire me to push beyond my comfort zone.

October 31, 2011 Continue reading…

Postcard from the walls of Hobart

Tweet The details of a place have always interested me more than a sweeping panorama: those are the rewards for paying attention, for actively searching your surroundings instead of complacently heading toward the next scenic vista. Hobart was full of the sort of details I love: a shock of green valiantly pushing through a crack in [...]

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