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When I first visited Melbourne back in the summer of 2017, State Library of Victoria quickly became my favourite place to hang out in, aside from the National Gallery of Victoria. It is so beautiful that I fell in love with it right away. I moved to Melbourne only three months after my first visit […]
If you are looking for authentic and traditional French crêpes in Melbourne, be sure to check out La Petite Crêperie. They have three locations: one in Hardware Lane, one in Swanston Street, and one in Westfield Knox Ozone. The last two locations mentioned are takeaway kiosks while the one in Hardware Lane is an actual […]
Go hot air ballooning Drive! (February 2-4, 2018) Check out Uluru Learn a new skill Fall in love (just kidding! maybe?) (Started talking in January, officially got together in February <3) Find an awesome job I love Learn Aussie slang Check out the Great Barrier Reef and maybe even snorkel there Make tons of friends! […]
For my first Australian Christmas Day, my family took me to Mount Martha in Victoria. Going to a beach is a typical Aussie way of celebrating Christmas. I didn’t complain as I’ve always been an island girl and would choose sand over snow in between my toes. It was about 1.5-hour drive from Briar Hill […]
I’ve been feeling a bit antsy staying at home so I decided to go out to Northcote, pick a cafe, and read a book. As I was walking along High Street, this dessert shoppe called Black Waffle caught my eye. I was going to order a waffle with all the yummy toppings on it but […]
A new restaurant in Lower Plenty opened a day before I moved to Melbourne from Calgary so on my first day in Australia, my aunt took me to check out Stix & Stones of Lower Plenty. Originally, we were just going to have a chai tea latte and hot chocolate but we ended up staying […]
My favourite thing to do in every city I visit is to just walk around with no plans or itinerary on hand and to stop at any food place that catches my eye. That’s exactly what I did one day when I was in Melbourne. So when I was walking along Swanston Street (or was […]
The Peninsula Hot Springs in Fingal, Victoria was a highlight of my trip to Australia when I went there in August. I think the timing was perfect as it was winter in Australia at that time and so taking a dip in their geothermal mineral springs was definitely a good way to relax and soothe […]
The best way to ensure that you have a fantastic time when you go on your first cruise is to take a little time and do some planning. If you have never been on a cruise ship before, you will want to do some research to find out what to expect so that you can […]