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Unicorns in Exmouth
Australia

Exmouth and Turquoise Bay

Posted on August 3, 2020November 22, 2020 by Christina

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…

The old pier at Gladstone Bay
Australia

Camping in Gladstone Bay

Posted on July 29, 2020November 22, 2020 by Christina

Roadtrip to Exmouth, Winderabandi Point & Kalbarri – Part I After weeks of carefully planning and preparing, we’re finally on the road. Our destination: Exmouth,…

Whitford Nodes Beach Perth
Australia

Lessons learnt in isolation

Posted on May 26, 2020May 28, 2020 by Christina

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…

Australia

Lockdown in Perth

Posted on May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 by Christina

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…

Fisherman Liam
Australia

Camping in Belvidere

Posted on May 7, 2020May 25, 2020 by Christina

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…

St. Kilda vibes - this and below
Australia

A hipster weekend in Melbourne

Posted on April 18, 2020November 22, 2020 by Christina

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…

Gin Tasting at The Whiskery, Bellarine
Australia

A tasty trip to the Bellarine Peninsula

Posted on April 1, 2020November 22, 2020 by Christina

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…

Beautiful views to Curl Curl Beach
Australia

Balmoral & the Northern Beaches

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 by Christina

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 –…

Views to the city from Kirribilli
Australia

A beautiful day in the neighbourhood

Posted on March 13, 2020March 14, 2020 by Christina

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…

Waking up with a view - May 2019
Australia

Camping at Lake Navarino

Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 by Christina

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…

Exploring a natural cave near Avoca Beach
Australia

Pearl Beach

Posted on February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 by Christina

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…

Mystic Beach
Australia

Camping at Killalea Reserve

Posted on February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 by Christina

Sydney is an amazing city with many beautiful coastal walks – but it can get quite busy here. Just like in London at the time,…

Campsite views
Australia

A road trip north of Western Australia

Posted on January 12, 2020January 24, 2020 by Christina

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…

Gloomy day down south
Australia

Lessons learnt in 2019

Posted on January 11, 2020January 23, 2020 by Christina

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…

Hiking up the Smugglers Track
Australia

Home and Away

Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 by Christina

“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…

Rose Bay Park
Australia

Settling down in Sydney

Posted on November 24, 2019November 25, 2019 by Christina

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…

Sydney Harbour Bridge & Opera House
Australia

A new home among the gum trees

Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 by Christina

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…

Sun-soaked bays on the Spit to Manly Hike
Australia

Manly

Posted on June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 by Christina

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…

Colourful streets in Chippendale
Australia

Living it up in Chippendale

Posted on June 18, 2019June 19, 2019 by Christina

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…

En route to the Figure of Eight Pools
Australia

A little piece of paradise

Posted on June 9, 2019June 9, 2019 by Christina

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…

Views from Evans Lookout
Australia

The Blue Mountains

Posted on May 26, 2019May 27, 2019 by Christina

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…

Bondi Beach
Australia

Coogee to Bondi: A coastal walk in Sydney

Posted on May 11, 2019May 11, 2019 by Christina

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…

Australia

The Swan Valley

Posted on March 30, 2019April 3, 2019 by Christina

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)…

The Wagyl, symbol of the Bibbulum Track
Australia

A day out in the Perth Hills

Posted on March 26, 2019November 16, 2021 by Christina

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,…

"Extinctions" - a beautiful but sad part of Boorna Waanginy
Australia

The trees speak

Posted on March 16, 2019March 17, 2019 by Christina

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…

Perth Fringe
Australia

The latest of the Fringe

Posted on March 9, 2019May 11, 2019 by Christina

The Fringe Festival in Perth Ever since the Fringe Festival – or Fringe World Festival as it is properly called – piloted in Perth in…

Mullaloo Beach, Perth
Australia

Back in sunny Perth

Posted on March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 by Christina

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…

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