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Summer and Kitchen Dreams
It’s getting hotter here in Dubai. I’m less likely to go and sit outside on the balcony during the day, and the amount of time we spend inside increases by the week. Flu season is upon us, thanks to everyone herding themselves indoors, and it’s about that time when our teensy-weensy studio apartment starts to […]
The Next Generation of Travel Writers: Part III
A year ago now, I posted a piece of work written by a talented young man as the culminating task of learning about travel writing. Now, the time has come for my next phase of brilliant young minds to finish up their travel narratives*, and I have even more amazing experiences to share. I have […]
Monday Moment: A Trip Home
I love my Omi. I love everything about her: her strength, vitality, incredible memory, and her smile that runs so deep you can see a piece of her soul. She speaks with such love and care, and the pain and ordeals that she has endured throughout her life have carved the lines that trace around […]
A summertime heartstring tug
There’s something that’s been tugging at me of late, and it’s not just the standard level of homesickness. I noticed, as we drove in to one of the biggest malls in the world on Friday, at the foot of the tallest building in the world, that all I could think about was wandering along Beach […]
What’s on my Bucket List?
At the end of 2007, I ended a toxic and stagnant relationship. I was young and unsure I if I could cope on my own. I had never spent long enough learning to be me; to be strong, independent and to find my own way in the world. I found strength in the support of […]
How to make pizza (or, how I miss Melbourne)
I stared into the oven, watching the cheese begin to bubble and brown. Andrew walked into the kitchen with the cat, unable to resist from the aromas of the pizzas locked inside. “You know, I think every fantastic pizza we’ve ever had has been at home,” I said, still staring at the cheese. “The ones […]
Geocaching…and a little something-something!
I can’t tell you all too much about Geocaching, because, in a way, it feels a little bit like Fight Club. Y’know? It’s such glorious fun, and it needs great people for it to work, buuuuuuttttt, I’m not sure how much I should or shouldn’t share. Basically, it’s a global treasure hunt, where people hide […]
Who’s afraid of the Red Sea?
I was very aware that I had a short time frame to make the most of our access to the Red Sea from our super secret-squirrel beach camp. Why secret-squirrel? Because I don’t want to share with the world a wonderfully zen place to relax and rejuvenate that I anticipate making my way back to […]
Kristy’s Modern ANZACS
ANZACs are a quick and easy reminder of baking with Nanny in the school holidays. Superbly “Australian” I love how the texture reminds me of growing up, unlike those crumbly, shortbread-like British “cookies”. Stirring butter with golden syrup is just so much easier for the convicts than this semi-soft butter and beating with icing sugar […]
Monday Moment: The Best Coffee in the World
I live for coffee. It’s not good for me in the quantities I consume, I know, but it’s a wonderful escape and delightful motivator in the fight against to-do lists and taking in the awesomeness that is available in the world. I love Caribou Coffee’s philosophy of having coffee just to stay up and enjoy […]
Monday Moment: Like Romeo & Juliet
Two years ago, I ran away with you. Two years ago, I said I would cherish you forever. Two years ago, we stole away from the world and began something together. We did a Romeo and Juliet, without the dying part. Two years later, the rest of our families finally know that we ran away […]
Remember to Validate Your Metcard
The recorded message rang out, over and over again, at every stop. “Remember to validate your Metcard” Quintessentially Melbourne, it was a reminder of all the messages, bright lights, sounds and seductions I had so desperately missed in my leaving for Dubai. I was sitting on the train from Flinders Street to Middle Brighton, thinking […]
