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Travel Diary: Sydney

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So this weekend away was a whole lotta weekends ago (we’re talking May…) but better late than never, or at least I hope you feel that way! I went to Sydney wearing jeans and without swimmers, an appropriately ignorant start to the trip that would change my ignorant (and fairly prejudiced) view of Australia’s most famous city. Having lived in Melbourne for a good part of my life, I have always harboured an inexplicable but […]

Tea for Two

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  A cute tea date and blogging brainstorm at Jessica’s favourite local spot, Travelling Samovar. The tea house owners, Bec and Pascale, are so friendly and accommodating, allowing us to sit around for hours enjoying the sunny courtyard and two teas from the list of many- we went with a classic English Breakfast and Moroccan Mint, both of which were especially divine when paired with a flourless nutmeg and walnut cake. The lovely ladies are also full […]

A Day Trip to Warrandyte

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In a city of notoriously inconsistent weather, Sunday seems to be consistently sunny. For the past couple of weeks I have been embracing the 29, 30, 31 degree days of rest, cajoling my housemates (and their cars!) into beachy road trips and country walks. The Sunday captured above involved a bus ride to the nearby town of Warrandyte. Zoe was my travel buddy, and together we explored the cute strip of boutiques, before venturing out into […]

What Do You Love?

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One question I seem to get asked a lot is “What do you do?” and while I had always assumed a simple “I’m a student” would suffice, it turns out my interrogators (or friendly acquaintances?) want a little more than that. They want to know my passions, my talents, and my hobbies, just as I want to know theirs. To questions as great as these, I have very little to say. All my life I […]