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When you realise you’re about to have two winters in a row…

I was never warned about the winter here in Australia. […]

Melbourne CBD from the Yarra River

If the weather is good, I want to make the most of it. And even though we’re in winter here in Melbourne it has been pretty nice the past couple […]

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Well that’s just a shame…

I thought I bagged a window seat, and I did. Just without the window. Luckily there was noone behind so I could recline like there was no tomorrow. That’s the […]

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A different perspective

Flinders Street Station is probably one of the best looking buildings in Melbourne, day or night. As I was walking by I had to take a snap of it looking […]

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The little things in life

I was roaming Melbourne’s city centre when I found a barbers in the Royal Arcade, and was very surprised to see no one getting a trim. I needed one, so […]

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At this crossroad you have to wait for the green lady

This is your ordinary city-centre crosswalk with a twist. As […]

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8,000 followers: Thank you to my readers

Despite my absence from this platform for the past couple of weeks, I am getting back to regular blogging and I greatly appreciate your patience with regards to this. Today […]

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The famous ‘Pink Lake’ in Melbourne

I met a German girl in my hostel room not […]

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Melbourne blogpost #3 Getting life back on track

I have been away from this for a long time. […]

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Travel Diary: Arriving in Melbourne

And it was almost a disastrous start. My flight was delayed, although I am fine with that. These things happen. However instead of getting into Melbourne at around 7.30pm Victoria time, […]

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Back to being jobless

It’s a weird feeling when you become jobless. Not that I didn’t see this coming, it was inevitable on the 417 Working Holiday Visa. But still, not having an income […]

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Five years on WordPress and one week left in Brisbane

A pretty emotional week! It has only really hit me […]

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A last minute ticket

I woke up with a text from a colleague asking if I wanted to go and see them live in Brisbane last night. I was an hour late responding so […]

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My one regret in Brisbane

Brisbane is the second city I have lived in after Sydney. From my experience in Sydney I took into account a couple of things and implemented them in Brisbane for […]

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This is Australia

What I’ve noticed over here in the land of the creepy is that these spiders really don’t move all that much. It’s really helped my phobia diminish to the point […]

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This is Australia

What I’ve noticed over here in the land of the creepy is that these spiders really don’t move all that much. It’s really helped my phobia diminish to the point […]

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