vacation – OCTSTW

Berlin Part Three: Checkpoint Charlie and the Berlin Wall

Checkpoint Charlie is the closest tourist spot to where I […]

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

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

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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Travel Diary: Finally visiting Melbourne’s Winter Market

I honestly reside a two minute walk from this market. […]

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I went to my first AFL game

This has been on my Melbourne bucket list for as long as I have known I was moving to Melbourne. Even in Brisbane many people told me it is a […]

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I felt like an Australian yesterday

Yesterday was a very fun day. With each and every day that passes down under I feel more and more like a local. I went to my first AFL game […]

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I think these days are over…

A few readers from Melbourne will know that today was a fairly decent day in the sense it didn’t pour down. It’s still cold enough for a thick jacket but […]

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Winter is coming.

I am probably in the minority here, but I love a rainy day. It sounds contradictory as I curse to myself all too often during that awful moment when I […]

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Always have a plan B…

Well I’m not getting anywhere fast… You don’t expect such a disruption when walking, sometimes in traffic yes but rarely is even the footpath of a busy street in the […]

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I’ve never noticed this before…

I regularly walk through Melbourne Central when in the CBD, usually going to or coming back from work. I always thought the clock above was impressive but today there was […]

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Berlin, I am coming for you September 10th!

So, I have made my first actual plan after my Working Holiday Visa expires in September. I will only be in the UK for a short while before catching a […]

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The smallest library I have ever seen…

I was walking through Melbourne Central in the CBD recently and found this little gem. It is probably the smallest library I have ever seen. The Little Library has a mission […]

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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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Am I back in the UK?!

This past weekend I went to do the Great Ocean Road again with a friend. This time we took a car and for a road this long, it is much […]

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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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People of Melbourne, what should I do?

Things for me don’t often hit home until they are right there in front of me. I don’t get the urgency until I have no choice but to act. It […]

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