Love

I spent my early teenage years breaking boys hearts. I turned down one boy 16-times despite now looking back and realising our potential relationship would have probably lasted a year. At 13-years-old I knew that I wasn’t going to go to University in Adelaide, South Australia and didn’t want to be tied down, and the [...]

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White Night Melbourne/Nuit Blanche Melbourne was an arts, entertainment and cultural event like no other, and Flinders Street Station was its hub

Transforming the City – Melbourne White Night

by Nicole on February 24, 2013

To sound cliched, it was truly a night to remember. 2013 welcomed Melbourne and Australia to the family of Nuit Blanche, that is the ‘White Night‘, a free arts and cultural event now hosted around the world, and coming to 23 countries this year. Already known as the arts loving, theatre-going city, Melbourne transformed its everyday face as [...]

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Giant love lock heart at N Seoul Tower

Romantic Seoul: Love Locks at N Seoul Tower

by Nicole on February 7, 2013

I felt somewhat out of place, but I couldn’t put my finger on the reason why, as the Namsan Cable Car took off and the journey to the top of N Seoul Tower begun. Around me I was being stared at – something I had become accustomed to having been in Asia for over a [...]

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A Travellers Romance

February 14, 2012
Travellers holding hands in the airport

Reflection. I’ve spent the morning staring at the same two sentences hastily typed into a Word document, hoping to be inspired into writing a post on love when travelling for Valentines Day; But truth be told I’ve only had two romances on the road, two romances I’m not sure where stand. “This story is but as old as time. [...]

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Travel Bug Tuesday – Montmartre Love Lock

February 14, 2012
Love lock in Montmartre which overlooks Paris, France

Whilst bus loads of tourists come to climb the steps of the Sacré Coeur, there is another way up the hill to Montmartre. Winding through the cobbled streets thronged with people doing their Saturday shop you can envision the old Parisian lifestyle which other arrondissements left in favour of modernity. Climbing up the steps, the back [...]

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What Melbourne’s Street Art says about Love

February 12, 2012
Melbourne's street art of a boy and girl skipping and holding hands

“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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Love Locks: A Romantic Gesture in Paris

February 12, 2012
Love locks on the Pont de l'Archevêché and a couple embracing in Paris, France

A couple gathered on the bridge, toying with something no bigger than the palm of their hand. Bending down the guy fiddles with the object, fixing it to the bridge. Standing up the couples embrace, kiss and then throw something into the waters of the Seine River below. Holding hands they walked away which gives me a [...]

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