Australia

What Melbourne’s Street Art says about Love

by Nicole on February 12, 2012

“I’ve got a mind full of her…” Art of any type is an expression of emotion regardless of whether it be displayed in galleries, at home, or on the streets. When visiting Melbourne’s lane ways, where much of the cities street art can be found, I was surprised to find a huge amount of art expressing [...]

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Time to boost my Vitamin ME!

by Nicole on February 10, 2012

Looking outside my window all I can see is darkness. It’s only 4pm – Febuary isn’t meant to look this way! To many Australians the ultimate adventure is to see Europe covered in snow, but what we often forget is that to see a snow drenched Europe we have to forsake our own summer. For [...]

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One of the most popular activities to do when visiting Victoria is to take a drive down the Great Ocean Road. The drive, which begins an hour outside of Melbourne in Torquay and stretches over 250km’s of road to Warrnambool, takes you through surf towns, National Parks, hippy communities, and of course to some of the popular limestone rock formations [...]

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Melbourne’s Street Art: Hosier Lane

December 27, 2011

When talking about Melbourne’s street art the name Hosier Lane is sure to pop up. Perhaps the most famous of the street art lane ways Hosier Lane, located just a short walk from Federation Square, is full of some of the best street art Melbourne has to offer. Melbourne is the art capital of Australia, but what most [...]

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Getting the Base Pumping in Melbourne

December 8, 2011

The red building is unmissable on Carlisle Street, just one street away from Melbourne’s most popular city beach, St Kilda.It’d taken me three attempts to get to Melbourne this year but the wait was worth it. A friendly staff member walked me to the elevator instructing me where to to go. Personal service for each [...]

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Simple and Sweet at the Swissôtel Sydney

October 17, 2011

Walking past the buildings entrance on Market Street, you would hardly recognise that this was one of Sydney’s top boutique hotels. With only a faded brass plate hanging against the wall baring it’s name and the white flag hanging in hope of a breeze, it is only if you glance inside and see the plush blue chairs, [...]

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Sunday at the Adelaide Farmers Market

October 13, 2011

I love markets. The smell of citrus fruits hanging in the air, vegetables spilling off the tressles and the crunch of brown paper bags being filled with treats for the evening meal. Then there is the tastings – honey, deli meats, scallops caught just hours ago and homemade greek treats made by the resident Yiayia [...]

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Korean BBQ 101 in Sydney

September 29, 2011

Sydney and Melbourne seem to be the metropolises for both Aussie-based bloggers and visiting travel bloggers so there was no doubt in my mind that whilst I was in Sydney for the Red Bull X-Fighters Final that I needed to arrange to catch up with some of the great writers filling my RSS feeds. Chris [...]

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Cockatoo Island Transformed – Red Bull MOBILE Scout

September 17, 2011

The largest island in Sydney Harbour, once used as a prison, is not usually the top of visitors or locals to-do list. Cockatoo Island is home to the remnants of prison cells, military guardhouses and the remains of what was one of Australia’s largest shipyards; and it is this World Heritage listed island and it’s seemingly abandoned warehouses which [...]

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