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…
Keep ReadingI am tired, and my brain is tired, and so is my body. Nevertheless, it has been a good day overall. Goodnight Auckland!…
Keep ReadingHappy with my mini Auckland exploration session, I am now back in the hotel, showered and ready to sleep after Face-timing Fafa.…
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Keep ReadingI fell in love deep and hard with London, with the people, the lifestyle and the architecture, the history, the culture and the food.…
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