A year ago today, clutching a very strong drink, I took the first step in bringing change, adventure and uncertainty in to my life. I’d had the itinerary a few days, the idea a few months and the dream since I was about 16, but as I shrieked ‘just book it!’ to the agent the […]
With a glimmer of hope on the job horizon and a whole bank holiday weekend ahead (not that it matters much to the unemployed) it was time to take a holiday from the holiday and head up the East Coast. Excited to see friends I’d not seen in years, Gen and I escaped the Melbourne […]
Everyone told me Australia was expensive. But holy mother of god did I not realise how much until I got here. Relaxing back in to my student days at Back of Chapel Hostel in Melbourne’s trendy south, I didn’t think I was spending all that much. Sleeping in my day didn’t get going until noon […]
I have a new found respect for city tourists. You know the ones, stopping dead in front of you to stare at Big Ben causing a face plant situation before you’ve even had your morning coffee. I’m not afraid to admit that I hated these street flounders back in London. Always getting in your way […]
Some things just call for a big massive drink. Such as goodbyes, especially when it’s to your best friend and you’re retreating to opposite sides of the WORLD. Yes for the last two weeks I have been lucky enough to have my best friend Fiona come join me in the islands of smiles and videoke, […]
Girl Gone East 