Healesville Sanctuary

Here we have Federation Square... Things in Melbourne began pretty slowly to say the very least – on our first day, we could hardly bring ourselves to get into town, only going in (truthfully) because we were offered a lift. The weather did nothing really to entice us out of the house either, with an overcast and cold day making it feel altogether a little bit too close to home. In town, we began our tour of the city at ‘Crown’, walking from... Read More

Mona Vale & The Blue Mountains

Mona Vale... The next stop on our beach ‘hitlist’ of Sydney was Mona Vale, roughly a 40-minute bus ride from where we were staying, in Gordon. We weren’t too sure exactly what to expect of Mona Vale but I had in mind at least that it would be quite a large town, terminating literally onto a beachfront. Instead, the bus dropped us off just by a shopping centre and the walk, past an industrial estate and up past some houses, was surprisingly... Read More

Like I Owned The Place…

Now if only they had mattresses on them... As usual, I’m taking the opportunity to scribble down a few words while stuck somewhere and unable to go anywhere else; today’s venue of long-term sitting is Melbourne Airport, where once again, I’m battling the cold which doesn’t need any invitation to come pouring in every time the automatic doors slide open. The flight and indeed, the night itself prior to the flight is a topic... Read More