Despite feeling sad that we were missing out THE blogging event of the year happening up on the Gold Coast, we ended up having a fun weekend away in Ballarat! We stayed in a fabulous place….which I will write about in the next few days… Despite it raining while we were out walking on Friday […]
Since I began writing for this blog, we have have had great fun exploring this amazing city we live in. And despite both us living in Melbourne most of our lives, we are still finding things we never knew existed…and one of these is the fact that there are so many laneways…some well known, some […]
A few months ago, I wrote about the Geelong Vintage Market’s new shop in Queenscliff. On the weekend, we finally got to go visit their main location in North Geelong…and it is HUGE! In fact, it’s 2000 square metres huge! There are over 60 stalls to wander through… There does seem to be a lot […]
I will start this post by saying I am not particularly religious, but I do appreciate beautiful architecture and the peaceful ambiance…and this cathedral is one of the most gorgeous examples I have ever been to. St Mary’s Cathedral is located on the edge of Hyde Park in Sydney, and is under the Roman Catholic […]
As regular readers will know, we headed up to Sydney over Easter for a brass band competition, and a short holiday. The competition was being held at the Seymour Centre, in the Sydney University, so I searched for some accommodation nearby as we prefer to stay in self contained apartments/houses with full kitchen facilities. After […]
For those who don’t know, Mackie is our sock cat, created with love in Hamburg, Germany by Jess from Gus and Ollie. My husband and I are both Geelong Cats (AFL) supporters, and wanted a mascot…so Mackie got his name from one of our favourite players, number 4, Andrew Mackie! He has done a few […]
I am a Melbourne girl, and I think this city is the best…I am very glad I am able to live here and enjoy all Melbourne has to offer. Although Sydney is about an hours flight from Melbourne, it has a very different vibe…not something I can put my finger on, but the two cities […]
As our regular readers will know, we love a good cup of tea…and when staying in a different city, we like to find the best places to get real tea…not just a tea bag waved at hot water, and which is then usually left to stew till undrinkable. A few days ago, I wrote about […]