Being in the southern hemisphere is quite special this time of year. For one, I get a break from the 6 months of Fall/Winter I’ve experienced (score!). And secondly, summer here is no joke. The sun rises at 6:30 and doesn’t set until at least 9:15PM. That’s a lot of daylight. And it does strange […]
Thousand Pound Bend
One of the (many) great things about Melbourne is all of the restaurants and cafes. Having been here over 4 months I felt pretty confident that I knew most of the good/cool spots to eat near the apartment. On Tuesday I decided to go for a run after work, lo-and-behold there was a series of […]
Joe’s Garage
Value: 5 / 5 Great deal considering the burger and fries were only $16 and it was more than enough to get both of us stuffed. Food: 5/5 The burger was exceptional – great blend of meat, spices and diced onion. In Australia I’ve become used to thick potato wedge “chips” so I was quite […]
Like New
It’s funny how quickly you become adjusted to new things, new places, new ways of being. We have been in Melbourne now for almost 3 months (that little anniversary will be in 3 days…) and it feels like it’s been forever, in a good way. Maps are a thing of the past, buying groceries is […]
A Visitor!
For the past 8 days my mom has been in Melbourne visiting. We attempted to jam pack all of them with as much Aussie stuff as humanly possible. As you can imagine, this doesn’t leave much time for reflection and blogging. Our days were full of walking, seeing sights, taking pictures, eating great food and […]
Da Nile
No, we aren’t going to Africa (I wish!). And there hasn’t been a new river discovered in our corner of the planet either. Unfortunately, this is all about me…and my denial over the fact that my time here in Australia is coming to an…end. Ugh, there. I said it. Or wrote it. Whatever. The point […]
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner…
…and brekkie, lunch, midafternoon tea, midnight snacks, and everything in between? My mama. That’s right! The adventure will commence in T minus two weeks. So. very. excited. (!!!)
Takin’ it to the Streets
Melbourne has an incredible array of random alleys adorned with graffiti; some are just pictures, some are quite artistic, and some can make you do a double take. The ones with words are particularly likely to do this. Even though you’ve heard these sayings before, sometimes the right color palate and placement transforms these so-called […]