My work colleagues have mentioned more than once that I’ve arrived in Thailand at the right time of year – the heat and humidity is at its most relentless, so this is as bad as it gets therefore I am taking comfort in knowing it will get cooler/more tolerable; and it’s a fun time of … Continue reading »
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Learning a New Language
One thing I’ve always been grateful for is my ability to communicate and to be understood. So when that ability is taken away from you when you move to a foreign country, everyday life can get pretty difficult pretty quickly. This has made me realise I take the ability to communicate for granted. A lot. … Continue reading »
Goodbye Melbourne, Hello Bangkok
Nearly two and a half years to the day, the opportunity to uproot my life from Brisbane to Melbourne was presented to me. I wasn’t looking for it, it just found me at a time when I was starting to think “What’s next?” My main motivation in deciding to move my life to Melbourne was to … Continue reading »
Best of Melbourne: Lygon St, Carlton
Little Italy. Where Brunetti’s is. Melbourne tourist Mecca. Whatever you know about Carlton’s Lygon St, put it aside for a moment. Because, to be absolutely honest, it is NOT a true reflection of the quality of food and dining experiences you can find in other areas of Melbourne. If you’re visiting Melbourne and someone tells … Continue reading »
“So Long To Single” by Sara Eckel
Dear readers, This article appears in the February 2013 edition of Madison (pages 39-41). I read it recently and just had to share – there are so many thoughts that resonate with my own. Happy reading and thank you Madison and Sara. Marissa On my first date with Mark, he asked how long it … Continue reading »
Best of Melbourne: Cupcakes
There are few things on this planet I have a “thing” for. Cupcakes being one of them. So when I moved to Melbourne a touch over two years ago, my friends and fellow cupcake lovers who follow me on Twitter were keen to hear my review of Melbourne’s most revered cupcake spots. It’s taken since … Continue reading »
What’s On Your List?
There’s a little Christmas ditty doing the rounds about lists, checking it twice along with who has been naught v nice. You know the one. It’s that time of year, isn’t it? List time, I mean. What to cook, what to buy, who to buy for, what to finish at work before taking a few hard-earned days … Continue reading »
