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Sand between my toes
As the warm weather begins to leave us Antipodeans for the Northern Hemisphere, I wanted to share with you some shots I took recently for my friend’s new business, Haanim. The word ‘hanim’ literally means ‘lady’ in Turkish, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged beach, fashion, haanim, jewellery, photography, towels, Turkey, Turkish
18 Comments
New beginnings
I know, I know. It’s been a while. In blogging terms, it’s like I’ve taken some kind of undeserved long service leave. You’d be forgiven for thinking I’d thrown in the towel and chucked it all in for pen and … Continue reading
Cool feasts and weissbier
Packing for the northern hemisphere winter during 30C heat in the height of the Australian summer is a difficult task at best. For one thing, the glaring sunshine and midday humidity make it near on impossible to recalibrate one’s sense … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged feast, feasting, frozen, Germany, Grünkohlkönig, green cabbage, ice, local specialties, Munster, Onsabrücker Mahlzeit, Osnabrück, snow, traditional, weissbier, winter
13 Comments
Never tired of chasing adventure
Some things never get old. Like watching fireworks at New Years or eating ice cream on a hot summers day. For you it might be re-discovering an old favourite t-shirt, riding a bike with the wind in your hair (‘look … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure
Tagged adventure, Argentina, Ausangate, Bolivia, chasing, Chile, Iguazu Falls, Machu Picchu, Peru, Salar de Uyuni, Salt desert, South Africa, South America, travel, wildlife
30 Comments
Getting a little bit festive
It always amazes me how much effort people put into Christmas decorations – and I don’t mean the tinsel covered tree in the lounge room either. I’m talking about the full-scale naivety scene on the front lawn complete with three … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged Christmas, December, decorations, festive, lights, reindeer, santa, tinsel
9 Comments
Staring at the sun
I remember vividly as a child the irresistible urge to look at the sun. I blame this entirely on my mother who would ooh and ahh at spectacular sunsets or the dawning of a new day and would exclaim in … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure
Tagged Africa, light, staring at the sun, sun, sunrise, sunset, view
11 Comments
Street punk studios
Who would have thought that a couple of spray can tottering street punks would get free reign of the vast and gritty abandoned industrial spaces on an island in one of the world’s most iconic harbours. Only they’re not some … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged Anthony Lister, art, Banksy, Cockatoo Island, Everfresh Studio, graffiti, Kid Zoom, Outpost Project, street art, street punk studios, Sydney, Sydney Harbour
5 Comments
Urban citizens of cool
There’s a story in my hometown of Newcastle that reads more like folklore than fact. The story is about a legendary piece of graffiti that was written by a frustrated uni student on the upper extremities of one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged Berlin, Buenos Aires, citizens, cool, creative expression, culture, graffiti, street art, This Is Not Art, urban, vandalism
121 Comments
