I hate it when a holiday ends…it means trying to jam everything back into cases and saying goodbye to the place…or places…you have called home while you were away. I faced the journey home today with a little more trepidation then usual, because for the past few days I have been suffering from a blocked […]
My favourite must visit place in Sydney is the Queen Victoria Building…I just love the old world ambiance combined with the gorgeous architecture… The QVB was constructed between 1893 to 1898, is 30 metres wide and 190 metres long. It was originally built as a market place, however it has been used for a variety […]
I have discovered a problem…I love vintage, and as a result have added some gorgeous outfits to what was once a very boring wardrobe. Each morning, I now really enjoy selecting what I am going to wear for the day…unless I am hiding out at home, and then that involves T-shirt and trackie daks… We […]
Ok, how many of you know we have a pink lake right here in Melbourne? We didn’t…I only found out because I noticed it one day when driving over the Westgate Bridge, and couldn’t quite believe my eyes! Today, we got to check it out and thankfully, I found I wasn’t hallucinating…there is a rather […]
Although I am a gadget geek, I love maps…real paper maps. Whenever we visit a new city, I love to get hold of a local map….it gives me a sense of where I am…and what is around me. However, it is often easier just to fire up my ipad/iphone and use the map app…that blue […]
My husband has totally outdone himself in the present giving department…for my Christmas present, he booked us a helicopter flight over Melbourne! I have been wanting to do this for ages, so you can imagine my excitement when he told me to check my emails on Christmas morning! We were booked to go on Saturday, […]
I have lived in Melbourne all my life, and I have to admit, I love this city! But there are some peculiarities that are just so Melbourne! You know you live in Melbourne when…… You have to prepare for weather that can range from being like a furnace, to freezing…in a day…or even within an […]
Oscar’s is an art deco hotel in Ballarat, which has a cafe that we usually end up going to at least once when we are in town. We discovered it a few years ago, and although we haven’t stayed in the actual hotel, it has become a regular destination for a meal or two….and the […]