Felicity the duck likes snow! When I found out that I was getting to spend a year in Australia, and that Id be getting to miss out on winter entirely for a year, I was pretty sure that Id not be seei...
You know how some of the most intense, deep, useful thoughts seem to come about in conversations late at night, when you least expect them to? Last Friday night, I sat on St. Kilda Beach, Melbou...
One of the biggest worries I had before I came on exchange was about how the hell I was going to manage to stay in touch with everyone who mattered to me back home. I am truly blessed to have so many...
That child does not look impressed...Yesterday, at the end of a weird few weeks, Mirja and I decided to treat ourselves to a day without stress, and without worrying about all of the uni work we...
The whole time Ive been in Australia, Ive been so very, very lucky to have so many people back home whove made such a concerted effort to stay in touch with me, and to make sure that I still have the...
The other day, as I was trolling twitter (which a bad habit I have, late at night when I should be sleeping), I came across a gem of a message from one of my amazing staff members. When I saw i...
Most of my friends will testify that I have a pretty odd relationship with jewellery. For someone who has worked in fashion for so long - or even just for a girl - I have very little jewel...
I was going to write this post for the ANU Womens Department but then I realised that it would be counter-productive to argue that feminism is still necessary on a feminist website. So, please -...
Ive been a bit of a lax blogger lately, and on facebook and twitter Ive been blaming that on "life getting in the way". I feel like now - now that Im back to feeling like myself - I...
First of all, I would like to apologise for how long its been since I blogged! Ive been bogged down and having a pretty rough time of things, which hasnt been making blogging much of a priority, to b...
This summer has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life - Ive seen so many amazing places and done so many amazing things... and these arent even half of the photos! Im still waiting to p...
With Meg at an Australia Day pool partyThree months, three weeks, some days: the time I have left in Australia is dwindling ridiculously quickly! Its Friday today, and my final semester here starts o...
For as long as I can remember, I have been a dreamer. Ive told myself a thousand stories about things which have never happened, and a thousand stories about things which I know to be true. Ive writt...
This summer, Ive travelled more or less all of Australias East coast, from the bottom of Victoria to almost-but-not-quite the top of Queensland, and Ive seen a teensy, tiny bit of Western Australia, ...
Travelling solo doesnt often yield good photos...While travelling recently, I picked up a copy of Australian Grazia without really meaning to, and started flicking aimlessly through it. One article, ...
My last blog post was full of happiness and love for the one country which feels more right than anywhere else. I spent my last blog post rhapsodising about how wonderful Australia is, and how much I...
Dreamy "in love" face/vacantly not looking at the cameraThere are a lot of things that people warn you about before you go on exchange, and the perils of falling in love while youre abroad ar...
A journey down the Great Ocean RoadThe Twelve ApostlesMy Mum and I at dusk, overlooking the Twelve ApostlesUm. Some pretty rock stacks?"The Grotto"My brother and I in Loch Ard GorgeAdmittedly...
Christmas in Australia: lovely, but a little bit weird. Im used to Sheffield Christmases, in the North of England, where snow is common and Ive been sledging more than once on Christmas Day itse...
So... another year over, huh? Well, almost, anyway. Because Im setting off on my travels very soon, Im posting this Review of the Year - 2011 a little bit early. I dont know when Ill next be abl...
And so, Im jetting off for a month and a half of traveling, with friends and family joining me for various legs of my journey. I dont know how often Ill be able to blog during that time, but I will d...
You and your backpack against the world...Since moving to Australia, Ive spent a lot of time in hostels, and Ive picked up a lot of tips which Id never have thought of previously. There are obvious t...
A lot of my friends are going through tough times at the moment, and I myself am very lonely. College has emptied out for the summer, and I realised that talking to my friend Glenn yesterday was the ...
"The international grace and beauty"On Skype this morning with the lovely Rachel Charlton-Dailey, I started babbling on about a blog post I was planning on writing about Pan Am, an American T...
Canberra has a vast array of cafés - according to some guidebooks Ive read, it has more per head than any other city in Australia - but when youre in Civic (the citys centre), it often seems like mos...
The past two weekends, I have been in Sydney to do something a bit special. Rather than spending the first few weeks of my summer wondering what to do before I start travelling, Ive been volunteering...
All November, Ive neglected this blog somewhat, because I, once again, made one of the most ridiculous decisions of my life: I embarked on a month of manic writing and sleepless nights trying to work...
...in the middle of summer.Yes, thats right. Ive got to be completely honest: Australia is a little bit crazy at this time of year. I was in Sydney this weekend, and I have two or three confusingly c...
Before I left the UK, two of my best friends, Rachel and Hannah, gave me a Paperchase travel journal to fill with things from my time here, so that I can have some solid memories to treasure. Today, ...
Before I start this post, I have to apologise for the lack of posts of late. Im battling to get my NaNoWriMo word count back on track, and have spent an inordinate amount of time crying over my excha...
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