Top travel snaps
Photography isn’t my strong suit. I have a friend who is an amazingly talented photographer, she whips out her 3.5 million megapixel, state-of-the-art fabulon 4,000 digital SLR while I struggle … Continue reading
Recent eats
It has been a few weeks since the last instalment of ‘Recent eats’ and I’m proud to say that during this time I’ve still been eating. A lot. Yes, that’s … Continue reading
Sharing the love (of blogs)
All the other bloggers out there will know that writing your own blog isn’t just a silly little hobby, it’s much more than that. Your blog becomes something you work … Continue reading
Packing light
There was a time when packing for a holiday involved removing every item of clothing I own from the cupboard and attempting to stuff it into an undersized suitcase. On … Continue reading
Queensland Day
“There are two types of people in this world”, says Ken Smith, Queensland’s Agent-General and Trade Commissioner in London, “Queenslanders, and people who want to be Queenslanders”. It is a … Continue reading
Touring Turkey
When I first thought of Turkey I had an image in my mind of a rocky, relatively undeveloped country with large Turkish men that resemble Aladdin in his mid 50′s. … Continue reading
Recent eats
There are few things in life that can come between me and food. Matt learned early on in the peace that if I am without food for an extended period … Continue reading
Please don’t tag me
I stare at the glowing white light of my computer screen mortified. Moments earlier I had been woken from sleep by Matt, “Phoebe! Wake up! Something has gone terribly wrong”, … Continue reading
Dancing Tube Guy
New York’s Time Square has the Naked Cowboy, Australia‘s Gold Coast has the bikini clad Meter Maids, London’s Stockwell Tube Station has …. the Dancing Tube Guy. For Matt and … Continue reading
Moisture wiser
I love beauty products and am a sucker for a good advertising campaign. If there’s a new product that promises to make my hair softer, my skin brighter or my … Continue reading
Fiscal bliss
Dealing with bank accounts and my financial responsibilities is not my strong suit. If I were better with money I would probably be typing this from my gold-plated super-mac, sipping … Continue reading
War of the words
Google informs me there are 1,013,913 words in the English language. Among these are certain words that, when I hear them, my skin crawls and I immediately cringe. It’s not … Continue reading
Tube tunes
I always listen to my iPod on my commute to work, this helps make the tube ride go faster and I genuinely believe it makes my day better because it … Continue reading
Cat lovers anonymous
If loving cats is a crime, then lock me up and throw away the key because I am guilty. Wow, there’s a sentence you should never write on your internet … Continue reading
Man vs … man?
As a species, humans have come a very long way. We are no longer crammed into a cave, sitting around a fire, eating berries (unless you’re a contestant on Survivor. … Continue reading
Ibiza, Spain
Ibiza does not immediately conjure images of total relaxation, tranquility and a peaceful holiday. But that is exactly what we were met with when we arrived on Thursday last week. … Continue reading
Rings
Standing on the tube last Wednesday, I briefly managed to crane my neck out from under the tangled mess of strangers’ body parts and look up at all the different … Continue reading
Passion
Everywhere you go, you hear people talking about passion. We are surrounded by the idea of passion, from romance novels to self-help book and inspirational movies, dreams, social ideals and … Continue reading
The name game
I don’t think I have a particularly complicated name, but the good people at Starbuck’s have a world of trouble trying to nut it out. My name is Phoebe, and … Continue reading
Plagiarism – flattery or foe?
Growing up, I’ve always been taught that copying is the sincerest form of flattery. But at what point does simply copying someone stop being flattery and become all out plagiarism? … Continue reading
Mystery holiday
It is safe to say that Matt does the majority of the planning for our holidays. He will spend hours, in between playing fantasy league, staring at holiday packages, flight … Continue reading
Moving to London
Living abroad is one of the most rewarding and amazing experiences of my life. Moving to the northern hemisphere away from my support network with no income, no car and … Continue reading
Vossy 2012
Each week across our nation, thousands of the Australian NRL faithful wait and watch in anticipation as their team takes to the field to do battle, each with one thing … Continue reading
Video games
Why are men obsessed with video games? It just doesn’t make any sense to me. My flatmate will sit on the couch in a tracksuit, bright red puffer vest and … Continue reading
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