Today marks FIVE YEARS of living in Aussie!
I couldn't not draft a quick little blog post to mark the occasion - I can’t quite believe it’s been five years. That's like, half a decade - 1,825 days! And yet I still fall in love with this delicious island/country/continent a little more each day...
The Westfield Sydney Tower is Sydney's tallest structure, one of the tallest observation towers in the Southern Hemisphere and has been an integral part of the Sydney skyline for over 35 years.
I recently enjoyed dinner at the top of the 309m tall Tower, catching up with one of my oldest friends, sky high above one of the most iconic cities in the world. Oh, and the Vivid Sydney light show just happened to be in full swing...
34° 22′ 32″ S, 118° 15′ 22″ E
Sitting on top of the world, with my head firmly in the clouds...
Proudly standing tall at 1,099 metres above sea level, Bluff Knoll is the highest peak of WA's amazing south coast. Our hike proved a challenging, yet rewarding 6km return trip I'll never forget... Mainly because I can now add 'mountain climber' to my resume!
Even before moving to Perth four years ago, I wanted to visit the Denmark region of Western Australia. Denmark is situated in the Great Southern Region along the Rainbow Coast. Yep, the Rainbow Coast – where lush green forests fuse with pristine sandy beaches, the magnificent Southern Ocean plays around ancient colossal rocks, and unicorns graze the magical, shimmering coastline... Okay, okay so I made that last bit up – but there’s no doubting Denmark truly is a very magical place.
The amazing south coast of WA has so much to offer – but for me the Elephant Rocks and Valley of the Giants tree top walk were two iconic standouts I just couldn’t wait to visit. Needless to say, the wait was totally worth it…
Okay, so I've been a little slack on the blogging front lately... Life has, as it so often does, taken over - and it's been hard to catch my breath, let alone sit down and write about what has been happening.
...and so much has been happening! So I thought I'd pop it all into one, beautifully rambling, utterly unplanned blog post to bring you all up to speed! Enjoy x
So, we've all been there. Vowing to never, ever do something again. Like, ever. EVER again.
I'm not talking about the 276 glasses of vino that resulted in the world's worst hangover, maxing out your credit card on a pair of shoes you absolutely *had* to have, or texting your ex after a couple of cheeky champagnes (urgh, too guilty). I'm talking about that thing you did that took so much energy, was so challenging and required so much determination and strength, that it was quite simply an incredible accomplishment... that you vowed you would not ever, ever do again. Period. You with me?
Well, for me, this personal vow was promised after running my marathon* last year. Despite loving a challenge, I was happy to retire my marathon career there and then, and go out on a high. But then in January I was approached by HBF, to see whether I'd consider being an ambassador for their 2017 Run for a Reason. How could I say no?!
I was told I would either love Bali, or hate it - there was no in-between… And guess what? I LOVED it. Even with all the insect bites. Whilst the vision for this little blog of mine is to embrace all things Aussie lifestyle based, you’re not a real Perthian unless you’ve been to Bali at least once in your life.
I recently travelled to Bali with my best mate from the UK to the gorgeous town of Seminyak and it was delicious! We had an entire luxury villa to ourselves, with a stunning pool, spa, huge living area, spacious bedrooms and even an outdoor shower and bathroom. We were there for five full days and during that time managed to squeeze in an abundance of adventure, shopping and cocktails-a-plenty.
It took so long to edit all the pictures from this trip, that I couldn’t leave it at just one blog… so, welcome to the final piece from my duo of blogs covering our Indonesian adventure; The Bali Edit, Pt II. Enjoy…