Blooms & Birdies

03.04.2016

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Claremont underwent a 48hr creative overhaul this weekend as the PUBLIC 2016 Platform Festival took over the town centre! Bayview Terrace and Lemon Lane were transformed into an interactive wonderland of creativity by twenty teams of Perth's brightest minds - surrounded by live music, food trucks and an awesome pop up bar for the official opening party last night - which was such fun!</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Okay, I admit that the main PUBLIC 2016 pull for me was going to see the stunning new street art by my favourite Perth urban artist, Anya Brock - but I was super taken with 'The Language of Flowers', an incredible, pretty creation, consisting of hundreds of beautiful paper flowers dangling from the ceiling - in a whole kaleidoscope of colour…</span></p>

Claremont underwent a 48hr creative overhaul this weekend as the PUBLIC 2016 Platform Festival took over the town centre! Bayview Terrace and Lemon Lane were transformed into an interactive wonderland of creativity by twenty teams of Perth's brightest minds - surrounded by live music, food trucks and an awesome pop up bar for the official opening party last night - which was such fun!

Okay, I admit that the main PUBLIC 2016 pull for me was going to see the stunning new street art by my favourite Perth urban artist, Anya Brock - but I was super taken with 'The Language of Flowers', an incredible, pretty creation, consisting of hundreds of beautiful paper flowers dangling from the ceiling - in a whole kaleidoscope of colour…

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Hello, Sailor!

21.03.2016

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I was lucky enough to be invited on a twilight sail out on the Swan River recently, and just had to share all my pictures from the evening! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We </span>set sail from the Perth Yacht Club just after 6pm and sailed along the river until dusk set in around an hour and a half later and we had an absolute blast! It was both fun and terrifying at the same time - and totally exhilarating to be out on the open water. Seeing the iconic Perth skyline peeking out between the sails and slowly beginning to glitter as twilight set in was pretty magical too…</p>

I was lucky enough to be invited on a twilight sail out on the Swan River recently, and just had to share all my pictures from the evening!

We set sail from the Perth Yacht Club just after 6pm and sailed along the river until dusk set in around an hour and a half later and we had an absolute blast! It was both fun and terrifying at the same time - and totally exhilarating to be out on the open water. Seeing the iconic Perth skyline peeking out between the sails and slowly beginning to glitter as twilight set in was pretty magical too…

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Bon Voyager

08.03.2016

<p class="p1">Anyone who knows me, knows I have an absolute obsession with Rottnest Island. Located just off the coast of Perth, 26.9km South-West of Hillary’s Boat Harbour - a few minutes drive from home - Rottnest is a little patch of paradise, with its picturesque scenery and some of the world's most stunning bays and beaches. Rottnest Island, affectionately referred to as ‘Rotto’ by locals has a special place in Western Australia's heart and is the perfect Island getaway for a day, weekend or longer if you’re really lucky.</p> <p class="p1">In the two years that I've lived in WA, I have now visited the pretty little island six times - and even saw in 2016 at their NYE Beach Party... So you can imagine my delight when the lovely guys at Rottnest Fast Ferries got in touch to say how much they loved my NYE blog - and to invite me on a day trip over to Rotto on their shiny new vessel, Voyager!</p>

Anyone who knows me, knows I have an absolute obsession with Rottnest Island. Located just off the coast of Perth, 26.9km South-West of Hillary’s Boat Harbour - a few minutes drive from home - Rottnest is a little patch of paradise, with its picturesque scenery and some of the world's most stunning bays and beaches. Rottnest Island, affectionately referred to as ‘Rotto’ by locals has a special place in Western Australia's heart and is the perfect Island getaway for a day, weekend or longer if you’re really lucky.

In the two years that I've lived in WA, I have now visited the pretty little island six times - and even saw in 2016 at their NYE Beach Party... So you can imagine my delight when the lovely guys at Rottnest Fast Ferries got in touch to say how much they loved my NYE blog - and to invite me on a day trip over to Rotto on their shiny new vessel, Voyager!

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The Return To Atlantis…

26.02.2016

<p>Just an hours drive north of Perth lies Two Rocks, a sleepy little fishing town with a quaint harbour, majestic bushland and unspoilt beaches. It's also home to one of Perth's most awesome secrets - the abandoned Atlantis Marine Park.</p> <p>The park, which initially opened in 1981, was set to be the glittering feature of Alan Bond's ‘Yanchep Sun City’ vision – a premier leisure, resort and residential hub riding on the back of Perth's rapid expansion. But hopes for the park were ahead of their time and it closed it's doors for the last time in 1990, just nine years after opening. It has been left abandoned ever since.</p> <p>35 years later Atlantis is now an overgrown marine world that once was and has been almost completely retaken by nature...</p>

Just an hours drive north of Perth lies Two Rocks, a sleepy little fishing town with a quaint harbour, majestic bushland and unspoilt beaches. It's also home to one of Perth's most awesome secrets - the abandoned Atlantis Marine Park.

The park, which initially opened in 1981, was set to be the glittering feature of Alan Bond's ‘Yanchep Sun City’ vision – a premier leisure, resort and residential hub riding on the back of Perth's rapid expansion. But hopes for the park were ahead of their time and it closed it's doors for the last time in 1990, just nine years after opening. It has been left abandoned ever since.

35 years later Atlantis is now an overgrown marine world that once was and has been almost completely retaken by nature...

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The Sydney Edit

29.12.2015

<p>I was recently lucky enough to visit Sydney on a work trip. Having never been before, I was super excited to finally explore Australia outside of WA, and so extended my trip a few days so I could stay with friends for a long weekend.</p> <p>And what a weekend it was! I may have only had three days to explore one of the most famous cities on the planet, but I sure did pack a lot in... </p>

I was recently lucky enough to visit Sydney on a work trip. Having never been before, I was super excited to finally explore Australia outside of WA, and so extended my trip a few days so I could stay with friends for a long weekend.

And what a weekend it was! I may have only had three days to explore one of the most famous cities on the planet, but I sure did pack a lot in... 

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Margaret River Memoirs – Pt. III

07.12.2015

<p>It’s the morning after the night before… and I’m feeling surprisingly refreshed and ready to soak up our final day (booo) in Margaret River, located on the South West coast of WA.</p> <p>It’s just after 7am the next morning as I snuck out of the apartment for a run around the town - wanting to take everything in one last time before we checked out of the apartment and headed for brekkie overlooking Gnarabup Beach.</p> <p>The sights that awaited me in the forest were just exquisite - but nothing compared to what the rest of the day had in store...</p> <p> </p>

It’s the morning after the night before… and I’m feeling surprisingly refreshed and ready to soak up our final day (booo) in Margaret River, located on the South West coast of WA.

It’s just after 7am the next morning as I snuck out of the apartment for a run around the town - wanting to take everything in one last time before we checked out of the apartment and headed for brekkie overlooking Gnarabup Beach.

The sights that awaited me in the forest were just exquisite - but nothing compared to what the rest of the day had in store...

 

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Margaret River Memoirs – Pt. II

01.12.2015

<p>A few weeks ago, I headed on a fun Aussie road trip with three of my favourite girlfriends to the delicious Margaret River - and of course I totally just had to blog about it!</p> <p>One post alone just wouldn't do, so I decided to divide the trip up into my Margaret River Memoirs instead... the first was published last week, shortly followed by my review of the chic new Riversmith; a cafe, produce & lifestyle store located at the iconic renovated garage on the main street of #MargaretRiver.</p> <p>Now it's definitely time to publish my second Margaret River Memoir... although given it's based around a full day of wine tasting, it's a little more (surprisingly in-focus) image-based than copy - for obvious reasons...</p>

A few weeks ago, I headed on a fun Aussie road trip with three of my favourite girlfriends to the delicious Margaret River - and of course I totally just had to blog about it!

One post alone just wouldn't do, so I decided to divide the trip up into my Margaret River Memoirs instead... the first was published last week, shortly followed by my review of the chic new Riversmith; a cafe, produce & lifestyle store located at the iconic renovated garage on the main street of #MargaretRiver.

Now it's definitely time to publish my second Margaret River Memoir... although given it's based around a full day of wine tasting, it's a little more (surprisingly in-focus) image-based than copy - for obvious reasons...

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