Press Trip

I’ve got a confession to make – I know nothing about Canada… except maple syrup is pretty tasty on pancakes. A visit to Canada has been something I’ve always wanted to do, but time or money has always stopped me as well as a little bit of “it’ll be there next time” attitude. This year I’m [...]

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I enjoy cooking with spices… no, scrap that. I love cooking with spices, but to me spices are something that come in little glass jars and can be bought from my local supermarket. Spices are abundant in Malaysia and nestled along some of the more mountainous terrain in Penang, and only a five-minute drive away from the main [...]

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When you think of a trip to Sydney Harbour you think of walking around the edges of it, walking over it on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, or spending the day pottering along on a ferry or water taxi; but there’s a way to see Sydney Harbour which you may not have considered before – why [...]

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Welcoming the Year of the Snake in Malaysia

February 8, 2013
Ban Kah Lan Snake Temple in Penang, Malaysia

Note: Don’t like snakes? I don’t recommend this post! How about you read about my food challenge for 2013 which started in Malaysia or perhaps about the stunning Eastern & Oriental Hotel we stayed at in George Town, Penang? Landing in Penang, Malaysia after 36-hours of transit – including an 8 hour stop in Melbourne [...]

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Next Stop? Off to Visit Malaysia!

January 17, 2013
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia city landscape at night including Petronas Towers

I thought that I’d be heading home to relax during what’s left of the Australian summer, but fate didn’t seem to go that way when I received an email two-weeks ago inviting me to visit my second new country of 2013. So instead of balmy evenings filled with watching The Big Bang Theory with my housemate and catching [...]

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Canberra’s Cultural Human Brochure as seen through Instagram

November 19, 2012
Welcome Human Brochure / Canberra, ACT

The goal: to send 500 humans to Canberra to experience the best of what our Capital has to offer. Yes, you did read that right; Five-hundred humans across two different weekends are being sent to the A.C.T. for a weekend to take part in one of four tracks – Adventure, Culture, Family Fun, or Food [...]

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Conquering my Fear of Mountain Biking

November 1, 2012
Mountain biking at Winter Park Resort, Colorado

All I could taste was dust; unsure if my throat was raspy from the thirst or from the dust that seemed to now coat my mouth and oesophagus I pedaled on gripping to the handle bars tightly just hoping that I wouldn’t fall down the side of the hill. All I could hear was the instructor from behind [...]

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