Oh, my. It was only a matter of time until I was going to give this USA restaurant its own post. Live jazz, exposed brick walls, amazing food, fairy lights, great cocktails… guys, you spoil me. I dislike using the word trendy, but, well, it is. I first went to The Beehive on my first … Continue reading
Pssst…. pssssssssssst… a little bit closer… Ok. I’ll confess something: I went to the London Coffee Festival and I’m not a full coffee convert. I prefer tea and the smell of black coffee upsets me. Now, before you hate me, call me traitor and burn me as a witch, I have tried. I live in … Continue reading
“I’m floating in the most peculiar way And the stars look very different today.” Give me a David Bowie lyric and I’m yours. And the place had this one sprawled across a grainy chalk board on one of its scruffy brick walls. Cafe Ferro is a coffee place on St Clair Avenue West just slightly … Continue reading
Ok, so maybe not really vintage. But I reminisce about past travels a lot, and it fascinates me how through time places change, are kept intact, or adapt. I think I’m extremely lucky to have had the holidays growing up that I did. This was 2001, on the first ever cruise I ever went on … Continue reading
Somewhere in St Kilda, tucked away in a warm, cozy froth of whipped cream and succulent fruity tarts, is Acland Cake Shop/Acland Cakes. It was here, along with the beach and laidback, just-here-to-have-a-good-time vibe that started my infatuation with St Kilda. “I want to live here one day” I believe were the words I uttered … Continue reading
For a while I was thinking about how to really convey Amsterdam in a blog post. I’ve spoken my thoughts on one of the must-see sites, the Anne Frank House – but what about Amsterdam generally? Until I find the words on its canals, narrow buildings, laidback arty vibe, I’ll let some pictures do the … Continue reading
Deciding to go and study abroad is a daunting thing. You were eager to join university, you’ve found your steps… and then you leave it behind for half a year/a year, plunging yourself into something entirely new. Again. I think it takes a certain kind of person to take the risk and get out there. … Continue reading
When I first did a post on Bruges, I was probably a bit speechless as they were mainly pictures. The (magic) dust has now settled and I’m ready to talk about it. The city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and when you’re standing in Markt (Market Square) you can see how the medieval … Continue reading
“Is it a real slope? Boston doesn’t have slopes”. This was my mum’s perception when I told her I was going night skiing near Boston in Massachusetts. All we’ve/I’ve known since I was under 2 years old is skiing in the French Alps, getting there by taking the Eurostar, then a bus winding through narrow … Continue reading
I’m sorry if you’ve come to this for some juicy gossip about the actual Boston Globe. But while I’ve got you here, there’s a cool sight in Boston that I only recently found out about, despite having been making relatively frequent visits to the city since 2012. The Mary Baker Eddy Library has this pretty … Continue reading
Kirst over the World 