2013-03-29 13:43
During the NSW Wine Festival the entire month of March has been dedicated to matching NSW wine with meals created by Good Food Guide-rated restaurants and for $30 and $40 it is an excel… Read More
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2013-02-27 12:17
In just a few hours I'll be heading home to Sydney for six weeks. As an expat and traveler one of the hardest travel decisions I've had to make is spending money and more importantly valuabl… Read More
2013-02-22 21:43
Have you seen the new very hilarious, and very dorky ads from Booking.com? Have you ever had a reaction like that? I definitely have had this feeling (and probably something very close to th… Read More
2013-02-17 00:32
There are two questions I've been asked a lot lately; "Why did you leave Portugal?" and "What made you move back to Amsterdam?" There is not one simple answer to these questions, living… Read More
2012-09-21 11:54
When you live in one of Lisbon's pretty little seaside towns getting away from the crowds of locals and tourists is at times almost impossible, which is what made the little town of É… Read More
2012-07-05 08:47
When in Rome, do as the Romans do, you will have to if you want to cross the street.During my 9 day vacation in Rome it was day 3 when I was finally fed up waiting for traffic to stop for me… Read More
2012-07-05 08:46
Last month we packed all our things and made the big move, as travel lovers (and insiders) we were excited to try Airbnb for the first time and so we booked ourselves into an apartment for… Read More
2012-07-05 08:44
On a regular basis I receive emails from people all around the world hoping or planning to move to Amsterdam, they ask for all sorts of things from how to find a job and an apartment to how… Read More
2012-05-20 17:44
Our overland trip from Marrakesh to Lisbon started with an explosion on our senses the moment we arrived in Casablanca and made our way to Marrakech. The smells, the sounds, the sights we… Read More
2012-05-12 17:30
The little white boxes of sweets are very recognisable in Morocco and they stir quite a lot of emotions, our little white box caused a commotion, was ogled, begged for and almost stolen.We b… Read More
2011-12-17 23:54
This week we packed all our favorite things in a handful of boxes, and a little moving company came to take it all away. That's right folks, we're moving on from Amsterdam. As a Sydneys… Read More
2011-11-29 13:54
Some numbers related to my professional life in Amsterdam since moving here almost 2 years ago;~ 13 - jobs somewhat related to my career that I could apply for~ 28 - jobs not specific to my… Read More
2011-11-23 10:44
When I moved here almost 3 years ago I felt I slipped into Amsterdam so effortlessly that at times I wondered if I had lived here my entire life. I found the locals easy to understand and ea… Read More
2011-06-24 08:53
My attention was caught by an add on Facebook today; the head of an orangoutang in cling wrap ready to be sold in supermarkets. I clicked the link which took me to a page that warned me… Read More
2011-06-05 10:43
The delicious Rollende Keukens or Rolling Kitchens was in town again this long weekend for the 4th year in a row. Dozens of mobile kitchens head to the park at Westergasfabrie… Read More
2011-03-08 16:29
I'd never heard much about Milan but reading about heavy discounts on designer clothes, markets with vintage shoes and cheap flights from Amsterdam it felt natural to do a girls trip there… Read More
2011-01-11 12:30
Although I didn't updated much, 2010 was a year of up's and down's. I figured the best way to summarize the year was to do like Amanda and do a 2010 alphabet. Chilling in Amst… Read More
2010-03-28 10:40
I'm pretty certain I never want to live in Australia again but in between bouts of insomnia are persistent dreams of familiar beaches, surfing and warmth hitting on my body. The frequency of… Read More
2010-03-14 16:46
Last week was Restaurant Week in Amsterdam, for €25 you can try a 3 course menu at one of Amsterdam's finer restaurants that you might not usually be able to splurge on. We were a littl… Read More
2010-02-03 19:20
It's been so long since my last update, between work, being knocked out by the flu right after NYE, insomnia, headaches, wedding planning and bleak Amsterdam weather I haven't found the time… Read More
2009-12-22 22:09
It's that time again...Time to head off to beautiful Norway for another white Christmas.Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! I will be back on the 27th with lots and lots of photos t… Read More
2009-12-13 18:58
Yesterday morning I compiled a bunch of pictures from the last year to have printed and sent to my mum back in Sydney. After spending almost the entire day at the Albert Cuypmarkt and having… Read More
2009-12-13 17:44
2009-12-10 20:52
Last Saturday Mats and I jumped into a car with Amanda and Dave and drove to Köln. I was surprised to find that it was not a pretty city at all, being almost completely bombed during WW… Read More
2009-12-10 20:51
There is something special about Christmas in Europe, having grown up in Sydney, the days leading up to Christmas' composed mostly of humidity, bikini's and fake snow from a can on windows… Read More
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