On a grey, long winter weekend, we drove up into the Dandenong Ranges to do a getaway-cation in a yurt. Somewhere, the cold is prettier and the air smells of wet eucalyptus and woodsmoke. Every trip of ours starts the same way: a small ceremony of leaving the city. It’s usually shakshuka at Tall…
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Flying to Sydney for a mental health break. What followed: a vegan Japanese feast, a borrowed dog, and a love language Indomie.…
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I am curious about people’s homes. I often wonder what their life looks like from the inside of their home. Does their home represent their characters? And I get more intrigued when I travel to a new place; about the locals, their lifestyles, and day-to-day lives, including their homes. This interest in other cultures’…
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Let’s talk about noticing the beauty of ordinary things while travelling. A skill I am slowly losing, especially if it's in my own backyard.…
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Trams. Old buildings. Southern Cross. The Moon on the daylight. Road trip routes. Melbourne, I am slowly falling in love with you...…
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Train rides bring you to your destination, literally, but also mindlessly. The exact opposite of the hassle of plane rides.…
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My first ever colour run was in mid-April in Melbourne, and the next one was in mid-August in Sydney. My experience between these two Color Run events was as different as day and night, and here’s why… COLD RAINY NIGHT IN VS. WARM SUNNY MORNING The Melbourne Night Color Run was held on one…
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Welcome to Fremantle prison. Once you are inside, you have been stripped off of your freedom.…
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The Pinnacles turned out to be my favourite part of my trip to Perth, Western Australia. I went to the Pinnacles on my first morning there. Travelling solo without a driving license, I took the tour that includes a lobster shack, the Pinnacles, and sandboarding; with tour mates who came from all over the…
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On my first morning in Perth, I roamed around Hag street. My mission was to get my first cup of jo before the tour and thought I’d get McDonald’s’ but no, Perth has plenty of coffee shops. I even saw a dripped coffee shop and it’s not even 8 AM yet. I settled for…
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I am writing this blog post to you from Melbourne airport while waiting to board my plane to Perth, Western Australia.…
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I realised there is a rule to a good Australia road trip; let's call it the Australia road trip trifecta cooler.…
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