Roadtrip to Exmouth, Winderabandi Point & Kalbarri – Part II Our destination, Ned’s campground north of Exmouth, is another 6-hour drive from Gladstone Bay. We’re…
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Roadtrip to Exmouth, Winderabandi Point & Kalbarri – Part I After weeks of carefully planning and preparing, we’re finally on the road. Our destination: Exmouth,…
Lockdown in Perth – Part III I’ve been in Perth for just over two months now, and a date for my return to Sydney has…
Taking refuge from COVID-19 in the world’s most isolated city Almost six weeks ago, just before the lockdown measures to contain COVID-19 clamped down on…
Lockdown in Perth – Part II The night before we left, we still weren’t sure if we should really go. Rumour had it that Western…
Sydney-siders often joke about Melbournians and their “hipster” culture. It’s true that the vibe of the two cities could barely be any more different: Sydney…
A weekend in Victoria – Part I When I had an event planned in Melbourne on a Tuesday about a month ago, before COVID-19 hit…
One thing I was concerned about when moving to Neutral Bay was that I’ll be further away from the larger beaches in the east –…
Living on Sydney’s North Shore Aside from Manly, visitors to Sydney don’t necessarily have the north shore on their radar. I certainly didn’t when I…
My life in Australia ten years ago was very different from what it’s like today. During my working holiday, I was either full-on working or…
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. I spent my first ever Australia Day in Perth and let’s just say, it involved a…
Sydney is an amazing city with many beautiful coastal walks – but it can get quite busy here. Just like in London at the time,…
The things about Australia that stuck with me the most when I came here ten years ago were the incredible and surreal landscapes, the wide-open…
2019 has been a CRAZY year. Probably the craziest year of my life to be precise, and a year that has taught me quite a…
“Home and Away” is a popular Australian soap opera and one of Australia’s most successful TV exports. It was first broadcast in 1988 and has…
It’s a cloudy Sunday in Sydney, and I’m sat in my flat in Woolloomooloo looking out of the large glass windows over the balcony to…
Moving to Australia I was on my way to work, walking through the Botanical Gardens in Sydney, seeing the Harbour Bridge towering over the trees…
How would you like commuting to work via ferry every day? Some lucky Sydneysiders choose to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and…
Just over two months ago, my temporary work visa was approved for my six-week assignment in Sydney. This only gave me a few days to…
Exploring the Royal National Park near Sydney We had followed the uneven, rocky path through the lush rainforest for a while when the eucalyptus trees…
Living in Sydney is in many ways like living in a sunnier, lusher version of London: Although the pace of life is definitely slower and…
When I came over to Australia ten years ago, I staid in Sydney’s laid-back beach suburb of Coogee during my first few days whilst getting…
Wine times in Perth The Swan Valley is only a 20-minute drive away from Perth. Its fertile soil is uncommon in the (otherwise rather dry)…
Although I lived in Perth ten years ago for over a year, I don’t remember ever making it out to the Perth Hills. This time,…
Boorna Waanginy – A special lights festival in Perth I landed in Perth on 7th February because it worked well with my schedule and it’s…
The Fringe Festival in Perth Ever since the Fringe Festival – or Fringe World Festival as it is properly called – piloted in Perth in…
In February 2009, I embarked on a working holiday visa to Australia. Almost exactly 10 years later, I returned to my favourite city to catch…