Author name: jade

Melbourne Winter week 2

This week was low-key with just some wanderings and trying out new food and drink establishments. BF always has to ask where someone is from so when our car rental agent said he was from Sri Lanka, BF asked for a recommendation for the best Sri Lankan restaurant. He told us that Sri Lounge was […]

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Melbourne Winter week 1

Although we’re not in our usual QV apartment building, we’re kitty-corner so at least we’re in the same neighborhood and know the lay of the land. Dropping into deep winter is jarring. Thankfully we got 2 consecutive days of sunny, if not cold, days. In January/February when we were here, I wanted to re-visit my

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Western Australia

We did it! We got to go on the Western Australia trip that was scheduled last year but got cancelled due to lock down. Google says we went to 34 cities and 95 places. I wonder how it determines what a “place” is. We drove 4797 km (2981 miles) up the state over 2 weeks.

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Only Weekend in the City

With only one month in AU, we have to cram a lot into a short period of time. Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve been exploring and checking items off my list. New Art I noticed immediately upon walking around the CBD that there was some new art that I needed to investigate. Federation Square

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Jamieson

Last year, we were slated 3 times to visit friends in Jamison, a country town 3 hours north-east of Melbourne, but plans were cancelled due to illness or lock down. Once we knew we were returning to AU, I messaged my friend to see their availability for us to visit. Leaving on a Friday afternoon,

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