Barrenjoey Head, Newport, Palm Beach and Manly Beach. Waves crashing against natural rock. Camel coloured sand. Nothing but blue emptiness before me. Does life get anymore picture perfect than this? If I could visualize serenity, well than this is it. Most favourite sight – Manly Beach. “One of a string of golden beaches north of…
Month: April 2010
butterflies.
I have forgotten how emotionally exhausting it is to be smitten by someone, infatuated with butterflies. Distracted by the warmth of an affectionate smile, glowing when saying his name. That sense of falling head over heels. The aching feeling of missing him. Not realizing when and how all of this happened. Unexpectedly so it did. …
“what do you want out of being in aus?”
Today’s adventures consisted of exquisite coffee (new favourite is a flat white) at Molly’s Café along the strip in Maroubra Beach, a fabulous walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge followed by a picnic lunch in Kirribilly in a park along the ocean overlooking the Opera House. Finished with delicious Spanish tapas at El Bulli in…
snapshot of sydney.
A blurry 48 hours but ultimately exciting. Conquered Sydney’s finest: Avondale Golf Course and Moors Park, Kings Cross, YHA Harbour Hotel, The Rocks and Harbour Bridge, Circular Quay, Opera House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Hyde Park, Darling Harbour, Sydney Tower, St. Mary’s Cathedral. Sydney is just so picturesque. A real life postcard. Everything is pretty and…
from the bra to surrey hills.
Maroubra Beach. My first encounter with a real life surf strip and its stunning. Its 9am and the lot to the beach is already packed with bronzed beauties and ripped buffs cladded in wetsuits and boards. Waves on the shore look decent, the sun is warm and the music is pumping. The ocean is lined…
east coast excursion.
Today marks the start of my 16 day excursion up the East Coast of Australia. I’m excited to see what else exists in this vast country beyond the cultural hub of Melbourne…. 830am – Boarding the train After three weeks in Melbourne I’m leaving this amazing city to venture up the Australian east coast…
australia’s soul.
I heard the greatest line today when talking about deciding on living in Melbourne vs. Sydney: “Sydney is the postcard of Australia, but Melbourne, Melbourne is its soul.” Brilliant.
“don’t let anyone hold you back”.
and kind words from an extraordinary family member helps me make sense of it all: “i was sad to hear you broke up with [exboyfriend]…but of course if you are going to marry someone, you have to make sure this is what you wanted, and i didn’t think you were ready yet. you always have to live…
detoxing.
Three weeks young into Melbourne. Amazing how a mere matter of days can feel like a lifetime. Detoxing. And I don’t mean in the drinking-partying sense. What I mean is a complete life cleanse – eliminating everything that was negative, anything interfering with being happy. I thought that packing up my life, cramming it into…
first historical lesson.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral (Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne) -Frist mass celebrate February 1858 in partially completed church -1868 completed nave of the cathedral – first served the needs of the community for regular worship -Designed by William Wardell, cathedral is regarded internationally as finest ecclesiastical building in Australia -Pre-eminent example of the Gothic Revival style -1997…
static confusion. 